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

wiper switch works? And I’m curious about the headlight switch if you can get it to work

 

Thanks for the info. Were you able to get it to work with your diy harness?

 

Well, it wasn't a harness, but it did work... The front diff actuator is the same concept

Ground goes directly to the motor positive goes to the actuator cover that makes contact with a thing on the rotating gear that bridges to another contact on the cover that goes to the motor

As the wheel rotates to the actuated position the contact breaks and the actuator stops all you need to do is provide power and ground to 2 pins and bridge 2 pins

https://youtu.be/YA0zL7GnwQc

The computer went out, it shifted when it wasn't supposed to and broke something in the tcase

After a new t case and computer it all worked well

 

all functions of the wiper switch work perfectly! The auto headlight kit should arrive in a few days then I need to find time to install it. The headlight switch also has a fog light switch on it too for wiring up some additional lights if you have 'em.

I think the angled position of the stalks will go much better with the 2001-2004 steering wheel. They're a little high on my 99 because it only has the 2 spokes instead of 4.

 

where’d you get the kit for auto headlights?

 

ebay but could be bought from whatever place you find that has the best price.

Directed Electronics 545T - here's the Amazon link just for reference:

Directed Electronics 545T Nite-Lite System D

https://www.amazon.com/Directed-Electronics-545T-Nite-Lite-System/dp/B000CJ24YY

Edit - I paid around $38. I've seen some listed for almost $70 so shop carefully so you don't get ripped off

 

Man that sucks! Appreciate the help. I would have to walk away from my truck for a while if I broke my tcase...

 

Changing of the seasons: Swapped my summer all season tires and wheels for the winter mud terrains.

 

Well... I only had to wait a little over 20 weeks. But the shop just text me, and my coil overs are finally here!

 

Anyone have pics of good mounting options for resis?

 

I like the behind the skid plate option personally, no pictures

 

this is how I did mine on my old truck. I used an existing hole in the frame where the abs harness bracket bolted down

 

Is that angle iron I see running the length of the resi underneath?

 

Well hell... just realized they came with mounting brackets. lol

I didn't think they would come with them.

 

Oil change, rotation on the tires and a car wash,, nothing exciting,
640,000 miles

 

Today/last few days:
LBJs and CVs
Full oil change of the whole drivetrain with transmission drain/fill
New lugnuts (shop that did my regear must have tightened em with the impact wrench. Two lug nuts broke trying to take the wheels off)
Brake clean/adjust including adjusting proportioning valve height
Installed a 7-pin trailer connector in anticipation of my new camper
Hayden transmission cooler
New charcoal canister and gascap (even though the problem most certainly turned out to be a chewed vent line from the filler neck to the gas tank that I didn't discover until the bed was lifted)
New idler pulley. Engine is soooo much quieter now without that dying bearing
Reset ABS ECU after regear tripped it (jumper pins 4 and 13 on OBDII port, turn ignition on, tap breaks eigh times fast)

Busy days

 

Finally delivered. Used obviously, but damn good condition. Planning on having them ceramic coated then installed.

 

This is going to be some married with children shit when you roll up almost a million miles!! Al Bundys dodge hits a million and he gets a Viper but he falls asleep in the dodge hits drive and rolls past the million mark with out the film crew. so no Viper for Al

 

Took advantage of indian summer weather, and installed a replacement power steering pump (Autozone, lifetime warranty). That took care of the growl that had started in the last few hundred miles. Tomorrow is a radiator flush and fill.