Toyota Tacoma 2005+

tnt67

Mine has the Bilsteins already , and I was told that they would be fine with the 3". Put on about 2,000 miles and seems to be fine.If they are going to do the lift for $715.00, jump on it. The last time I checked , I beleive the Rev Tek kit was about $600.00 (Or maybe that was what you meant was $715) . My lift installed at the dealer was about $1500.00 including the alignment.(supposed to be a very time consuming job) Any other questions, let me know.....
tnt67
(I live in AZ too)

gymbo

Toyotaken
Thanks for the response.I had the truck in once already for the popping noise.They drove it,but did not hear noise.I will have to take the time to ride with the tech so I can point it out.Thanks again.

toyotaken

You're welcome. I'm sorry that I wasn't more help, but hopefully if you have any other questions I'll be more helpful.

Ken

offroader3

The one from ebay is from company American Internationa.Go to www.install.com,had mine shipped in 3 days.They're good...

dsrtsanddad

Hi Ratskin :
i might have a story to top yours. I first tried to buy mine before xmas 04. Then went back after the yr - in Jan - and put the order in late Jan. In July, i got my "Allocation" - thats what Toyota calls it when they have to special order something that the company doesnt make. Since i had done business with this dealer in the past - i do beleive that the dealer did everything they can to get it. I wasnt in any hurry - and was on-again-off-again - as far as wanting to buy it - but when it finally showed up in July - boy that was an easy decision. IT was worth the wait. I had to finally give up a little - and forgot about it for weeks - thats probably what got me thru the whole ordeal. But if you ask me Toyota (not the dealers) screwed the pooch on this one very very bad. I coudnt beleive i couldnt buy it. I too had done and built and asked for quotes all over so. calif - and everytime they called - i loved to mess with them - i told them if they can find it in 10 min - ill stop by and buy it at whatever price they wanted. - of course i knew they couldnt find it -but it was funny listening to these sales sharks over the phone desperate and hungry to scrw you over .... for once, i had the upper hand - i knew it was no where to be found - according to the dealer the config was not available yet. thats what i got for almost 6 months. But now its in my driveway - and boy does it look nice - if it wasnt for the excellent reputation and outstanding resale value and excellent styling and powerfull motor, and cool hood scoop, and nice bedliner, and 4x4 action, and black pearl color and bed mat, and long bed configuration with DoubleCab, and custom truck cover and JBL-6disk changer - and SRS side airbags and running boards and running lights - Hell - i probably would of bought a Chevy. :surprise: NOT!

Gotta love these Tacomas !!!! Moral of the STORY : Its worth the WAIT. Just Wait and youll get what you want !!!!!

toyotaken

It's nice to know that you spent time, effort and lost opportunities "messing" with professionals. Would you do this with your/other people's doctor, lawyer, or any other profession for that matter. I'm glad you're proud of yourself and that you thought you were funny, but quite honestly, it isn't and wasn't. Sales consultants are professionals just like many other working people out there. Give them the same consideration you would anyone else. If you've been mistreated by a sales consultant in the past, certainly don't take that out on every other one in the future.

Just my $.02

Ken

ruskastud

Having been in sales a few times (thank god I'm not anymore), I can honesty say that it's not our fault as the consumer; EVER! You know what they say, "If you can't take the heat...." Sales people have a choice just like the rest of us. They choose to do sales, and therefore choose to interact with customers, and therefore accept the fact that we are going to crap on them for being salesmen. I've been there. I've had to get my quota and commission. They're out to make a buck just like you and me. We do what we have to, and so do they... PERIOD!

PS - In no way shape or form would I call a salesman a professional. It's like calling a NASCAR driver an athlete....... You just don't do it.

toyotaken

Interesting perspective you have. I guess I don't share the sentiment and I don't treat people as such. I don't condone treating anyone the way that was described earlier. I take my lumps just as anyone else does, but that doesn't condone someone wasting time, energy and resources for their enjoyment. If that is what you feel is entertainment, I guess that says something about the person doing it. I've been working in the same field for the past 11 years. I am no less a professional than any other person working in their field that knows their business. I get paid for my expertise by both my customers and my employer. I don't treat anyone else differently than how I would expect to be treated when I walk in the door to any place of business. I guess it boils down to you and what you consider being a reasonable human being.

Ken

ltmar

A sales professional would have listened to dsrtsanddad's request and would have known enough about the supply of product to have given him an honest answer about availability and then suggested alternate solutions.

The sales sharks that he talked to got all excited in their quest to make a quick buck.

I know I have encountered a lot more sales sharks than professionals in my lifetime.

I don't judge dsrtsanddad's character one way or another because he had some fun with somebody that probably wasn't doing anything productive anyway. If the sales sharks would start treating their job like a profession, we would all benefit.

boone88rr

The sales people are just doing their jobs the way all of us do. If you've ever worked in any type of customer service or retail, you know those people who come in looking to strike a deal/screw the company/score a steal. That's really the problem here is that all of us probably went to the dealership on the offensive. "Gimme the best deal or I'm gonna buy a Nissan" Now there is nothing wrong with that but as someone who worked in the hotel industry during college, it's tough to tell somebody that you don't have what they want with a smile. If that person already has it in his/her mind that you are out to screw them then they probably won't trust you. Is it good business to say "we can't get that in the next 6 months"? No. Should they have told you that it may take a while? Yes. Rather than playing with them, when it's not their fault at all (just working with what they've got), go to another dealership. They all have their inventory online now.

I went to one dealership, that I saw carried a lot of trucks and had a good sale going on, but they didn't have what I wanted. They tried to sell me something I really didn't want anyway, the old high pressure situation (call over the manager to tell me I'm bustin' their balls on such a good deal). I went home, looked at another dealer, they had exactly what I wanted, so I went in told the sales guy the exact stock # I wanted and explained the situation from the other dealership. He offered me the same deal as the other dealership. Give respect to get respect. The financial office was another story. I think she took personal offense that I didn't want the $800 scotchgard job or the $500 alarm.

Long story, but my point is that everyone thinks the same way going into a dealership "they're gonna screw me". Just knowing first hand how it feels to deal with a customer that is irate/unreasonable/ or thinks he/she somehow deserves the employee discount, it sucks. Now there are some shady sales people out there, no question, but make sure they are given a chance before you decide they need to be given a hard time. I'm sure you wouldn't like being treated that way.

bjw1

I am thinking about adding sirius satelite radio to my taco, since my stereo is already sirius ready, has anybody have satelite, and if so what do you think about it, for me I am really anoid by regular radio with the same songs over and over, and the commercials. Thinking about installing this weekend, found some stores in the area that have the equipment, thanks.

boone88rr

I really like Sirius. I have Dish Network at home and Sirius Radio is included with our package. They have anything you want to hear. In case you do want to hear the same songs over and over again there is the Top 40 station. The only reason I haven't gotten it for the truck yet is because I am still satisfied with my iPod. Commercial radio sucks. I'd rather install a cassette deck than listen to the radio.

Sirius also has the NFL come September.

itman

I am trying to find an outdoor cover for the double cab, short bed. Has anyone found one that fits? Covercraft is supposed to have one but most say extended cab or crew cab.

demoncleaner

Well mine did fine at below -20 F a few times here in NY & NH. Used it several times in those temps hauling around tools, snowmobile crap, firewood, snowboards, whatever. As others have said it is a bit slippery (very slippery with loose snow in it). So I like others have put a bed mat in.

pb2themax

Have you Double Cab owners noticed that when you get in the truck, especially at night, the single dome light just doesn't light up the cab enough? The cab is lit up much better if the map lights are turned on along with the dome light, but who wants to reach into the cab and turn on the map lights everytime you get in and out of the truck?

Well, I figured I'd fix that. Toyota could have easily done this, but decided not to for some reason.

When I open the door I want the dome light AND the map lights to come on at the same time. But I also want to be able to turn the map lights on and off independently of the dome light. It took me a couple hours, but I got it to work, and the cab is lit much better now. Entering and leaving the cab seems more "luxurious" .

