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

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Apr 2, 2019 at 10:06 PM
    El Taco Diablo

    El Taco Diablo Professional Pinstriper

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    The wires to the RTMR are a Cat 5. Lol

    The wires you see are the power and ground jumpers. If I did it again... Ya, I would not have done the Daisy chains with wire that big.

    But the A pillar only has a power, a ground (grounded to a screw under the A pillar), and a Cat 5 in it.
     
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  2. Apr 2, 2019 at 10:21 PM
    Blackdawg

    Blackdawg Dr. Frankenstein

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    Looks good. Your eyes are going to hate you I'd you drive a night a lot.
     
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  3. Apr 2, 2019 at 10:25 PM
    Yetimetchkangmi

    Yetimetchkangmi Well-Known Member

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    Photo or it didn't happen...
    I pick up my Kukunam tomorrow :)
     
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  4. Apr 2, 2019 at 11:30 PM
    BartMaster1234

    BartMaster1234 Well-Known Member

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    I’m surprised there’s enough room up there to fit the switches. Might have to do this. The brightness doesn’t bother you? I’d probably hookup the backlights to the Rheostat so I can dim them.
     
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  5. Apr 2, 2019 at 11:49 PM
    Reh5108

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    But a still photo won't prove anything. Just boards laying in the snow. Here's a fun video of this past week in which I don't see traction boards being more helpful than a winch if I was solo.

    https://youtu.be/3fCMNmqUCR4


    I have no idea what a Kukunam is. :notsure:
     
  6. Apr 2, 2019 at 11:50 PM
    Speedytech7

    Speedytech7 Toyota Cult Ombudsman

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    It's less Tacoma and more mod
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  7. Apr 3, 2019 at 1:38 AM
    TacoYankee

    TacoYankee Well-Known Member

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    The actual housing. Rusted through by the c clamp.
     
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  8. Apr 3, 2019 at 5:12 AM
    SwampYota

    SwampYota Strange things are afoot at the Circle K

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    Leaf spring question: I’m finally getting around to installing my lift in two weeks. I got the Daystar greasable main eye bushing/bolts. I was planning on using the stock rear shackles and hardware though. Any reason I shouldn’t do this? This will be my first lift install and don’t want surprises.
     
  9. Apr 3, 2019 at 5:38 AM
    Fernando

    Fernando Hammerdown

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    Ummm..no thank you. I went to a junk yard and snagged one for 50 bux
     
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  10. Apr 3, 2019 at 5:41 AM
    Gyrkin

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    A decent set of tire chains and you would have cruised right through that.
     
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  11. Apr 3, 2019 at 6:51 AM
    gumbo-taco

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    I looked for about 6-8 months for used - no luck. Saved some pennies and finally pulled the trigger.
     
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  12. Apr 3, 2019 at 7:10 AM
    cynicalrider

    cynicalrider #NFG

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    Realistically it's a tool that can make a recovery faster. A shovel would get you out of that. A shovel and traction boards would get you out faster. A rear winch and some sort of land anchor would get you out even faster. And a buddy with a winch or a strap is likely fastest. And chains might have kept you from getting in the situation in the first place. That's all the shit we carry ever is, a tool that can make recovery or repairs or whatever faster or easier.
     
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  13. Apr 3, 2019 at 7:47 AM
    quetzal

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    Replaced the broken clock spring last night with a used oem (ebay) for under $40. No more airbag light and my horn works again.

    S-H3hOEmk47W2oR2Aovri2DOx-TYXRdxYWQsGlUb_f69a492cf646b2a92d08ce4e345c79bdd8a1ada9.jpg
     
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  14. Apr 3, 2019 at 8:06 AM
    eon_blue

    eon_blue If I would, could you

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    You'll be fine, I have the same Daystar bolts going through the bottom of the stock shackles. They fit
     
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  15. Apr 3, 2019 at 8:12 AM
    JKO1998

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    Did you make one switch a different color just to mess with me?
     
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  16. Apr 3, 2019 at 8:22 AM
    El Taco Diablo

    El Taco Diablo Professional Pinstriper

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    LOL... The first switch on the left is power on/off to the switches. Yes, it's a different color. Good thing I'm not OCD about shit like that.

    I ran the switches through an on/off switch because it's all coming from the Aux battery with constant power so I can have the lights on with the truck off, but without the switch the bottom indicator lights on the switches would always be on.
     
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  17. Apr 3, 2019 at 8:26 AM
    SwampYota

    SwampYota Strange things are afoot at the Circle K

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    I didn’t say that right. Daystar is going up front. For the rear I planned on reusing all the stock bolts and shackles. I do have new bushings that came with the leafs I was going to use back there but everything else would be stock.
     
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  18. Apr 3, 2019 at 8:54 AM
    JasonLee

    JasonLee Hello? I'm a truck.

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    MY EYES. My favorite "feature" of our 1st gen trucks is that when you turn the dimming dial all the way down, ALL OF THE INTERIOR lights turn off (except the A/C and recirculation buttons and headlight bright indicator and O/D and ...). Many times I have wanted to modify my instrument cluster to also dim the indicators relative to the dimming knob so that I could also fully turn off the O/D and Brights (blue) while driving off-road (or in the mountains) at night.
     
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  19. Apr 3, 2019 at 9:04 AM
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    To use a cat 5 cable in this application do you just cut the end off of the cable that would normal plug into a phone / computer / wall or is there an adapter to plug LED wires into it?
     
  20. Apr 3, 2019 at 9:04 AM
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    I need a picture of a CBI Trail Rider bumper that shows the supports in the back. Can anyone get me one?
    I ordered the DIY kit but it doesn't come with a diagram. Most of it is pretty obvious, but the supports between the mounting plates, the CNC-cut supports, and how the trailer hitch receiver is attached in the back isn't clear.
    A picture from directly underneath would work fine or if you had one off the truck, a picture from above would be perfect.
    There's a few different ways it could go together, but I'd rather know how it was meant to go together.
    Thanks in advance,
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