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Make your own underhood light with Rock Light LEDs

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by tamer, May 23, 2020.

  1. Nov 3, 2020 at 5:38 PM
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    bubbadogg7

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    Hi, can you PM me cost for quantity 4? Definitely need underhood, but also may use for rock lighting as well.
     
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  2. Nov 4, 2020 at 2:06 PM
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    LMarshall73

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    I am interested in a set
     
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  3. Nov 4, 2020 at 8:30 PM
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  4. Nov 4, 2020 at 10:02 PM
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    @tamer sorry, not positive if I’m doing this right. I’d be interested in a set. Pre-pay is fine.
     
  5. Nov 4, 2020 at 10:15 PM
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    tamer

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    I’ll add you to the list for the next batch. All the ones on this batch are spoken for. It’ll probably be a couple weeks until they are ready. Likely won’t ask for pre-payment for a couple days.
     
  6. Nov 5, 2020 at 12:03 AM
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    tamer

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  7. Nov 5, 2020 at 12:08 AM
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    Did you ever come out with a cyclone version or just the universal?
     
  8. Nov 5, 2020 at 12:13 AM
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    I do have a cyclone version CAD’d up but there’s really no advantage to that over the universal version. It didn’t make sense to make/stock two different versions especially considering most guys don’t know which lights they’ll go with before ordering the brackets. If you really wanted to you could cut the ends off and you’d have the Cyclone specific version I designed.
     
  9. Nov 5, 2020 at 7:23 PM
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  10. Nov 6, 2020 at 10:57 AM
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    Got my brackets today. Was going to install tomorrow, but this election is giving me anxiety so I just finished. I used the KC Cyclones with the KC harness. Both red wires were too short and I had to add wire, but other than that it was a smooth install and a great mod!

    E6A46367-BA27-45EE-8A95-2AE58E959919.jpg
     
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  11. Nov 8, 2020 at 9:50 AM
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    Please add me to the next list.
     
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  12. Nov 8, 2020 at 11:37 AM
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    Alright, I just send payment info to everyone on the list, if you didn't get a PM from me with that, please let me know. Also, if you want to be added to this batch, it's not too late, still a few spots left.

    Thanks!
     
  13. Nov 12, 2020 at 3:20 PM
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    What gauge wire would be best suited for the Amazon lights? 14ga. or 16ga.?
     
  14. Nov 12, 2020 at 6:08 PM
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    If I remember correctly I used 14 AWG
     
  15. Nov 12, 2020 at 7:43 PM
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    Got the brackets in today, thanks! I went to go take a look under my hood and found out that the 2nd gen and 2.5 gen hoods are different. The brackets are still mountable with the included well nuts without drilling if you use the slots that are used to mount the fake hood-scoop. They will be closer together so I may angle them a bit to get better coverage. As far as I can tell there should be enough clearance so that it won't hit the engine cover. Once I actually get them fully mounted I will be able to tell better. If they won't clear, it looks like the next best spot would be to drill a 3/8" hole in the center of each X in the hood bracing. Still need to find a switch I like, once I do I'll wire everything up.


    Stock hood from my 2011:
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    Brackets mounted straight:
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    Brackets mounted at an angle:
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  16. Nov 12, 2020 at 7:56 PM
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    Thanks for the info. Crazy, I sold a lot of these and nobody has mentioned that yet.
     
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  17. Nov 13, 2020 at 2:19 AM
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    Would you have a photo of the wire routing by the hood hinge?
     
  18. Nov 13, 2020 at 4:13 AM
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    Hope this is useful:

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    Thanks!!!
     
  20. Nov 13, 2020 at 8:33 AM
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