If you don't know how to wire a relay then you need to Google it and read up. I can't explain all the details of hooking up a relay. Relay terminals are usually given numbers; 30, 85, 86, 87, and sometimes 87a which does the same thing as 87.

First I took down the overhead console, then the dome light. Take the lens of the dome light off by using a small pick or screwdriver and stick it in that groove on the driverside of the lens. Then the rest of the dome light comes down when you pull on it. It's held up with 2 metal clips. The overhead console is held in my one screw in the sunglass holder, and then there are 2 clips that hold the other end up. Just pull down on it.



On the back of the overhead console there is the smaller plug which powers the dome lights. It has 3 terminals on the plug, but only two wires are connected to the plug. This 3rd unused terminal, is the key to making this mod work. I think that Toyota made the provisions for this mod, but never finished it. The terminal on the right is constant power, the terminal in the middle is ground, and the terminal on the left will turn both of the map lights on when 12+ volts applied to it. So I bent the extra terminal out so that I could solder a wire to it.



BTW, this mod would have been a lot easier if the dome light had two positives and one negative. Anyway, the dome light always has constant power. When you turn the switch to ON it connects the ground and the light comes on. When you turn the switch to DOOR the door pin switch connects to ground when the door is opened and then the light turns on. So the dome light wiring has one positive and two grounds. The blue wire on the dome light harness is the one that goes to the door pin switch. You have to tap into this one. I used a red splicer to tap into the blue wire without having to cut it. That is the only time where you have to run wire. You have to run from the console back to the dome light. Just pull the headliner down a little bit and fish a small wire through. This wire will be the one doing the actual switching on and off of the relay.



The rest of the wiring is done at the overhead console. Tap into constant power by using the white wire on the overhead map light harness. Then connect that wire to the relay at 2 points; the power source (30) and also the coil terminal (85). Then connect the output terminal (87) to the wire that you soldered to the extra terminal on the map light plug. Then all you have to do is connect that ground wire that you ran from the dome light to the other side of the relay coil (86). The will engage the coil and make the connection, and make the light turn on whenever the door is opened.



Once I finished it all it worked great except for one thing. You know how the lights gradually dim? It gives a nice affect, but this gradual drop in voltage make the relay make an annoying clicking sound for a second or two as the voltage is dropping. In the picture it shows a big 30 amp relay, which I just had sitting around. But I ended up replacing it with a much smaller 1 amp Reed Relay from Radio Shack. The sound of this relay is real quiet when it is engaging/disengaging. And I muffled the clicking even more by covering the small relay with some tape and foam. Now everything works great. All the lights come on and off when you open the door, but you can still turn the map lights and dome light on and off independently of each other once the doors close. I don't have an updated picture of the Reed Relay, but it is much smaller than the black one in this picture above. The connections on the Reed Relay are real small. I had to solder and heat-shrink them.

Oh, and before I put the dome light back up, I added some reflective aluminum duct tape to make the light brighter. It works great.




Wish I could show pics of how nice the cab looks when both sets of lights come on and off at the same time. Toyota really should have added this feature to the Double Cab.

aztaco

Most people I know would rather go to the dentist (and get a filling) than deal with a new car salesman. They always feel like they got screwed over.
My solutions, bypass the salesperson. I used the Costco Auto Buying Program (Sam’s Club has one also). Costco has pre-negotiated deals with dealerships on a fixed amount over invoice. For the Tacoma it was $500 over invoice.

The Fleet guy from the dealership called and I told him what I wanted, he said nothing like that available in a 5 state area. Called me a week later and said he had it on order. Three weeks later he called with a build date and delivery week. Then on May 24th he called to say the truck was in. I entered the dealership at 1:30pm and drove out at 3:00pm with my new truck; this included the test drive and inspection (I had my own financing). There was no pressure to buy anything else; in fact there was NO mention of buying anything else. As I was leaving he did say that if I wanted an extended warranty to just come back before the truck gets to 36,000 miles.

