Blackouts 98 TRD Off Road 4x4 Xtra Cab

This truck has been a lot of fun to own and has never let me down on the trails.

With only 140k miles it's just getting broken in.

Mods:

Donahoe Coilovers and Donahoe rear shocks (the OG shit)
Total Chaos UCA's
Deaver 8 Leaf Springs
Beefy Greasable Shackles
Trail Gear Weld on Sliders
Trail Gear Diff Drop
CVJ front axles with silicone boots and boot slide mod
AllPro Baja Front Bumper
AllPro Skids
Demello Wrap Around Rear Bumper
Level 8 MK6 17x8 -10mm Wheels
Toyota TRD Center Caps
BFG 285/70/17 A/T KO2's
Hayden Bypass Transmission Cooler
Hella Twin Trumpet Horns
Redline Tuning Hood Struts
Bussmann Aux Fuse and Relay Box
Paranoid Fab DIN Switch Panel
Paranoid Fab Ashtray Switch Panel
Contura XIV Switches
20" Bumper Light Bar
LED Strip Rock Lights
LED Strip Turn Signals

As of 2016.03.31:





2016.03.16 New Radiator, Hayden Bypass Transmission Cooler, Hella Twin Trumper Horns Installed:



2016.03.16 New Kenwood Head Unit, Contura XIV Switches in Paranoid Fab Switch Brackets





More to come...

 

Reserved.

 

Making LED Strip Rock Lights

First, I removed the wire pigtail that comes on these cheap chinese LED strips, the solder job is garbage and the wire is too thin.

I soldered on some 18 awg GXL wire that I'll use to power these.





As you can see, there is not much insulation on the back of the LED strips. For this reason and to waterproof my solder points I'm going to coat both sides of the end of the strip with liquid electrical tape.







Next some marine grade adhesive heat shrink to seal it up.







I'll use some adhesive heat shrink to "cap" the other end of the LED strip after I cut it to size.



The adhesive backing on these strips is rubbish and doesn't have enough insulation, so I'll use black silicone adhesive on the underside of the strips.





I positioned the strips so that they are protected by my rock sliders.