What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Rear camera switch and radio dimmer mod. (I wanted to override the radio dimming out when the headlights were on, as I usually use my headlights during the day.)



Shouts to http://www.ch4x4.com/ for the 'radio' switch -- it's from their custom line. (You pick the graphic, text, led color.) They were super quick to send both the switches and very reasonable, price-wise. They also answered the phone with good tech advice ("will feeding the switch off the dimmed circuit, so 0-12v, work?" The answer is yes -- they dim perfectly with the rest of the dash.)

 

Which rear view cam anytime mod did you follow?

 

Roof rack. PITA!!

 

I kept the stock hu but upgraded to components up front, 6.5's in the back, a 8" Alpine type R sub and box, and a 5 channel amp to power them all. I also had new cables run and a loc just in case I didn't like how the sound turned out. I'm pretty happy with the sound and it's way louder. I haven't felt the need to get a new hu yet. Ymmv

 

Same here. With the stock HU, a LOC, amp to speakers, separate amp to the sub, and all new wiring I see zero need to ever install an aftermarket HU.

EDIT: this includes all new speakers so the only thing left stock is the HU.

 

Totally agree, blew my front drivers side door with my jvc then upgraded to infinity reference.

 

What is a LOC?

 

Its a Line Out Converter. The job of a good LOC is to level off the signals coming from your HU and push out 'clean' signals to the amps which then amplify those clean signals to your speakers for better sound. Otherwise i think they just allow RCA connections from the HU which doesn't have that type of connection.

So it would go HU -> LOC -> AMP(s) -> SPEAKER/SUB

 

I installed one of these:
http://car-solutions.com/en/video-cable-for-toyota-touch-scion-bespoke-subaru-monitors.php

and wired in a powered HDMI>RCA Adapter so any A/V coming out of my phone will display on the 'bigscreen' like maps or movies.

Its pretty great (unplug the 'speed' wire to enable video under throttle)

 

Have these same lights. I have tinted windows too and it was almost impossible to back up properly with the stock lights. Mine are 6 months old or so and have not leaked yet and we get a lot of rain here in Florida.

 

Got the 28 pin adapter from @jshsltr, (he included a diode), (circuit drawing here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...d-oem-style-camera-gps-switches.458293/page-6 ), grabbed power with a fuse box 'add-a-circuit'. Stole switch illumination power from the switch right beside it.

 

YOU.

I was looking everywhere for you when we were voting for avatar of the year. God dammit.

 

I guess is all just preferrence then really. I prefer to be able to control the freq.

 

Thank you for taking the time. I kind of gave up since those threads are 3rd gen. Are the wire colors and locations the same?

 

Wow!!! That's really cool!!

 

Installed Front Runner rails with 2 load bars NO SLIMLINE RACK


Vibration sound from wind was crazy so I slapped on an old wind fairing from WRX

 

That's genius!

 

Lol.

 

Ha! Well a few places sell this kit (rails and two load bars), so they are the geniuses. I dig it though. Less expensive than the full rack, and I just didn't need the full rack anyways

 

For me, cable harnesses and wire colors were the same. Having said that, mine's a '14 AC with the non-nav, non-Jbl HU. Not sure how it would go with a second gen Jbl.