The cost was $26,407 for an Access 4X4, V6 Auto, Off-Road package #2 (with tow), 6 disc CD changer, mats and door seal protectors. That is a little more than $2000 under sticker.
As far as I’m concerned, this is the only way to buy a new vehicle, this will be the only way I will be buying vehicles in the future.

zork51

Hello,

I currently drive an 03 Tacoma SR5. I'm 51 with lower back problems at times. However, I don't have complaints about my current ride. I have a deposit on an 05. TRD with the Sport seats, but they bother my back as well as my fiance'. I asked the manager today if I could get the "regular" cloth fabric seats like in my truck now. He said Toyota wouldn't do it for legal reasons in the event of a crash. So it looks like I may have to pass on this beautiful truck, because of lower back discomfort. I have no problem with the 03.

It is also a few db's quieter at highway speeds but I thought that would be better also. HOWEVER, this issue is the seats. It seems to get all the goodies, you have to get sport seats????

Does anyone know if the 06's will be better for seat option/comfort???

Thanks

gnolan

When I approach 80 mph with my 2005 Prerunner, I hear a loud whistling noise. It sounds like it's coming from under the dash or possibly the windshield (at the bottom, in the middle). It's louder and starts at a slower speed when I am driving into a headwind, or passing a semi (turbulent air). Anyone else experienced this, or have any ideas about a cure? Other than this annoying attribute, I really like my truck. Purchased in March, has about 6000 miles on it.

dsrtsanddad

boy you read this all wrong.
first of all - for every 1 guy that gets treated nicely at the sales lot - there are 999 that arent. fact. professionals, my foot. You missed the boat on this - I had an excellent Fleet mgr working with me - and even though she KNEW that this order couldnt be filled - you're telling me the other 25 dealers and 100 salespeople didnt - hell no. they wanted your moneyh - they wanted the 500-1000 dollar deposit and they wanted to lock you in to something they couldnt deliver. Yea, professionals

So I legitimately had a purchase to be made - instead of telling me the real fact about how far and long i had to wait . instead of that .
each and everyone said.
well, youll need to leave a deposit..
its about 2-6 wks out
they dont make that truck that way
you cant order it that way
just get this one - who needs 4x4
how about silver - we got some in 4-8 wks.
everything but the truth.

You missed the whole point of my story. Its a good truck - but the waits are nothing unusual - too bad - for many other people out there that were in a bigger hurry - than i was - too bad , those professionals didnt tell them that up front before they took the 500-1000 dollars as a deposit and sat on it for months.

is it the sales person fault - no. should the sales people tell you realistic numbers and dates - yes. Do they? No.

The toyota dealer called me today re: getting some feedback about my purchase. Ill be getting something from Toyota soon - and in both cases - ill be saying-raving even - about how great that sales person I dealt with was.
Why ? Because she told me it would be months - and 2months into it - she said it would be 3 more months - and didnt take a penny out of me for a deposit that was soooo far out - it was un-ethical to do so. Oh yea, 300 over invoice when it was all said and done. I had a professional indeed - and everyone at Toyota will now that .... I was extremely happy.

later

tjk05

Yes it will handle that just fine. I have a 05 double cab 4x4 LB. Just finished towing and 18 ft car trailer loaded with bronco weighing in at 4200lbs the trailer weighs 2100lbs. On the trailer under the bronco was close to 400lbs of firewood for the weekend trip to Pismo Dunes. In the bed was my dirtbike 240lbs plus tools, camping gear, more fire wood and cooler. I added a Airlift Ride Rite air bag system to keep it all leveled out as well as a Husky Excursion brake controller for the trailer brakes. The Taco handled all this very very well actually much better than I expected.

wooddorker

"I asked the manager today if I could get the "regular" cloth fabric seats like in my truck now. He said Toyota wouldn't do it for legal reasons in the event of a crash."

Hilarious.

