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Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by MitchHamwich, Jun 5, 2021.

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  1. Jun 12, 2021 at 5:54 AM
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    Wsidr1

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    Front lights, Amazon NiLight brand, with lighted switch. The yellow lights are LEDs, maybe $10:

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  2. Jun 12, 2021 at 7:33 AM
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    Kevins60 axle wrap tells me my rear brakes are working

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    I wouldn’t call this a mod so much as a maintenance item but I replaced the original headlight bulbs with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs. The light from the old bulbs looked like it came from kerosene lamps and the new bulbs were a huge improvement in both color and distance.
     
    Kevins60, Jun 12, 2021
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  3. Jun 12, 2021 at 7:37 AM
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    Fuzzy dice to dangle from the rear view mirror and a set of curb feelers.

    Go all out with dingle ball fringe around the windshield.
     
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  4. Jun 12, 2021 at 8:11 AM
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    Trade in the wife
     
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  5. Jun 12, 2021 at 8:16 AM
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  6. Jun 12, 2021 at 8:20 AM
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    Find a way to buy yourself a welder. Learn to weld. Build lots of stuff. Use welder to make friends and make money to pay for other shop tools that in turn helps make you more stuff and more money. The cycle continues.
     
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  7. Jun 12, 2021 at 8:29 AM
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    Knute

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    Oh.....maannn. I forgot the best mods of all.

    A chunk of fuzzy yellow mat to place on the dash board coupled with leopard seat covers.

    Women will go crazy for the look.
     
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  8. Jun 12, 2021 at 8:38 AM
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    What kind of women do you troll with that bait? :eek:
     
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  9. Jun 12, 2021 at 8:42 AM
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    Just offering cheap mods.

    :eek:o_O

    :rofl::rofl::rofl:



    When I lived in China, there were vans known as a "Chicken Wagons". The vans did not have chickens.
     
    Knute, Jun 12, 2021
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  10. Jun 12, 2021 at 8:53 AM
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    Thanks man
     
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  11. Jun 12, 2021 at 8:56 PM
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  12. Jul 8, 2021 at 9:46 PM
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    Thanks man, I definitely have some ideas. I want a roof rack, and lifted a bit, those are the more expensive upgrades. Im going to do the led dash light swap soon. I’ll probably need help with wiring for additional lights for a light bar or pod lights, things like that.
     
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  13. Jul 8, 2021 at 11:12 PM
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    Laxtoy Dog is my backseat driver

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  14. Jul 8, 2021 at 11:24 PM
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    Why were they called chicken wagons if there were no chickens?
     
    BikerinBlak909, Jul 8, 2021
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  15. Jul 9, 2021 at 2:48 AM
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    Do the curtains match the carpet?
     
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  16. Jul 9, 2021 at 8:59 AM
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    There's plenty of writing out there to cast doubt on this claim. The physics of how the light is emitted from a LED bulb is completely different from a halogen.

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/why-leds-should-not-be-run-in-halogen-reflectors.454371/

    Every time someone makes a claim like "these LEDs don't scatter the light" they never seem to show a pic of the light beam pattern. I mean, there was that one guy a while back that was bragging you could see the tops of trees with his low beams. :frusty:
     
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  17. Jul 9, 2021 at 9:19 AM
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  18. Jul 9, 2021 at 4:04 PM
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    I’ll take a pic tonite if I remember
     
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  19. Jul 11, 2021 at 12:31 PM
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    20-30 feet away from a flat wall (parked perpendicular to wall) to see the cutoff pattern
     
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    I’ll do it if it ever stops freaking raining.
     
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