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Grey wire mod

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by 2003greenbean, Dec 8, 2007.

  1. Feb 23, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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    NegroTundra

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    Thats probably cause your a flat-lander. I am still forced to use 4LO all the time when offraod to tackle obstacles at a slow enough speed to not trash my truck. And steep hills require the low gearing.
     
  2. Mar 4, 2012 at 10:14 AM
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    i saw this mod on here and was too scared to try it.. but was watching tv this morning and saw an episode on a 99 tacoma doing a gray wire mod and a super charger.. so after watching the episode and looking at your pictures.. decided to do it. took apart everything did the mod and put everything back together in 7 mins. :D love it
     
  3. Mar 4, 2012 at 10:35 AM
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    yeah that sounds right, the only thing i didnt like about it was putting the intake in the tool box, iv had my bed take on some water off roading.. and in my driveway if it rains.. but i still want one! any idea on a price range?
     
  4. Mar 19, 2012 at 7:21 PM
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    I guess that's it. I tried using Low range last time I was off-roading and it just felt like I was wasting gas.
     
  5. Mar 20, 2012 at 5:09 PM
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    does anyone know if this will work on a 2wd prerunner
     
  6. Mar 20, 2012 at 7:42 PM
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    but only one of my wheels spin wheen im in mud and i want both to spin
     
  7. Apr 16, 2012 at 7:01 PM
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    So under my 4x4 computer there is such a clusterf*** of wires i didnt even mess with it. I went to unplug it and couldnt, I felt like i was about to rip the black box off. Even if i did unplug it, with that mess of wires I pry had 2'' of play to snip grey wire and splice new ground wire. Not really looking for advice, but I did not get as lucky as you ppl doing this is 7-10 minutes. Round 2 might start tomorrow... With a little more agression
     
  8. Apr 16, 2012 at 9:39 PM
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    Did you have this plug ?


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  9. Apr 22, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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    I attached pics.. and of course they are not right side up. But it is just hard to pinch that prong or whatever.. pinch and pull, mine will not come out. I have applied enough pressure to it that it should have come out. Wiggle and pull, it doenst want to move. I dont want to give up on it though, it would be so fun to have. The pics kinda show how it has limited access. Im sure im not the only one who has had wires to work around but mine is being stubborn...

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  10. Apr 22, 2012 at 8:47 PM
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  11. Apr 23, 2012 at 12:32 AM
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    Yep, you just gotta be firm with it. When I did it, I had to hold onto the computer with my left hand, and pull the plug out with the other. Mine felt like the computer was going to break off its mount, so I held it and gave the plug a firm pull and it worked great.
     
  12. Apr 23, 2012 at 1:15 AM
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    ok, cool. thanks guys. I will get back to it at some point and hopefully be able to enjoy some locked 2H action!
     
  13. May 31, 2012 at 8:13 PM
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    I have been eying up this thread for some time and am trying to get all my ducks in a row before I attempt it.
    Couple questions however- Does the gauge of wire you use for the ground matter, (18 okay)?
    Has anyone done this with a switch? I remember someone mentioning this in an earlier post. I do like the idea of being able to (return) the truck to factory settings, just in case.

    What do you all think?
     
  14. Jun 1, 2012 at 8:21 AM
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    Why bother with a switch ? you already have one...:)
     
  15. Jun 2, 2012 at 9:14 AM
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    True, but would a secondary switch return the factory switch to factory settings. In a sense of being a fail-safe just in case problems come up with this mod, etc. Or is this redundant?
     
  16. Jun 4, 2012 at 2:17 PM
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    There should not be 15 pages on this thread - there are SO many write ups of this mod and its the easiest beginner mod to do. :jerkoff:
     
  17. Jun 4, 2012 at 6:48 PM
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    Very nice mod and easy to do. Thanks for the forum thread all.
     
  18. Jun 4, 2012 at 7:08 PM
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    Why not ?? :notsure: Guys like to (& are encouraged to) post up results/questions.....

    You can't post up shit like this until you have close to 10,000 useless post

    Mr. post 47....:p:p
     
  19. Jun 5, 2012 at 8:22 AM
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    No one is encouraged to re post the same shit over! it's a "FORUM" posts never get deleted, there are dozens or grey wire mod write ups and guess what, they are all the same - its the exact same mod, try the SEARCH function next time! or youtube!
    BTW how pathetic when you use the amount of posts you have as an argument.....:notsure:
     
  20. Jun 5, 2012 at 12:48 PM
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    hello and welcome to tacoma world! Take a look and notice that this thread is from 2007! Considering the forum goes back to late 2006, this makes it an older thread. The standard in fact. So while this thread may NOT be the FIRST, it is the most popular. This is where any little issues are confirmed for the related topic. Now if everyone was creating threads about this issue i could see why your panties could be in a bunch. But for now, keep the sand in your vagina and dont let it leak out. These are posts, related to the same issue.

    Good day sir!
     

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