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Let's see your 1st Gen switch setups!

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by MapleMoose, Mar 5, 2013.

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  1. Oct 2, 2013 at 12:16 PM
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    Cause lets be honest. Thats the only time you use your rear lights.
     
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  2. Oct 2, 2013 at 12:41 PM
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    Eh, see my Build Thread sig link. Too many mods to list.
    Ha! I could see using them during put-in/take-out of my boat. Or camping, if I ever went.
     
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  3. Oct 2, 2013 at 12:49 PM
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    Used them for loading/unloading bikes and camping. Only used them as fuck you lights once.
     
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  4. Oct 4, 2013 at 9:36 PM
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    For completeness.

    1. The left side:
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    2. The right side:
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  5. Oct 4, 2013 at 9:51 PM
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    ^nice. Did you have to trim a little plastic to fit them where the clock was? I just put the same setup in there but sideways instead because it fit better.
     
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  6. Oct 4, 2013 at 10:15 PM
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    No alteration needed beyond removing the clock, just popped right in.
     
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  7. Oct 4, 2013 at 10:31 PM
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    Interesting. Maybe I just need to push harder haha. It didn't feel like it would fit that way for me.
     
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  8. Oct 5, 2013 at 12:22 PM
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    daystar rockers, one for LED on for Driving lights. I ordered these before I found out about the otrattww ones...
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  9. Oct 9, 2013 at 9:16 PM
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    ^ ^ ^ Get a new lower center dash piece (whatever it's called) off of a scrap Tacoma and then mount up OTRATTW switches

    Either way it looks awesome & you did a great job!
    Your truck is very clean
     
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  10. Oct 9, 2013 at 9:19 PM
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    Are the Daystar switches just Carling switches rebranded? If so, the OTRATTW bodies would fit. Wouldn't need to replace the lower console collar. Could just order new switch plates as well, if they are.
     
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  11. Oct 9, 2013 at 10:10 PM
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    Are you talking about the piece they are mounted to right now? I don't mind them there, I do wish my truck didn't come with 2 cig lighters though! I will get another piece when I add more switches like lockers and rock lights. Thanks for the compliments, your truck is clean as shit too!

    Didn't even think of that, brilliant idea, I will find out about that!
     
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  12. Oct 9, 2013 at 10:33 PM
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    Yeah if you really wanted OTRATTW switches but IMO those ones right now look really good. I know, I don't use mine they just take up precious switch space... which is already hard to come by!

    Thanks, you know how jealous I am of your color though :eek:
    I do what I can with what I got
     
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  13. Oct 10, 2013 at 12:31 PM
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    Well you do a good job, yeah I will leave them for now, I like the green to match my truck. Although as soon as I turned them on at night I went shit why didn't I get amber to match the rest of the interior lights haha, o well.
     
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  14. Oct 10, 2013 at 1:15 PM
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    Do what I plan on doing, change the interior lights.
     
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  15. Oct 10, 2013 at 1:45 PM
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    Yeah then you'd have a Spec Ops interior at night :infantry:
     
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  16. Oct 10, 2013 at 2:41 PM
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    That sounds like a PITA, tear apart everything with a light behind it and replace with LED's? What color do you plan on doing? And where does everyone get all the LED bulbs for interior and brake lights etc?
     
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  17. Oct 10, 2013 at 3:24 PM
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    I've done it 2 or 3 times so I can usually get it apart and back together within an hour if I'm hauling ass, but it's normally a half hour longer if I'm farting around


    Interior lights I go through superbrightleds.com

    Reverse light and soon to be brake light I bought off e-bay HERE


    Here's a link to the difference between my stock bulbs and the eBay ones...
    CLICK HERE
     
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  18. Oct 11, 2013 at 5:02 AM
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    +1 on superbrightleds. Gonna get blue top match these beasts.

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    Let me know how those reverse lights work for you. I've seen 7 watt ones that I've been considering too like these:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-7440-7W-...Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a2d13c0c2&vxp=mtr

    So many choices out there without enough info.
     
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  19. Oct 11, 2013 at 5:53 AM
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    +2 superbrightleds.com

    Slooooow.... :) I can get my dash apart and the cluster out in about 15 minutes.

    I've done it so many times...so...tired...of...doing...it... Last time I didn't even end up with any extra screws.

    I'm going to have to take it apart AGAIN because I'm getting some new cluster overlay stickers shortly. I hate messing with the gauge needles. I'm so afraid I'll pop one off or break it. But the white cluster face of the later years looks so much better than the stock black that it's worth it.
     
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  20. Oct 11, 2013 at 7:59 AM
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    I really like them, SO much brighter than the stock bulbs. You can see the differences here in this post: CLICK HERE

    I don't have any experience with those bulbs you linked to, so... I no know :notsure:



    I just get bungered up when it comes to the heater duct and all the BS on the left hand side of the steering wheel column :mad:

    I've never dove deep enough to mess with the needles, I'd probably paint them. Stock black looks better on white LED bulbs (what I have) but the 01-04 white control panels look bo$$ with different colored LEDs (green/blue/red)
     
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