What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

had to stay the night at a hotel since no availability here in Quebec.

864miles so far... the taco is getting filthy. You Canadians are something else to deal with these hills...

 

Poor mans front bump stop upgrade

 

Method 703's on AT4's.......275/70/17.......

 

I'm staring at a kicker key 200.4 but I am way to lazy to learn how to splice wires to a make a harness to connect it up

 

After changing the red dash and door panels to black a couple weeks ago - Today I got black on black Katzkins seats installed with seat warmers.

Before:




After:







My only problem: ECT button was moved to left of steering wheel using TacomaBob’s harness. Hard to tell from my picture, but backlight on the ECT button works with headlights on (meaning it’s getting power) BUT ECT light doesn’t come On/Off of dash when pressing the button - telling me it’s not engaging. Anyone experience this yet? I’m hoping maybe the harness into the back of the button just needs flipped. I’ve messaged Bob, and shop installer says to drive it this weekend and see if computer re-learns some info? To be continued…

 

I think you can get an extension from him to move it to a more optimum location.

 

Finally got around to welding extension plates onto my Cali Raised LED cat shields.

 

eBay jAcKeRs for driver and pax. I think it helps….

 

Well the buttons where I want it now and has backlight, but it just won’t turn on/off. After doing more thinking and looking at harness pictures I think it can only be installed one way. So maybe a wire isn’t pinned properly? I’m electronically challenged and at a loss. I’ll see what Bob says.

 

Sorry to see that.

 

just went and checked my traction control, ect power and the auto headlight buttons and all three only light up when the lights are on. i used the extension harness for the ect power button from tacomabob also...

 

For my sanity: will the ECT Light turn on on the dash by speedometer even when you are in Park? Asking for my future testing.

Bob said the backlight is the 2 center wires and ECT power is 2 outer wires of the harness - so 2 separate circuits. He said he tests every harness on his truck and asked me to try reseating the harness on both ends.

So to avoid potentially paying more labor on a self-supplied part I’m going to try and find some videos on removing plastic trim pieces and try reseating both ends of the harness myself. :/

Edit: in my original post when referring to ECT light not turning on/off dash I was referring to the light that comes on by speedometer - not switch button backlight.

 

Possibly the bulb in the dash burned out?

 

the ect light should come on by the speedo whether in park or drive or whatever gear you're in...

 

I would think unlikely, but definitely a possibility. Anything can happen when messing with wiring :/ Don’t think I’ll know more until I dive in.

That’s what I was thinking. Thank you! That’ll help when I dive in and start troubleshooting.

 

No need to wonder - yes, CHINA.

 

A trip to the beach and last stop out was some Ice cream

 

sum beeches

 

No name Amazon tonneau cover installed. It's no fancy expensive flush mount one, but I'm happy with it. Can now securely store dive and boat gear.

 

Backed up into a garbage can. Either gonna part this thing out or upgrade to pro tail lights!