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

Nice! I had a 76. Funnest vehicle I ever owned.

 

At least he was wearing real shoes and not flip-flops.

 

Finished wiring up my heated seats, put the switches on the side of the centre console.

 

Nice spot to put the switches!

 

It's a Kenwood DVT-n520 dash cam. Plugs into the stereo (also a Kenwood) so I can also replay footage on the headunit.

 

Correct. The area they were stuck got another 2ft or so of snow since then.

When Hwy 80 is closed between Truckee and Reno GPS routes people over this road but it's a one lane dirt road and not a great place to be in a storm, especially for the unprepared.

 

Just hit 180k on the odometer. Did an oil change and swapped the plugs for new ones. I'll do the diff and transfer case fluids in the spring when I don't have to lay under a wet, dripping truck.
Edit: I do the plugs every 30k - they don't have 180k on them, thus the reason they don't look overly worn.

 

perfect spot for them

 

I now understand why they were there when it was obvious by your description that they shouldn't have been. Thanks.

 

Sleek location and mounting

 

What heaters and seat covers do you have?

 

Scrapped my original wiring diagram for the Bussmann RFRM.
I made a new diagram where the dash switch provides IGN power to the relay instead of ground.
I'm just wanting on parts then I could at least wire the relay/fuse block.

 

Katzkin leather, which replaced the original cloth. I had a shop install the heaters and the leather. I am not sure what type of heater they use. I had the shop just hang the wiring for the heater out the bottom of the seat so I could do my own wiring.

 

I spent the day drooling over this masterpiece

https://youtu.be/SlcDWO7trmI

 

What is that thing in your bed?

 

Okay so by next winter I’m going to need new tires. Right now I have 285/75/16 Nitto Ridge Grapplers.

Overall experience:
Rain- they suck ass (big reasons i probably wont get those again)

Snow/dirt(summer): average/above

looks: great

im looking at the falken wildpeaks or the cooper stt pros

anybody have experience with the STT PROS??

 

That headunit looks awesome. As a long time Android user, the only thing that concerns me is the a/c controls. Being a android OS, the OS will eventually get buggy over time or bog down when the current Android version gets left behind. This could be massively frustrating down the road if you don't want to replace the HU.

 

Totally agree. Nothing wrong with the hvac controls. If head unit fails then no heat or a/c. Not a good idea to combine the 2.

 

Yup! My current 9" HU feels massive as it is, I can't image ditching my OEM climate control for a longer screen. Especially when tech is such a revolving door.

 

If it was a digital HVAC control unit made by Toyota then it would not concern me. I know our controls look outdated but they function fine. The stock head units are sub-par at best. Anything is an improvement. I am always looking but not sure what I will buy. I HATE buying Chinese electronics. HVAC knobs are my limit for supporting the Chinese Communist Party. 26% of every dollar spent in China goes to them. I need to paint my hood and roof. I am considering a rooftop sail antenna from a 3rd gen for satellite radio and GPS when I get it painted. Then I will have the correct updated antenna for a proper head unit. Been using siriusXM for over 10 years in my other vehicles.