What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

I was considering doing this. Got a link to the bulbs you used?

 

I'm running them the way they came out of the box.

Maybe I missed something, I installed these after I relocated them. They are not in the stock position.

 

Im not. But only because most of the stuff left has just been sitting on shelves for years or are old IP designs ect. New shit is very rare. Doesn't help clapped out 1st gens still fetch a higher price than they should even more than clapped out 2nd gens sometimes. lol

 

those should definitely do the trick for you. They worked great and didn't act as limit straps when I had both OME leafs and Alcans with the them in the factory location.

And I actually meant 4.25". Only say that because I had the durobump ones that are that tall. Any shorter and I think the shock would become your bumpstop on full compression. You can see how close the driver side is with a 1/4 extension added.
You could just make the strike pad taller to compensate as well which is what I did until I relocated them.

 

@m3bassman was looking for options for stock moutn location. but I was able to use those for that application with a few tweaks.

 

Looks like shit. Really though I may be copying your design. I *may* have cracked the welds on my 4x rear side swiping a tree at 50 mph getting a little too rowdy. Took out the tire, rear bumper got tweaked and took some body damage but still drove away fine.

 

$13 Alla Lighting Dual Color DE3175 DE3021 LED Festoon Bulbs, White/Red Switchback 31MM DE3022 7065 CAN-bus Map, Dome, Door, Trunk, Stepwell Courtesy Lights

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJSCPMLQ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Wish it was small enough to throw into an envelope - I'd send you the 2nd one free if possible.

 

What did you guys end up using to power the solenoids?

 

Micro relays, if I had extra time to wait on PCBs I'd do some FETs like you did though.

 

Just throwing this out there as a PSA:
I went all Alla Lighting back in 2016. 3 years later, this happened. Since then, I'm done with Amazon LEDs. Only LEDs I have now are the dome and map lights (thx www.superbrightLEDs.com).

Will never give Alla Lighting another chance. If you hear a sizzle from that dome light or other weirdness, check it!

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cheap-led-bulbs-be-careful.643357/

 

I can 2nd this. Amazon/eBay/AliExpress all sell the same chinese garbage that is overdriven in an effort to raise brightness and max out their already fake lumens claims. SuperbrightLEDs actually have better construction/engineering, though I've had those burn out on me too. Hard to say if it's worth the price, given you can buy 10 for the price of 1 there... but for something like behind your gauge cluster that sucks to remove, you're better off with quality.
I actually wired a resistor inline for my side-markers for a while to prevent them from overheating.
I keep my dash potentiometer lower than I'd like for the same reason.

 

Ha! Just send her bud!

 

Finally got around to removing my 20yr old tailgate/pillar badges, never liked the look of ‘em.

 

You could def get a few bucks for the SR5 badges since those aren't made anymore

 

Finished up my timing belt/water pump/radiator job and my truck fired right up. A little nerve wracking for the first time.

 

Nicely done!

 

Yeah

 

Last week a p0420 code showed up, today I found this leak around back of cat. Its the pipe weld to flange on cat assembly. Hope that's the cause. Off to a buddy's to mooch a quick weld with his welder. Shop vac dish soap worked great!

 

On today’s episode of, Shit I Don’t Need.
Looks sick tho so
The adhesive was shit so I actually had to glue it. Time will tell.

 

I thought that was a folded Tshirt at first