Trucks are built with and without TRD seats by Toyota every day. The TRD truck is functionally identical inside as the non-TRD version. It's too bad he couldn't have been honest and told you that he just isn't interested in swapping seats. You'd think that someone else buying the cheaper truck might actually like the TRD seats, and I'll bet there's no more than 4 bolts and a multi-pin connector on each seat.

Personally, I like the TRD seats, but people are built differently, so I can understand that not everyone would feel the same.

Can you try a different dealer?

thistle

Hey Folks,
I'm thinking about buying a Black Westin Bull Bar for my 05 DC LB sport, however I wanted to see if someone could give me some advice about some questions that I have before I commit.

What's the installation like... does the air dam need to be cut?
Do you need to remove anything to be able to put it on? (other than the license plate?)
Any suggestions of a good place to shop on line for one... the best price that I've found is $299 (on line w/ no shipping fee)

Kinda' curious what some of you say about yours... I did a "key-word" search in this forum and can't seem to retrieve anything... I do remember reading some posts, but can't find them.

Looking forward to hearing what others say.
-Thistle

ruskastud

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BULL-BAR-2005-TOYOTA-TACOMA-BLACK-WESTIN-NEW-05_W0QQcmdZVie- - wItemQQcategoryZ33645QQitemZ7991279693QQrdZ1

$264.95, and that includes shipping.

I've been thinking about getting one, too. I put one on a friends Explorer, and it was super easy. I'm interested in the Tacoma specific mounting questions though....

volley

I would personally go with the 3" ToyTec lift over the RevTek. The Toytec comes with an add a leaf for the rear as opposed to blocks like the RevTek. Add a leaf = much better than blocks.

I'm not sure which model Tacoma you have, but if you have any of the TRD packages for sure you do not need to change the shocks (you actually may not need to for any model...not 100% on that though).

We installed my lift ourselves a few weekends ago and it is actually a pretty straight forward install even for the not so mechanically inclined. The only thing is I recommend if you do it yourself to take the coilovers to a shop to have them compress them. The TRD coils are brutal. They bent the crap out of my compressor and still didn't budge. My lift, alignment and cost to compress coils cost me about $300 total. Nonetheless, if you do go with Revtek, $715 including install is a pretty good price especially if that includes the new shocks! If they do put in new shocks ask them if they are the 5100s. If so, jump all over that deal.

volley

That's a nice mod. Thanks for the write up I may need to do this one as I get some free time!

canadian_taco

How is the performance of the stock tires?
From what I hear they arent the best!
Do you think the dealer would swap them for no charge??

any thoughts.....thanks

steveh427

When I picked up my '05 Prerunner, the dealer agreed to replace my front windshield due to a small chip. The windshield guy came to my house and changed it out in about 30 min. I mentioned to him that I've read about some early '05 Tacoma's leaking when it rains. He said he's changed out about 5 2005 Tacoma windshields and has never heard of this. I told him to make sure that he puts a good seal around the new one. Since I've never seen this process before, I watched him do the changout. After pulling the outer rubber molding out by hand and then lifting the windshield out, he pulled me over and showed me a gap in the inner seal. The gap was a little more than a quarter inch! He told me that this definitely would have been a source of leakage. After reading your post, I'm thinking that it could also be a source of wind noise at high speeds. In the end, I feel better that they replaced my front windshield. Good luck.

az coma

I bought my truck cover from California car cover. I've got a white double cab 4x4 sport model with the short bed. It fits beautifully. http://www.calcarcover.com
I selected the Storm Weave material. This is my 4th cover from them and have never been disappointed.

bjw1

i just bought the tuner today will install today or tomorrow and of course activate, also as of jan 1 2006 howard stern is on sirius, i will like it when football season is right here, tired of dealing with regional broadcasts, anyway will post how i like it.

tacoma4x4

I have 05 Tacoma 4x4 TRD with Auto Transmission. It seen like my transmission shift kind of harsh going from 1st gear into 2nd gear (right about 2 RPM). All the other gears shift very smooth after 2nd. I'm also getting a kind jerkiness coming from a down shift from 4th gear to 3rd gear ( you kind feel like a slight jerk when it down shift from 4th to 3rd right around 35 MPH). I took it to the dealer and they said nothing wrong with this transmission.

