Doozy4212's 2017 TRD OR Build and Trip Reports

almost done!! i have to get some pics too accompany the descriptions but should be up this week

 

still haven't done the write-up on the drawers, sorry, but I've been busy enjoying the truck! feel free to PM any questions you have on the the system. I have been adventuring recently and put some new pics in post #2 for ya'll to check out. I will try to get better pics of my Prinsu Toprac and CVT Awning up this week too!

 

Wow, awesome! Looking forward to more pics!!

 

Thanks man! Really enjoying the truck and the process, albeit slow, looking forwad to contining build!

 

Sorry, a bit off the subject but what trail is that? Looks awesome.

 

not off subjet BS is accepted the trial is up near idaho springs. all of these were apart of the yankee hill system. the other is obviously Moab. If you want to run these trails i will likely be heading there these weekend as well to do a few more in the area i have not done. pm me if you want to join!

 

Good looking rig!

 

Thanks man! Judging by your profile picture yours isn't too bad either

 

Thanks! can't wait to see that drawer system write up! Im probably going to do something similar

 

nice build dude

curious to see the pressurized water thing

 

thanks! i haven't updated in a while but I'm happy with what its become and where its going!

checkout @ProForce he has a demo on his system, its good stuff

 

Any new info or write ups on the drawer system that you would be willing to share?

 

I never finished writing it but i can get back at it because you are no the only one to ask. ill try to get it up next week! sorry for the delay, i have let you down

 

That would be great. I'm really curious to see how it all goes together. One of the best looking drawers I have seen!

 

thanks! wait for 2.0 in the spring!

 

stupid question, did you spray the emblem then mask it off and spray the rest of the grille? I'm wanting to do the same just want to make the paint break as good as yours. Maybe the emblem pops out? I haven't looked too in depth at it. Thanks!

 

NOPE! remove the entire grill from your painted surround. unscrew the 8 screws in the back and CAREFULLY unclip the grill bezel and grill. then remove the emblem, there are two little tabs, again, CAREFULLY! paint the emblem whatever color, the grill and bezel another, let dry and reassemble. the key is a lot of LIGHT coats to avoid it gooping in all the nooks and crannies

 

Perfect man thanks! I'll tackle this Saturday. First mod of many!!

 

that's where it starts, first its the grill, then tailgate letters and then you credit card really starts to scream

 

Update 8/26/17:

TRD Pro Grill w/ Super White Letters:
Got my TRD Pro Grill off of Amazon a couple of days ago! It arrived in perfect shape with no broken tabs or anything to worry about. I wanted white letters to match the paint much like I had on my stock derped grill. I got the duplicolor primer, 040 paint and clear for this project. I started by taking my girlfriends hairdryer and heating up the the adhesive so I could easily pop the letters off. Once this was done I scuffed them up with 220 grit sandpaper, rinsed them off and wiped them down with alcohol. The next morning I put two coats of primer down, four light coats of paint and two coats of clear. I let this dry for about 36 hours. I then reheated the adhesive with the hairdryer, stuck the letters back on and installed the grill onto the truck!



Update 1/23/18:

Xenon Depot HIDs with 4300K Philips Bulbs:
This kit is sick! So much light!

Here is a full write up of my install process:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...hilips-4300k-bulbs-review-and-install.530187/



HIDs no Fogs:



HIDs with Fogs:



Super Bright LED Strips in Camper:
I purchased some very bright strip lights from Super Bright LEDs last fall and originally had all of them wired into individual 12V battery packs powered by AAs. While this worked and worked well, the batteries were failing fast due to all of the fluctuation in temperature I suspect. I reached out to @mattgecko and bought just the wiring harness from him and wired my strips directly to his harness and my truck battery. I opted to cut his crimps off and solder all of the connections but other than that, it was an extremely easy and clean install. In addition to soldering all of the connections, I also wrapped his harness in a heat shield as it has to run right next to the exhaust for the length of the truck. Below I have put some pics in to show how I ran all the wires in the cap.

Driver Side Windoor:



Wire in heat shield running across headliner. I used small 1" x 1" adhesive zip tie anchors and removed the double sided tape and replaced it with industrial strength velcro.



This then got merged into the the passenger side LED strip. Both the passenger and driver side strip are run into the same heat shield but they are still wired individually to the switch where they were soldered in parallel.



Wires from the driver and passenger windoor run across the headliner to the tailgate in the same heat shield tube.



Merging point of the rear window and both windoors being run down to and behind the passenger side tail light.



To keep the wire out of my view when I look thought the rear window, I purchased a small 2" piece of steel, drilled a few holes to run a zip tie though and another hole to fasten it with a 1/4" x 20 nyloc nut.



Lastly, here is where I decided to mount my switch being that I have the drawers in my truck.



And the output is unreal!