What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

You are more than welcome if your in the Dallas area

 

Took it snowboarding today. But I've done some little things:

 

Lol! The Baja’s came with the TA KO whitewalls out. When I plus sized, I wanted to keep that original look. Otherwise I wouldn’t have lol

 

Great looking truck! Of all the things you've done to it, I must get a "Fire Missiles" button. That is awesome!

 

I'll poke the bear.

You can't defend a product and then state that you modified, or didn't use, the core component of it. The rest of us poor saps who had to use the product in it's entirety are allowed to complain about how cheap it is and how much it rattles.

 

Poke away. I haven't had that problem with the brackets. I think my statement still stands as the "core component" that is mentioned is... wait for it... the brackets.

 

I think you have RWL/OWL confused with white walls. Totally different thing.

 

Sorry, @elricfate , I just re-read your post. I had it in my head that you somehow reused the part that held the radio in place. NOT just the little clips that hold the faceplate in.

My issue with the Metra is that the plastic mounts for the head unit don't hold it steady AND the fact that the clips are craps. So my dash sounds like I'm running dual 12" subs on full blast even when riding down a relatively smooth road. (and I have no subs)

 

Added a tow controller. Decided to go here instead of the coin holder tray spot like most others since I throw my phone in that slot sometimes



don’t mind the mess. Truck does lots of camping trips

 

You need subs.

 

What ditch light brackets are those?

 

I put mine here...many moons ago.

 

Agreed, but my backseat is full of carseats. I can barely fit a duffle bag back there...

...though I can't exactly access the space behind the back wall easily. Perhaps a 10" sub will go back there

My first priority though, quiet that dang Metra faceplate and radio from shaking so much. I've already gone as far as putting electrical tape everywhere that you couldn't see it to try to make things rest together. It helped, but not much. SInce you say that yours doesn't rattle, I might look to see if I can order some OEM clips. The Metra ones SUCK.

 

Worst case, you can order the brackets on ebay for the OEM radio and see if that helps with your vibration. I think the Metra clips are undersized for their application, which makes them less hearty, which in turn allows the faceplate to move in place. I think if I had reused the OEM brackets it would just be that much stronger and honestly, I wish I had to avoid future issues, but for now they're quiet and solid.

I also put a radio in that's about half the depth of a normal double DIN (

$520 Kenwood DMX7706S 6.95" Digital Media Receiver w/Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Kenwood DMX7706S). That might be a mitigating circumstance, it's less heavy than others.

Also, at least you have space for shallow mounts because of your double cab. I am looking at some of the little tiny active box subs to put under a seat, at this point.

 

Engine Coolant low alarm system

After the plastic coolant bypass pipe catastrophically failed on the freeway cooking my engine, how the hell would you know this had happened?

The only indication I could think of is a rapid loss of coolant temperature on the gauge... Humm who the hell pays that much attention to that?

I located a sensor made for detecting this condition from Gems Sensors & Controls

CAP-300 Series Capacitance Level Sensor

I used a inline temp sensor adaptor and opened it up to 1/4 npt, tapping it so the tip of the sensor is fully immersed in the coolant

Using an inexpensive solid state relay I am driving it directly from the switched output of the sensor negating the need for a controller or some other hardware / software

I have a red led/buzzer indicator on the panel

The sensor I selected turns on the output when there is no coolant, when starting the engine the led/buzzer lights/chirps briefly indicating to me the system is functional

 

Bullseye hit.

 

Yeah i reused the factory brackets and that made everything better. I know your pain....i remember everytime i drove offroad my stereo rattled like it was having seizures

 

People can play semantics (word play) all day long and if a person can't use a product that's designed to be used by itself without needing another products parts to get a quality job done then it's a sh!t design, IMO of course.

People that have the stereo stolen typically do not have the luxury of having their old (stolen) parts. Metra kits are designed to be used as the sole part and if no additional parts are used the end result will be disappointing.

The way I'm reading this is like someone is offended but I am absolutely positive that particular someone didn't design the Metra kit so it seems odd they'd be offended. To each their own I guess.

I am 100% disabled, I have good days and I have bad days. On my bad days everything is affected, including my reading comprehension/concentration ability, I'm not offended in the slightest and I'm not trying to provide excuses or trying to pass the buck - I'm providing legit reasons. It'd be nice if people thought about having no clue what another person is going through prior to replying but that'll never happen online.

I hope ALL OF YOU have a fantastic day, it's FRIDAY BABY!

 

Please note, I am not offended. In my posts I explicitly have stated that I am only sharing my own experience and that experience might change.

I don't care what people do, I was just confused based on my own limited experience thus far. Why this has become a thing is beyond me. If you feel the need to refute my own experience, that's fine, go for it.

 

I have considered those as well, as storage space is at a premium in these trucks. But most of them are 8" and I've rarely been impressed with an 8" sub.

I have the Kenwood DDX3XXXXBT (don't remember all the numbers).