Newbie with a few questions

Yep, you need one with the same airbag configuration as yours.

Actually 95-97 use the same airbag ECU. Passenger airbags were added on 1998 models

Anyway, you can't get wrong because the the part number you are looking for is 89170-35010 (95-97 tacos). It will be stamped or printed on the ECU

Also, if the donor truck was involved in a crash, I think you will have to get the ECU reset.

try this site, it lists parts available in junkyards
http://car-part.com/

 

Thanks to all for the info and direction you've given me. I'm slowly learning this truck.
So only the 95-97 tacoma's used that particular air bag and not any Toyota cars in those years? If I am lucky to find one, where would I go to have it reset? I'll have all winter to locate one as the Tacoma is about to see storage shortly.

 

I think dealerships can reprogram ECUs

I do know that old camrys and corollas (late 1990s - early 2000s) sometimes use the same parts as 1st gen tacomas (clocksprings, for example), so maybe try your luck on these? as they are more common than tacomas.

Also, the closest to a tacoma you could get in the 1990s was a T100 (the tacoma's big brother). I recall they only had a driver airbag

Just make sure to get the same part number

Or maybe a place where they are tuning and modding cars can refer you to a place where you could get yours repaired?

 

10/4 onakat, thanks for the info.
Now for another question: My original horn sounded like it came off a Tonka Toy so I bought one from a local auto parts place but once installed it didn't sound any better than the original. I'v now got a horn off a Buick thats plenty loud but it draws 3.5 amps. I'm wondering if the wiring or horn relay will take that amperage. I wanted to check the amp draw on my original for comparison but I don't know where I put it. Do you or anyone else out there have any idea whether this horn will be okay or not? Maybe this would be better on another forum?

 

I have installed a pair of FIAMM freeway blasters and they are OK for the amps with very good sound. They are placed under the bumper on each side connected in to stock wire.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/horn-help-please.502233/#post-15676175

As for the sound they make huge difference

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...fficial-group-buy.508390/page-3#post-15941622

 

Thanks rysium: Never thought to check the horn fuse and keep amps below that.

 

Just remember that horn fuse is shared with emergency lights. So don't put emergency lights and honk at the same time (unless you have all LED blinkers).

 

Are you talking 4 way flashers? If so, how much do they draw? Sure wish I could find the original horn and check the amp draw on it versus the one I want to put in.

 

Each bulb is standard 2Amp but it will take more when warming up. So 4 bulbs is 8A minimum, or at warming up stage the total current can be more than 10Amp.

In my Tacoma I swapped all bulbs to LED and each takes 0.4A. That is 1.6A total. I have plenty reserve left for horns. I measured FIAMM horns and one was about 3A the other about 8A.