New truck destruction. Mods for my 2013 DCLB 4x4, Danielle.

Front and rear brakes, Wheeler.s stainless lines, u-bolt flip kit, 1/2" spacer for the taco lean, sway bar delete, side steps removed, oil change to 10W-30 (engine knocks are no longer audible in the cab), put the center caps back in the wheels hoping to center the wheels on the hubs an quieten some of the noise, greased the u-joints.

Brake pedal feel still sucks, worried I got air in the master cylinder. May take it to the shop the morning if my opinion hasn't improved by then.

U bolts in the flip kit are too short. Called and they said they now ship with 9" u-bolts instead of 7 3/8". Not sure that's long enough but I can't find them anywhere else so I'll have to order them after the Jamboree, If I don't find a set there.

Maybe my 7 pin will get taken out this weekend and force be to figure out what I'm gonna do about that.

 

Mod number I lost count. Ultragauge installed. Not where i wanted to put it, but it'll do for now. Would be better on the black plastic piece opposite of the door mirror but I didn't want to disassemble it and the door so I could run the cable. Was irritated that the trans temp didn't work out of the box but found a post on changing the codes and it now works.

Still need to get back around to the trailer plug, it's now bent up at a bad angle but still attached.

Stuff to put winch controls in the cab are in route, as well as relays for the heated mirrors. Need to figure out a timer for the mirrors, and a switch that's not $70. Going to need to find a fuse box soon too.

 

Finally took care of that busted 7-pin. Not impressed with this particular part, especially for the price, but it'll work.

$31 Hopkins Towing Solutions 48470 Endurance Multi-Tow Vehicle Side Connector

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004N5U7DS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Added lots of silicone to the back side so hopefully it'll be fairly water tight and reliable when needed.
Started to install the trailer brake controller but decided I don't like the one I have so I'll save that till I find a better solution.

NOTE: THIS \/\/\/ WON'T FIT!!!!!!!!
Check this out, looks just like the one's I noticed on several Dodge Rams walking through the parking lot into work this morning:
http://www.etrailer.com/Wiring/Hopk...fgP_rm8xMc_DimIJGzs-eTQ0dOJnGTMj7oaAo698P8HAQ

 

Looking good! How did you power the Cobra CB radio? I'd like to do something similar.

 

Thank you.
I used one of these:

$9 Nilight 200PCS Male Female Fully Insulated Wire Crimp Terminal Nylon Quick Connectors Wiring Spade 16-14 Gauge, 2 Years Warranty

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SUTYYS2
But will eventually add another fuse box when I start adding more electronics.

 

Finally gettin' around to adding the in-cab winch controls, and rearranging the switches to suit me.

And maybe redneckin' a LED setup under the tonneau, got some IKEA LEDs mood lighting strips I pulled of the back of free-be TV.

 

Finished up installing my in-cab winch controls, and rearranging the switches.


Wiring diagram, only difference is you'll need to tie pin seven of the in/out switch to ground so the LEDs work.

Parts:

$10 ESUPPORT Car 12V 20A Momentary Light Button Rocker Toggle Switch Blue LED Winch in Out ON-Off-ON 7Pin

https://www.amazon.com/Support-Mome...9&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=sundley+winch+in++out

SUNDELY® Winch Power 12V 24V On Off Rocker Switch with Blue LED Backlit Carling ARB Narva Style for Auto Automotive Car Caravan Marine Boat Truck UTV

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R5VCPAU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$6 Monoprice 5-Pin Female DMX Connector - Black, Anodized Aluminum With A Plastic Cap, Rubber Strain Relief Boot, and Lock Release Button

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MBWKSN4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
10' of #16-3 from Lowes
Blue terminals for the switches from O'Reilly's.

I was told these switches wouldn't fit here, and I guess for someone easily intimidated they wouldn't. I trimmed out the vertical ridges at the back of each hole with my knife and rounded the top-back edge of each of the rockers and they fit fine.

Also popped the USB port apart and rattle can painted the LEDs black, they were way to bright before, just right now.

Note, for the dash lights, find a green wire with a white stripe.

 

CONSOLE! ORGANIZE!

I'm on a role today....

This goes along with my home-made divider I installed last weekend. If anyone in the Austin area needs black plastic to make a console divider out of I have it, just message me and I'll hook you up.

