The "I'm in over my head" build thread.

So over the long weekend I got quite a bit while I also started getting the side of the house ready for pouring some concrete. It was a busy week but I got all of these issue sorted out.

I got tail lights in from a guy on the facebook groups. Sweet deal, and got them working!

I also took to fixing the tailgate so it would at least open and close. It's too far gone for DPR but I bent it back to most of it's original shape. Same with the bed stiffeners.

I got a front bumper cover and fog light covers also for $50 CAD



I got the fog light switch panel but it is from a 2017 with slightly different options. Bed lights now works and so do my fog lights.

Figured out what was up with the blind spot system and checked the wiring. Going to need to fix a connector and just order the parts and a bumper.

I got the driver's window working, and all windows except for the rear left working. Now it's just the rears that won't work from the driver's panel but I have a new one coming.

I did a bunch of scratch removal with the torch on all of the ABS and started to vinyl wrap some parts. Going to go with the white and black look.



So now I had to fix the hole in the floor and check the damage to the lines.

The fuel line is slightly scratched and may become a problem. I'll worry about it later. I put an old floor mat in-between the lines and the metal, and started cutting all of the frayed pieces out.

I bought some Por 15 Epoxy Putty. This stuff is awesome! I mixed it up and had a wicked forearm workout for 30 mins and covered the hole from the top and bottom. After it cured for a few days I covered it with sound deadener and I will be coating it from the bottom in the next day or so. Hole fixed!

 

So now that I have techstream running and licensed, and I got my cable, I decided to run codes and see even though there was no CEL.





I am mostly focused on 3 issues right now.

1. Auto headlights.
I tested the light sensor. It's working. I saw the data in techstream be when uncover the light it registers. When my stock is set to AUTO though, nothing happens.



2. Power Windows
Driver's window works with its own switch
I reinitialized the passenger window and now it works with the driver's switch.
Rear driver's door works with its own switch.
Rear passenger door does nothing. I have tested it with the rear driver's door switch and still nothing. I took the door panel off and still couldn't find anything but that was tonight and I ran out of light.

The passenger and driver's front also work on the driver's panel but the rears both do not.


3. A cheap headliner that isn't going to cost me $2k without install!!!!

 

Canadian or USD?? Shit!! That's going to hurt my build budget. Hopefully my timing belt isn't getting super greased up throwing oil everywhere!!!

 

Usd. I am not sure it's a thing on the Canadian models. Where was this truck assembled? It should say in the driver door jam.

 

I got the windows figured out now thanks to help in this thread [ https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...accessory-gateway.686406/page-2#post-24238922 ]

So now I move on to the hazard light issue and see what I can figure out.

Tomorrow, the remote starter is getting fully removed and I am hoping that will fix the auto headlight issue. Who knows, maybe it will fix the hazard button also.