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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by JPTheFrostySnowmann, Sep 6, 2017.

  1. Sep 6, 2017 at 2:14 PM
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    There's this lil red button next to my steering wheel in my 05 Tacoma, anyone know what it's for ?
     
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  2. Sep 6, 2017 at 2:15 PM
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    rlly tho, pics would help MAYBE.....
    prior owner could have added MANY things and taken them off at some point before selling and left the button
     
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  5. Sep 6, 2017 at 2:23 PM
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    If you're one your phone click on upload a file
     
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    And while I'm looking at this pic, what are all these random black pads for next to it lmao

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  8. Sep 6, 2017 at 2:26 PM
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    Too poor to list anything interesting.
    Me thinks possible vehicle security.

    Or NOS.

    I hope it's NOS.
     
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    The black pads next to it are switch blanks. They just fill the holes for switches that were supposed to go in.
     
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    switch blanks, some higher model tacomas had locking diffs, trac, fogs, etc........... these blanks are where their switches would go
     
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    red button maybe an alarm/alarm bypass?
     
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    There is no "little red button" next to the steering wheel that is OEM, so it could any of a whole wide world of things little red buttons are capable of controlling...
     
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