What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Nice !

 

Took the Taco in for the final ToyotaCare visit. Oil Change and cabin filter change. Last of the free shit...

 

how old is your battery?

 

Never thought of that.

 

Under a year, Toyota replaced it last year when it was -20 degrees out for 2 solid weeks. Problem is the truck will sit in the cold for 2 weeks without driving.

 

I had the same problem after my truck sat all last winter, and again in the spring when it would sit for a week or two between adventures. A circuit breaker between my accessories and battery helped greatly with the short term parking. However when I put the truck away this winter I’m just going to remove the battery and put it in the garage.

 

Ok, new location. I am going to make a mounting plate from HDPE (sheet plastic) that clips into the holes that are there for the rubber liner. Should hold it pretty solid and out of view, its a weather proof plug, but its also filled with dielectric grease too. Plus now I can put the charger on the upper control arm or tire and leave it out in the rain.

Just got to put the inline fuse in also.

 

I also replaced the OEM battery with an AGM from Canada energy, still a 24F and having 3 relays with constant power was still enough to drain it in two weeks. They got it back to full strength for me and I since put that circuit breaker in. Something I should have probably had between the battery and accessory fuses which I located all into one aftermarket fuse box. I don’t think the intention of the breaker is to pop it every time the trucks going to sit but that’s what I use it for.

 

My challenger and bmw both have quick disconnects on the batteries due to sitting for 8-10 months a year. I did think of putting a high output relay in for my audio system to cut power when the truck is off, but Im not sure if cutting power might harm my DSP.

 

Installed the caliraised behind the grill light bar brackets. Hidden lightbar bracket wont work anymore without some modification, it was just easier to get new brackets. I also bought the sdhq dual behind the grill brackets in case the caliraised didnt work.

I used the third slot on the new brackets but filled the holes a little deeper to get the bar a bit further back from the back of the grill. Perfect fit. And if you wondered, its still bright as hell even with some small bits of the grill in the way.

Grill can come on and off with the sso bumper no problem. With the light bar in there, it makes it an issue removing the grill. I trimmed off about an inch of material from the inside of the bottom of the grill. Some long useless piece of plastic gets trimmed, and no problem with instillation now. I hate stopping to take photos , sorry.


But, i wouldnt hesitate yo tell anyone to buy the behind the grill brackets, you still get plenty of light.

 

Absolutely keep these folks in you thoughts and prayers. At a time when we are looking for that perfect gift these poor souls are looking for their homes and loved ones. Such a heartbreaking time for my state.

 

Well so far they look nice lol I got 4 miles on Them since I just put them on.

 

What do you use for a disconnect? The only ones I know of are the heavy duty ones we use on our explosive trucks at work.

 

Just the cheap screw type ones like these. Since its off most of the year, it only gets turned on 1 or 2 times a year.

$6 CZC AUTO Battery Quick Disconnect Switch Top Post Cut/Shut Off Switch Master Isolator for Boat, Car, Truck, RV, Camper, Tractor Vehicles

https://www.amazon.com/CZC-AUTO-Dis...=&hvlocphy=9019555&hvtargid=pla-1128332863881

 

these are what we use

 

Those are neat, I’ve never seen the likes.

 

They work well, but if you have sensitive computers in the car it can cause problems. Both cars I have them in are 1973 and 1991 years, so computers are either not there, or very very minimal.

 

haha, nice! What size tire are you running?

I’m trying to get 34’s on mine and I’m worried about being able to get the alignment right.

 

I got 265 70 17 on pro rims. With nitto ridge grapplers. 34’s are gonna be tight. Maybe CMC? I got no rubbing and still run the factory mud flaps.

 

Ok. Thanks, I’m actually looking into the CMR option instead. I know the 34’s are big and need a lot of room.