What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Are you looking for a fuse to tap into that comes on/off with the truck? When I was installing my AFR gauge, I piggybacked off the gauge cluster fuse...so it comes on whenever I turn the key and off when I take it out.

 

Kind of. But I don’t want to tie onto something that is being used that can come on with theACC. I don’t want any interference in the circuit. It’s for my TWK 88 DSP. I don’t use those lines so it’s a free line to tap onto.

 

$9 90341-24014 Front Differential Drain Plug

90341-24014 is the drain plug for an 04 tacoma 90341-18032 is the fill plug

 

Thank you! Been searching all morning for that damn number lol..

Figure it’s the same for a 2000 4runner.. same diff..

 

You can always call the parts dept at a stealership n they will give you the parts numbers. Dont forget to buy the gaskets

 

so i noticed the switch for my reverse light switch is illuminated when the truck is off, should I be concerned that it will kill my battery? Id think that small LED wont do much.

 

Totally missed that when I checked the ash tray light last night. I always just leave my lights in the ON position. So my quick check showed it off with truck off, and on with truck >AND< lights on.

 

Got a great detail last friday.
I know....pretty boring.

 

Quick opinion. So my LBJ bolts where kinda FUBAR'd (from having to remove them so many times) and one was on the verge of being stripped. I'm obviously going to replace them, but should I go to ACE and get the correct length/pitch etc. (cheaper option/quicker) or go with OEM bolts from Toyota (more expensive)

 

That is a good looking rig!

 

I would think an appropriate grade replacement bolt would be just fine.

 

If you can find them at Ace I’m sure it would be fine just make sure you get like grade 8 bolts?

 

Yeah that's what I was planning on getting anyways is Grade 8

 

the Toyota ones can't be that expensive, they are just bolts after all. Get them from Toyota

I went into Napa once to get LBJ bolts when I picked up my spare CV axle and they told me that they don't sell the right quality bolts for that kind of hardware, and that I needed to go to Toyota. I wouldn't expect Ace to be any different.

 

Be hard to find Gr. 8 in metric
You’re looking for Gr. 10.9 M10 x 1.25, 35mm long. You can buy them from a hardware store for $0.75 each, or from Toyota for $2 each. They are exactly the same.

 

Maybe the Napa I went to just didn't stock them but it made me wary of buying them anywhere but Toyota...but this is good to know.

 

Yeah not everywhere has a good metric selection. You can get them on McMaster for $6 for a 10 pack. I believe the ones I use are P/N 95735A635

 

Well that's the information I was looking for then. Just depends on when I can get to either Toyota or Ace then. I don't need them for a few days anyways

 

I'm going to say at least 1/8 of the bolts on my truck are from the Metric drawer at Home Depot.

 

I might have a set of new OEM bolts that I got from Toyota that were extra if you want them.