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

Yep. I really don’t tow anything ever, so tucking it way up out of the way is the best option I think.

The OG 7 pin was damaged like they all are, so I took that as an excuse to upgrade it to a 7/4 pin combo.

 

threw in some 5160s I got for free that weren’t blown, should hold me over until I can get some king 2.5 EXT shocks.
After today everything will have been replaced and have less than 50 miles on it. After 235k miles of jumping and being a monster it should be nice to drive again

 

kb voodoo tops installed. i'm on a roll! more to come still...

they are still not shipping enough foam tape with this product, had to use some of my own. lmao. what a stupid thing to go cheap on.

and yeah the powdercoat looks pretty thin. fully expecting to paint these things within a year.

otherwise shape, fit, finish is really good. protip: sit your ass down on the tailgate top to get it to mount properly.

 

Any chance you have a link to the 7/4 harness?
Did it come with a bracket, or did you make it?

 

$54 Hopkins Towing Solutions 41144 Vehicle Wiring Kit

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00YJGC6C6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

$12 Hopkins 40978 Wiring Kit

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0049MF0W8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

you’ll have to splice or re-pin the OEM harness.

 

New clear bra.

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Started fuckin around with the new OBA set up.





Adding a quick connect up front and at the back bumper to go along with the one in the bed.

 

Installed a 7-pin trailer plug. Next up, bake controller.

 

pelican bx135 installed with cross-bed mounts. it's quite nice.

 

What is this part number/ name, I have exactly same issue, thanks

 

Coming home today I found the lower catalytic converter heat shield in the middle of my 2600 ft driveway, must have come off when I left earlier and then lost the upper somewhere down the road... Oh well, one less part to rust and rattle.

 

Updating the interior, added a few of KFLo's items, the overhead works very well and gives a lot of flexibility for mounting items. Dash mount rail was perfect for my mounting my Garmin Overland GPS.

 

I put the brake controller to work by pulling my new InTech Explore home.

 

$37 65671-04050

65671-04050 Pretty sure this is it. I ordered one from Amazon a couple of years ago. Perfect fit with no issues. Make sure you soak it with some kind of lubricant for a day or two. Those bolts can get plenty rusted under there!

 

Niceeee!!

 

Tweaker on a tractor decided to run over my ARB bumper yesterday while I was at the landscape supply yard.... so now im shopping for a replacement housing...

 

after 2 years of sitting, I replaced every piece of the suspension, turned my rear bumper into a high clearance bumper, regeared + lockers, new roof rack, found a used bumper from pelfreybilt. Spent days installing, welding, and cleaning.

last night less than an hour after getting insurance on it.. car crash with a motorcycle.

 

That sucks. Hope everyone was ok.

 

Dang man…was everyone ok?
Was there substantial damage to your truck?

 

No, the people on the motorcycle had to be moved by ambulance and then one air lifted (or so I heard). they were not wearing any gear and afterwards I only saw one helmet on the ground. I’ve been struggling with it as it was a horrible thing to see. And I hope they end up being okay even though it was a stolen motorcycle, possible DUI, driving with no lights in a rural area.
I am not 100% sure but I think they ran a stop sign coming out of a camp ground.

the truck is least of my concerns but the steering rack is totally blown and does not hold fluid, tie rod is destroyed. I was just on a test drive and did not have the 2 lowest bolts for the pelfreybilt bumper we’re not installed so it got pushed upwards. Broke both headlights and pushed the driver headlight into the fender causing a bend. Luckily the frame appears to have no bends but it’s gonna be a while before it’s back.

 

Yikes, that sucks. Sorry to hear. Hope everyone will be okay including you. Sucks to have be involved in shit like that. Did you have a dash cam?