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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by rtilton12, Nov 27, 2019.

  1. Nov 27, 2019 at 12:26 PM
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    rtilton12

    rtilton12 [OP] Get gas and GO!

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    Trail gear front and rear bumper, RTT, hitch grill, 12k lb winch, drilled and slotted front brakes
    Went to our local Joannes fabric store and found a good deal of 70% off.

    Cut up some fabric and stapled pieces of velcro to the mating end of the fabric to the camper top carpet! Looks legit!

    Also found the problem with my camper night light, the headlights have to be on for it to illuminate!

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  2. Nov 27, 2019 at 1:22 PM
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    Muddinfun

    Muddinfun Well-Known Member

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    Somebody got lazy and wired it to the tail light circuit at the tail light. You only need to turn on the park lights. That will allow longer run time before the battery goes too dead to start.

    Ideally, there should be a fused wire run all the way from the battery. The downside to having it wired to constant power is that you can forget and leave it on without noticing and run the battery dead. If you make sure the camper light is an LED, you could probably leave it on for over 24 hours before the battery goes dead. If it's an incandescent bulb, leaving it on overnight could possibly drain the battery enough that it won't start.
     
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  3. Nov 27, 2019 at 4:47 PM
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    rtilton12

    rtilton12 [OP] Get gas and GO!

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    Yes sir. I couldnt figure out why it wouldnt turn on until i was stopped at a red light lastnight and it was on. K noticed whenever my head lights are turned off, the LED camper light turns off too. Pretty lazy set up for whoever did it. Thank you!
     
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