What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

That's alcohol abuse

 

Finally wired my front cam (mounted the other day) to my aftermarket HU.

Wire in here.

Ground here.

Viola!

Thank you very much!!!

 

I want one.

 

Thanks. I’ll post a finished picture soon. I wanted to dump the airbox and make another but the sensor stopped me. I’d have to source a replacement weld on flange for the sensor first.

I will likely keep it 1 of 1.

 

Not knowing how the lights are internally wired. Provided the pictures provided are correct. Seen many that are wrong. The extra relay should work but I can’t believe KC got it that wrong. I assume these are led lights. Do you know how many watts the low and high beams draw?

low beam
the yellow wire center pin and white wire - are the low light setting. Power goes through the 3 amp fuse and when switched to - white wire and straight to the lights. Low beams should illuminate.

High beam
The yellow wire center pin and green wire = are the high setting. Power goes through the 3 amp fuse to terminal 86 (+ side of coil) on the relay. Terminal 85 (- side of coil) on the relay goes directly to ground. When the switch is set to the = the relay coil is energized letting the 25 amp power go through terminals 30 and 87 of the relay. This should be the high beam lights.

 

Highest residual value of any mass produced vehicle

 

I took the Tiny truck for a ride with the kids to see the folks and then let him out to play with the other Toyota’s once we got home.

 

Really nice looking rig.

 

Added the $24 ebay cargo lights. Already had the pigtail so maybe 10 minutes on the install. Pretty bright for a China clone.

 

I had a pro grill on mine. No garnish and it worked fine. Non OEM garnish gave me an error that wouldn’t go away, no TSS etc.

 

I found this survey of what is out in the market to be useful. Also, shipping is a killer so picking a slider made as locally as possible is not a bad strategy either:

https://***************/2020/11/24/2nd-3rd-gen-tacoma-rock-sliders/

Edit: I am not sure why the URL is blocked but I hope I didn't do anything wrong in posting the link. Still, a good quick list that provides an overview to a lot of slider options.

 

What size is your lift? This is about what I’m looking for

 

My girlfriend starting a new store and this one has a decent garage in the back. Finished detailing the entire truck while they were painting and and swapping ceiling tiles

 

Anyone order from the website casesforless ? I ordered a couple of pelican boxes (bx135 and bx 80) and I am awaiting shipment. I had a short conversation via email with someone after I was like, hey when is this gonna ship. She told me 8/5 for one and 8/20 for the other. No sign of the first, no tracking number etc. I’ve emailed them again and have had no response. I just want my flocking cases.

 

I have the RSi Loadbars too, I was surprised at how nice they looked when I picked my cap up.

 

2 in the front, 1 in the rear. The preload was removed and it just has the icon AAL

 

Shell came off after about 6 months of ownership…. Sold it for $600 more than bought it for. My truck feels like a rocket now!

 

@MESO Start Button w/ surround

 

I just did mine today too after a year of it sitting in my drawer

 

Photo Heavy!

Finally getting around to posting some of my favorite pictures from my 7 day Colorado trip (Engineer Pass, Imogene Pass, Cinnamon Pass, Ophir Pass, etc).

Suspension did amazing during this trip and wasn't sagging when loaded up with gear. I played around with the DSC controllers and got it to a point where the ride was very comfortable off-road (caught myself going 30-45mpg on the trail cause It was so soft) Definitely took harder lines than necessary but just wanted to see what the truck could do since the lift, bigger tires + proper armor this time around (and I accidentally passed 30 deg off camber). Dual battery came in clutch since I left my scene lights on for hours (and once all night because I forgot to turn one pair off). CB Radio performed as expected. It rained pretty much everyday and I forgot my awning at home but at least one of our rigs had theirs.

Some things to work on:
- Need to organize my gear so my truck isn't a mess during trips.
- Get an inclinometer. I'm sure the truck can get to 45 degrees without flipping but I would like to know the actual angle.
- Need faster access to first aid kit, cut my hand on the trip and couldn't get to my kit because of all the gear in the back seat.
- Need to re-gear (going with 5.29s). Was mostly in 4th gear on the highway, 5th sometimes but would drop to 4th whenever accelerating. Average mpg was around 11-12.

Overall, pretty happy where the truck sits, functionally and aesthetically. Although, it's about to get crazy in the next couple of months when my front and rear bumpers arrive (after 4-5 months) and for the 5.29 gears get installed.