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

made my old Blackberry my new iPod lol. just installed LED side marker bulbs

 

I'm an engineer (mechanical). You want a "trickle" battery tender if you get one. Because you don't want a high output one on your car for 2 months straight. It will most likely be 10watts of power consumption. We can estimate <25w to be safe.

• 25Watts
• Florida 2009 - 11.49 Cents / KWHr
  • 12.20 Cents/KWHr accounting for 3% inflation
• 2months = 61 days (est.) = 1464 hr
• Watts/1000 * hours = 36.6KWHr
• KWHr * $ = $4.47

Most new truck batteries are going to be at least $90.

This is given that the current battery will even hold a charge and or benefit from trickle charging. Also this is given that it is not possible to get someone to place/remove the trickle charger.


References
http://www.think-energy.net/electricitycosts.htm
http://batterytender.com/resources/selection-guide.htm

 

towed a landscaping trailer

 

installed a aal today on my tsb setup. took almost two hours because it was a bitch getting the bolt through the first time and i had to re-align the leafs in running the bolt through. Now im back to factory rake.

 

Drove by the body shop and saw it sitting there all messed up

 

I've been on deployments (3-4 months) were I've left a truck sitting and come home to have a vehicle fire right up. I've also had a couple where I've disconnected the battery and when I get back hook it up and starts no problem....I've also had ONE deployment where I left everything hooked up and come home to need a jump from a buddy. I say disconnect it if you can and you might save yourself some cash.

 

How about a trickle charger ? They're cheap and keep the battery charged. I believe a lot of people with boats use them so will start up with infrequent use. Should work for you. Thanks for the service.

 

installed this

 

Yeah, I was on a deployment from last Oct till this past Mar... A cold snap came through Georgia and came home to the battery being completely dead both on the motorcycle and truck. (thank goodness for a warranty for a new truck battery). I bought a battery tender for it and the motorcycle, but didn't connect either of them... We shall see what happens when I get home... Here's hoping they both fire right up or just need a jump and still hold a charge.

 

I have a "automatic" battery charger that charges at 10amp, then drops to a trickle charge once it's at 100%. I've left lights on that drained the battery enough that the door chime and dash lights wouldn't come on 3 times. I've jumped it each time, let it run for a few minutes, then 20 mile commute to work. Truck may have struggled a bit to start after work, but it did and I drove home. Once home put it on the charger over night. It's probably been a year since I last drained it and the battery is still running strong.

The charger is supposed to have a desulfinate mode so maybe that helps.

 

Before and after. Since Friday I have installed the TRD smoked headlights and also installed the color matched grill to the 4x4 SR5 DC. I had to get rid of some of that chrome.

 

Hopefully stopped the slight coolant odor / leak on the hose from the radiator to the coolant tank.

Smoothed the molding seam, installed spring type hose clamps on each connection.

Topped off coolant.

Today is the day to find out...

PK

 

I installed the CounterAct rust protection system. It took a couple of hours

http://www.counteractrust.com/

 

I've got a couple of questions for you. What setup are you running on the front and what size was the aal?

Thanks.

 

Installed black argentinian leather all around / tinted window / GPS

 

Last two days were spent sound deadening the vehicle. Turned out really well. Definitely worth the investment for me.

 

Mickey Thompson Baja STZ's 275/75/16, Dick Cepek Torques and (YIKES!!!!) the dreaded spacer lift!

 

Found some serious mud!

 

Scratch the shit outta that chrome grill emblem and paint it white!

Looks 1000000000% better

 

Installed cam locks and threw on the trifecta: