What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

At least “huge box in the back seat” was far from an understatement!

 

Excellent first post. We could hear you coming.

 

My liver is vibrating.

 

Nice! I briefly tried some old stuff I had laying around, 1 15inch sub in a large ported box on a 1k rms amp, and it was awesome, except the roof of the tacoma is very weak and flexy. When I turned it up all I could hear was the metal of the roof flapping around. Needs a serious amount of deadener material and possibly even some makeshift bracing.

 

Installed my front and rear dash cameras.
I made this more difficult than necessary because I wanted to use the go-pro mount. I spent a bit of time modifying the camera mount that came with the camera to fit the go-pro front mount.
Then I modified the rear camera in order to use the suction cup mount that originally was intended for the front camera. (Reasoning that it would be easy to remove for cleaning or repositioning, etc.).
The rear camera wire is pretty easy to hide in the molding and plugs into the front camera so both record all the time whenever the truck is powered on.
Also for simplicity I used this cord that plugs into the back of the mirror for power.

$33 Dongar Dashcam Power Adapter (12-pin for '15-'23 Toyota Tacoma. Also Compatible with Select Sienna, Honda, and More), Connects to Rearview Mirror, Built-in USB Power Source, Easy to Install

https://smile.amazon.com/SimpleUSB-...in+connector+for+mirror&qid=1570111422&sr=8-4

Anyhow, I'm happy with the way it turned out.

 

Here, you're going to need these:



Oh, and...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/07/02/popsci.stereo.kill/

 

Welcome to ............, WELCOME TO TW!!

 

Hahaha I'm much more tamed than I used to be. Used to actually compete in spl competitions so I'm familiar with what these builds are capable of. Had 4 15's on 9000 watts rms in a wall build, hit 157db. Pretty fun but its a huge money pit and pretty dang extreme.

Currently planning a modest build for the tacoma, 1 12 ported on 1k watts.

 

Meh, it's a hobby, like a lot of other things. Doesn't bother me, I'm not forced to participate.

What does bother me is the kid in the ricer that drives by at 10, 11, 12pm and has the windows of my home rattling from 3 blocks away. Seems like pointless young male aggression to me and leaves me wondering "What in the hell did I ever do to you to deserve this?".

There's actually a law on the books in Illinois (not enforced, that I'm aware of) that a car sound system should not be audible from more than 50 feet away from the vehicle. Fifty feet? Really? BWAHAHAHAHAHA...

<old guy rant off>

 

Yea agreed, noise ordinance is definitely a thing. I'm not sure why those guys roll through neighborhoods blasting it like that. I think some of them may not realize just how far bass soundwaves travel, but others probably just don't care. Best to just keep it down in residential areas and let er rip on the highways.

 

fuck yeah, fuck passengers!

 

Take it from someone who didn't protect their hearing when they should have, not doing so will cost you down the road. You might want to reconsider letting her rip going down that highway.
You won't appreciate just how important good hearing is until you actually lose it.
Not judging, just some friendly advice.
Good luck, and again welcome to the herd!

 

back in high school when i was a bigger piece of shit, i had a gnarly set up in my Dodge that would set off car alarms.

 

What's up Johnston County? Shared some of your same issues. Keep the rails and use them to mount the d rings like i did. Works great and gives you more options down the road. Used two knock off rigid lights for bed lights. Wired to my cargo light. On with door open, fob unlock button, or cargo light switch.

 

Amen to that....I go pick up my hearing aids next week, not so much from hearing loss (although there is that), but more to reduce the effects of my tinnitus from deeming my hearing invincible through all the gunfire/artillery/every other weapons system that I neglected to protect my hearing from.

 

No judgement taken! It's great advice. Protect your hearing folks! That goes for anything loud, concerts, shooting guns, loud power tools and yard work(mowers).

I could add to this but I suppose the audio stuff deserves it's own thread.

 

QFT. I sat near a squealing VFD for the HVAC system in our building at work for around 10 years. I didn't pay much attention to it, it was no big deal. Now I've got tinnitus. I really miss being able to hear silence. Sad part was there no reason for it. I contacted the building manager, some HVAC guys came out and pressed some buttons to tweak the drive, noise gone.

 

Welcome to TW

 

Yeah, at my first duty station I was in an artillery unit. Some close calls with mines and rockets and mortars, too. Now I can't imagine voluntarily subjecting my earballs to high decibels. I still like to rock, just at a reasonable volume.

 

Yup, that'll do it. Been shooting literally since I could walk although nothing as large as you and I am paying for it now. Thats what kept me out of the service, couldn't get passed the hearing booth. On the up side I couldn't tell you if my Tacoma drones and I'll save money on sound deadening and speaker upgrades. Too many downsides to list.
On another matter, I don't recall ever thanking you for your service so I'd like to take the opportunity to say thank you now!
Have a great day Bud and good luck with that tinnitus.