Does any have these problems on there Tacoma or is just me???

soundman34

I kind of have the same problem as you. It happens when shifting up from 1 to 2 and when shifting down from 3 to 2 or 4 to 3, I am not sure which. I notice this at lower speeds, 20 to 40 Mph. I haven't really noticed to problem until It got really hot this summer. It almost feels like a fluid probem. I also have something sticking in the drive train when I come to a stop and when I pull out. I had this problem in my previous truck (2000 ford Ranger) and it turned out to be the slip yoke assembly. I quess when the truck comes to a stop and first pulls out, the drive shaft moves back and forth. The proper grease was not applied and it would stick during those times. My dealer is a reall pain in the @#$%^& and they told me that they could not identify the problem. I am going to try to take it some other dealer. I am not surprised they told you nothing was wrong. Apperently this transmission takes a special fluid that is not compatible with anything else ( so the dealer told me)... I really love this truck, but these two issues have me a bit concerned. Let me know if you find anything out!

wooddorker

". I mentioned to him that I've read about some early '05 Tacoma's leaking when it rains. He said he's changed out about 5 2005 Tacoma windshields and has never heard of this."

The leaks were in the cowl of the affected trucks, and had nothing to do with glass.

white05taco

Hi all. I've got an XM radio (not in-dash). I'm using the Delphi car kit, which is working out fine, but I'd like to find a semi-permanent way to route the antenna wire into the cab. Right now I'm just running it from the magnetic roof mount antenna into the cab via the passenget side access door, The seal on top is soft and thick enough not to damage the wire, but I still have to be careful with it every time I open and close the access door. I'd like to find another way to permanently route the cable into the cab and get it near the center console where I have the radio. Has anyone already done this? I'm real hesitant on start tearing apart the head liners door panels.

Thanks

Andy

lamike

That is a nice mod but I am not sure if that's the safest way to do it. I have the electrical diagrams for the truck and the ground side of the connection to the dome light comes from the ECU. I am not sure how well that was engineered by Toyota so I would not put a relay on that circuit.

Here's the reason. When the power connection is broken to a relay, the field around the coil collapses and sends a reverse voltage spike down the circuit that it's connected to. In the case of using a large relay, that could be significant enough to damage the circuit, not to mention the additional current needed to operate the relay. In the case of a reed relay it's much less but, not knowing the specifics of that circuit, I would not do it.

The best way would be to use a PNP power transistor, putting the base on the ground side, the emittor on the lamp side and the collector to +12V. Using a 500 to 1K ohm resistor on the base would limit the current on the ECU and no spike would be generated on the circuit. As a side benefit, all lights would dim with the dome light and slowly brighten when the doors are opened. COOL!!!

If you do want to continue to use a relay put a switching diode like a 1N4148 across the relay coil with the band to the + side. This way when the spike occurs the diode will shunt the spike and prevent damage to the circuit.

I am glad I read this because I was not aware of the optional connection on the map lights. I am going to set mine up (this weekend hopefully) with the transistor. When I do I'll send out information on just how to make this work.

GREAT TRUCK!!! GREAT POST!!! KEEP IT COMING GUYS.

BTW, I'm trying my best not to get into the "Word of Advice Re: Long Waits for Your Truck"
:shades:

bikeit7

Has anyone had any luck finding a high top camper shell? I'm in the phoenix area and will drive a long ways to find one.

ap47

I just got an 05 Tacoma double cab and want to upgrade the audio. the problem is, this means removing the whole o.e.m. metal plate on the dash and replacing it with an aftermarket unit which is usually black plastic. The o.e.m. plate is NICE and also matches the surrounding metal on the shifter, so I dont want to lose that look - it would spoil the aesthetics. Anyone know of a company who sells a replacement plate for the audio that matches the o.e.m. plate? thanks...

lamike

I just realized a mistake on my post. The collector of the transistor goes to GND not +12v as I stated.
:shades:

flghtrn

I routed my xm antenna wire thru the 3rd brake light and then down the side under the moulding to the center console any question feel free contact me was real easy to do
ryan

pb2themax

Check the Tacoma Pictures Forum to see pics of my 05 Tacoma with a Westin Bull Bar. No modifications needed. I didn't even take off the tow hooks. Just remove a couple bolts from the bumper mount, then put a bracket up there alligned with the bolt holes and put the bolts back in. You kinda have to change positions a few times and put your arm up in the front of the fender, but most people should be able to do it with just a wrench and socket set. It took me about an hour, but that's because I spent a bunch of time getting the bull bar alligned perfectly before tightening it down.

I got mine on Ebay. Best price I have found so far. I also got my Westin tube steps from the same dealer. I just e-mailed him to see if he had any in stock. I got a great deal on it all.

pb2themax

I forgot to mention it in my original post, but I did put a diode inline to prevent any voltage from going backwards. I might take it apart and try using a transistor insted. Thanks.

pb2themax

So where does the GND go? I'm not too familiar with transistors. Got a diagram of how they work? Using relays and diodes is about the limit to my electrical knowledge, so far.

pb2themax

www.tacotunes.com will be offering custom painted dash kits pretty soon. Check their News menu for more info.

tacoma4x4

I'll definitely keep you update if I find out what's wrong with the transmission. By any chance, does your keyless entry remote make a beep or beeps when you lock or unlock the vehicle??
The owner's manual said it suppose to make a beep sound when use the keyless remote. My Tacoma does not make any beep sounds at all when using the remote to lock or unlock the vehicle.
I took it to the dealer and they also said nothing we can do about it, it comes like that. :confuse:

054x4

I have a 2005 reg. cab 4x4 5 speed with 7000 miles on it. I have taken it in to the dealership 2 times to have the aircondition fixed. It leaks freon into the cab of the truck and then later the air blows out hot. The first time i took it in they said it was blowing out condensation and that nothing was wrong everything tested ok. The second time i took it in it blew out freon with the tech in the truck. Any one else having this problem. They said they fixed it after having it for three days but it still is blowing out freon( form under the dash) but the air is still cool. :mad:

ronk44

I have a new Tacoma 4-door, and I want to have the headlights come on automatically all of the time. I've seen after-market kits on the Internet -- just not sure if they are compatible with the new Tacoma headlight systems.

Do you know if Toyota sells this upgrade?

Anybody know anything about this?

ronk44

I routed my Sirius antenna cable inside of the roof track, back about 1/2 way, and then extended it about 2 inches centered on the roof, middle drivers side. I routed the remainder of the cable down under the front windshield rubber molding, and then used a small piece of tape to hold the cable secure in the front of the door jam. It was then easy to go back in the vehicle, under door molding, under the dash. I have the small Starmate receiver attached to the air vent just left of the radio, to the right of the gas gauge. It blocks 1/2 of the vent, but I have not really noticed this here in Southern California. It works great, and is totally out of the way. The suction cup mounts all suck!!!

Good luck.

RK

wooddorker

http://www.aicautosite.com/editoria/asmr/svtruck.asp

fgs_nc

I just found this out from someone's post over on TundraSolutions.com - just leave your headlight switch turned to the on position all the time. When you turn off the truck, your headlights will automatically go off WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. When you restart your truck, the headlights come back on again. I've been doing this the last few days and works like a charm

Now I'm glad I didn't waste my $$ on the DRL option.

pb2themax

You could also do the Fog Light mod. Post #3532.

boone88rr

You don't need the transistor if you're using a zener or switching diode. You just need to make sure that reverse voltage isn't being forced back down towards the ECU if that's indeed where it goes. You could probably just get away with using an ESD protection device as well.

If you're interested onsemi.com or fairchild.com has parametric searches for their transistors. If you can measure the current and voltages you're working with, they have datasheets w/ diagrams on how to set them up in a circuit.

If you find one, or send me the specs, I can get you some samples and send 'em to you snail mail.