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Just installed my spotlight

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by atossup, Jan 11, 2016.

  1. Jan 12, 2016 at 3:01 PM
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    SportsmanJake

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    Any trouble with the airbags?
     
  2. Jan 12, 2016 at 3:11 PM
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    00yotasr5

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    damn that sweet. what is the output on that thing?
     
  3. Jan 12, 2016 at 3:42 PM
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    XPOTRPR

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    > BUILD LINKS >
  4. Jan 12, 2016 at 3:43 PM
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    T4RFTMFW

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    Kinda rad.

    I'd be curious to hear/see the install instructions.

    Props for not giving a damn and drilling into that truck.
     
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  5. Jan 12, 2016 at 3:47 PM
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    atossup

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    245,000 candle power. Unity also has HID spot lights, but the price was too rich for me. You must be very careful to disturb the airbag wiring as little as possible. The wiring is very small and fragile, and I had to carefully break the air bag connection plastic mount to the piller, since it would not come out of the hole. I did not take apart any of the electrical connections. The tether to the bottom of the airbag is also bolted to the piller under the place where the spot light shaft comes in, so you have to work around that, or take it off. There is also other wiring in the area, I think for the dome light, and pre-wiring for crew cab lights and the blue tooth speaker. If you disconnect the battery, you have to wait about 20 minutes for the airbag to discharge. But if you screwed up, your in for a big surprise when you reconnect the juice (grin).
    I also painted the chome bracket on the spot light flat black.
     
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  6. Jan 12, 2016 at 3:48 PM
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    T4RFTMFW

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    Output shots?!
     
  7. Jan 12, 2016 at 3:56 PM
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    Tacoma SS

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  8. Jan 12, 2016 at 4:04 PM
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    Super sanitary looking installation! Congratulations, great work!
     
  9. Jan 12, 2016 at 4:39 PM
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    Wheelspinner

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    I hope you took my post earlier with a grain of salt, I was just being a ball buster. That came out great and it looks pretty colon the truck.
     
  10. Jan 12, 2016 at 4:59 PM
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    Wheelspinner - Absolutely no offense taken. Be well and prosper.
     
  11. Jan 12, 2016 at 5:06 PM
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    conifers4

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    Not enough balls to attempt this

    Hats off to the OP
     
  12. Jan 12, 2016 at 5:09 PM
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    must see night picture
     
  13. Jan 12, 2016 at 5:13 PM
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    Very awesome
     
  14. Jan 12, 2016 at 5:28 PM
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    WSC 2016 TRD off road

    WSC 2016 TRD off road Love this truck!

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    Very cool, just not sure I could do it to my truck.
     
  15. Jan 12, 2016 at 7:10 PM
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    "Pretty colon", indeed :oops:
     
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  16. Jan 12, 2016 at 7:37 PM
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    :facepalm: that's what I get for posting in a rush at work haha
     
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  17. Jan 12, 2016 at 7:50 PM
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    I've always wanted to do one of these
     
  18. Jan 12, 2016 at 7:55 PM
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    MQQSE

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    Very nice OP! :thumbsup:
     
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  19. Jan 13, 2016 at 6:44 AM
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    CurtB

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    Need a snorkel to balance things out. :)
     
  20. Jan 13, 2016 at 7:41 AM
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    Quite like it. Nice job taking the plunge.

    Another one in the "I don't have the balls to do this myself" camp.
     

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