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Does anyone know what this is?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by kfacc, Feb 13, 2022.

  1. Feb 13, 2022 at 4:50 AM
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    kfacc

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    Does anyone know what this is? The salesman didn't even know. It is on a brand new 2022 DCSB Sport with lift package from factory. It has technology package. (Not sure which level) This is the way it came and after almost 4 months waiting, I just said "I'll take it"
    Anyway, I'm not sure if it's even hooked up to anything, there is a wiring harness coming out the back of it but I haven't had a chance to trace it due to having surgery. I'm waiting to heal up before I go tearing apart the truck...lol
    Maybe it's a place holder for a front camera?

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  2. Feb 13, 2022 at 4:51 AM
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    tcjacado

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    That looks like the front camera.
     
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  3. Feb 13, 2022 at 4:53 AM
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    FL_TRD Sport

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  4. Feb 13, 2022 at 5:06 AM
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    Devious6

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    As noted, it's where your front camera would mount.

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  5. Feb 13, 2022 at 5:10 AM
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    dezert.taco

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    I'm pretty sure that's the hood release.
     
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  7. Feb 13, 2022 at 5:19 AM
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  8. Feb 13, 2022 at 5:19 AM
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  9. Feb 13, 2022 at 5:25 AM
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    It's part of the TPS, which is activated by a very small (almost hidden in a recess) button about the size of a pencil eraser under the steering wheel near the bottom on the trim piece. It will say "TPS" etched into the plastic just above it. Press this and it activates the Toyota Performance System that will detect if you are on a paved road or a dirt trail using the front mounted blue-tooth camera. If off road it knows that it is not required to be CARB compliant so it is able to bypass some of the smog and emissions gear granting almost 40 extra horsepower.
     
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    :burp:
     
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  12. Feb 13, 2022 at 6:28 AM
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    Yikes. Thanks for the real answers and thanks even more for the jokes!
     
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    Whatever you do, don’t physically touch it, looks like the call button for Snake Plissken. Don’t worry though, it only affects New York.
     
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    This is, by far, my favorite thread so far.
     
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  20. Feb 13, 2022 at 7:16 AM
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