 

Removed the weak 2.1amp USB and installed a 4.2amp model. 2.1 isn't enough to keep up with the display and apps, hopefully there's actual power in the new 4.2A.

Edit, Nope, no power here either. charging still doesn't keep up with power usage.

Looks cool, but I think I'm gonna ditch it and put the fog light switch back in for some new Rigid's that are hopefully on the way, to be turned on when the blinker is on, or when I need them hunting for that trail I missed in the dark.

 

Finally got my EZ view mirrors and heated mirrors installed. Just 3 more months till winter hits Texas and I get to try them out.

http://trailtoys.net/products/2005-15-toyota-tacoma-ezview-mirrors
http://www.aironboard.com/online/pu...-oem-replacement-heated-mirrors-led-blue.html
http://www.wolstentech.com/products/timedelayrelay/tdr-mc.php
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/heated-mirrors-kit-interest-update-thread-pic-heavy.377840/
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/oem-heated-mirrors-diy-mod.193528/


To set the timing on the mirrors, on the TDR-MC, change switch 2 and turn the pot 10 turns. This will give a good starting point for how long the heaters stay on. Was a little concerned I screwed something up the first time I tried them and they appeared not to work, read the instructions and figured out why they were only getting turned on for about 2 seconds.....

Edit...End of January and no ice yet, but they clear up foggy mirrors quickly which is why I really wanted them anyway.

 

Anytime rear camera mod, not happy with the switch location but it's good for now.

Green wire in the mirror plug to top of the SPDT switch, clip the red wire an connect to the middle and bottom of switch. Would suggest a latching push button instead of the toggle.





In hind-sight, this is probably the most useless mod I've done.

 

Oh yeah, the reason for the any time back up camera mod....

 

And the next mod cause the tonneau with tent is to frickin' heavy to lift to get the tailgate open; 4 actuators and a bluetooth relay board....


Still got bugs to work out, like the actuators aren't real good at side loads at full extension; for now I'm using 8 straps and some D rings added to the bottom side of the tonneau but I'm not trusting it enough to sleep in the tent at full extension, and, each actuator seems to be a different speed; really annoying thing that maybe some better actuators will solve if i don't just say screw it and buy a trailer.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I4ICQMO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$41 Blue Sea Systems 5026 ST Blade Fuse Block 12 Circuit with Ground and Cover

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P6FTHC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

WINDYNATION 16" 16" Stroke Linear Actuator 12 Volt 12V 225 Pounds lbs Maximum Lift (Includes Mounting Brackets)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P4UG4PG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.actuatorzone.com/brk-03

The bluetooth relay module will eventually control bed lights, camp lights, and any other gizmod I can think up. Pretty cool lighting peoples faces up with this setup, people think I'm some sort of genius; to many imperfections to be genius.


Update: Android did an update and the app no longer functions, and I was tired of replacing actuators every time they got wet, so this system was replaced with a camper shell.

 

Nice work!

 

Thanks Johnny. Kind of hit a snag here lately, credit cards are maxed on the tent and recent trips so just going to enjoy it and make inexpensive mods for a while and finish installing what I have setting in the garage.

 

After our Thanksgiving Big Bend trip my daughter said she needed a handle like some FJ friends have, so I gave here a big roll of cord and showed here the Paracord Helper app.....


Problem solved.

 

4X innovations shovel and ax mount installed. Not really happy with how closely the grip fists mount to each other, getting the shovel out and back in could be a serious pain. Will see what actual use shows first time I need the shovel, maybe the lower set need to be turned over but I don't see that helping much.
What I do like is the space behind them in which I can keep my waking stick, tarp, and short length of garden hose.

http://www.4xinnovations.com/Double-Quick-Fist-Mount-for-All-Toyota-Bed-Rails_p_138.html

 

Dangit! Spent money again.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ystems-group-buy-ends-march-15th-2017.478218/

 

T4R brake upgrade and Dobinson snorkel.

 

Hmm, need to update with the ham radio and Prinsu rack.

BFG now has a 285/70-17 in LR C, so time for a cab mount chop.....
And, since most of the apps on the stock radio don't work, I'm thinking that needs some sort of upgrade, maybe a tablet.