Let's see your 1st Gen switch setups!

photos and install of mine.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...nkensteins-helper.390488/page-4#post-13214812

 

Me like!
However i do really like how mine was made with all the grounds chained up underneath the box and then just one large ground wire bolted to the truck body to take care of all that. I also like how my relayed leads are red while just the fused ones are black. Not a huge deal but a nice toutch. Really too bad sky gear turned out to be such a doofus, his work really was damn nice and he was smart about it all!
heres the only other pic of mine, but gives you an idea of whats going on there on the underside. Not nearly as much going on as yours. Also you'll notice that the relays are installed upside-down, idk how, why, or for what reason but he did that to accomodate the build configuration, its over my head but done for a reason, he really did think the building of these boxes through to make them the best they could be!

 

meh. I didn't care. I literally did that myself and it was easy. I've done my own Bussman and this go around didn't have time and have no complaints. And they are all labeled well and you have to pull up the mounting bracket to plug anything new in anyways so reading the labels is easy enough.

He did good work but was a moron about it. Took on way too much too.

 

Heck yeah he was a moron! Damn crook too! Lucky i got one i was one of the last ones to receive an order and it took forever!

I loaded a pic on my last post btw if ya wanna check it out.

Oh so you did that box or did Roo? I dont think i could ever do one! Maybe if i really sat down and concentrated and had lots of good info to build one at my disposal...

 

Mine are too.

And that wasn't he just stole that configuration from someone else. See here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/diy-build-and-install-a-bussmann-rtmr-fuse-relay-block.399454/

Its well know to do that on these other wise you only get 5 circuits. They have to mounted upside down to give you the 5 relays and 5 fused.

 

Oh, see thats why i dont make them i guess lol! I totally looked at yours before making that comment too but i looked at it upside-down lol and saw it wrong, like they were right side up...

Question on your switch harness, why is there only 7 er whatever leads there and not the full ten??

Anotjer question! It looks like there is a ground wire off the main ground terminal on the box then 10 grounds off each circuit. Why arent the ten grounds just connected to that main ground wire for ease of not needing to run another ground somewhere each time an accessory is added?

 

Wow there is some serious in depth info in that link you posted! Definitely gunna save that!

 

@Blackdawg i edited post #187 and threw in a couple questions fur ya about your box that i was curious about. Dont know if an edit will show up as a new post notification so thought maybe you hadn't seen them, so yeah, just pickin your brain a bit more. Gotta sponge up as much as i can while the info is abundant lol...

 

edits don't pop up i notifications.

Anyways.

I only have 5 switches. for 5 relays. My fused circuits aren't switchable unless i made them so myself. No problem for me. Most things that just need fused power don't need switches. Like my 12v plug in the bed or my CB radio for instance. Switches are cool, but really, you don't need to switch everything.

im not sure i get what your saying about the grounds..all my grounds are connected to common point and to a main ground wire that's connected directly to the battery..

 

Ya I had two sale threads going for the boxes at one point (one in first gens &a one in second gens), but the first gen wasn't getting a lot of attention so I just have the second gen thread now. But here's the link: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/bussmann-rtmr-relay-fuse-block-215.432876/

I'll PM you later with more info and answer your questions.

 

Has anyone placed any push switches or rocker switches below the shifter? Between the shifter and the arm rest?

 

Not exactly what you meant, but I've done this on mine

 

Current switch setup

 

Sub'd

 

Low key. Front Bajas and Rear Bed Lights

 

Mine

 

Sub'd...

 

Did this a while ago:

Relocated my ECT switch next to the Diff lock switch. Also Installed a modified Land Cruiser Rear Heat Switch to use as an offload light switch. It will be trigger from the high beam but also be able to turn on whenever. To mount these in the dash I had to carefully cut the holes and then epoxy the mounts to the back that I got from the junkyard.


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tiffany-the-taco.374490/page-8#post-15927606​

 

Since all the cool kids are playing

(Sorry in advance for the slightly dusty interior, haven't wiped it down after this last weekend)

 

Did you have to cut into the dash to mount the switches below your stereo head unit? I love the placement of these switches. They're just standard sized switches turned vertically correct? I know the dash has those pop out rectangles for what looks like switches, but placed sideways.