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1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by NUDRAT, Jan 18, 2020.

  1. May 6, 2021 at 2:52 PM
    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    4runners run their hi beams at 50% for the daytime running lights
     
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  2. May 6, 2021 at 3:00 PM
    Professional Hand Model

    Professional Hand Model A.K.A ‘Golden Hands’

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    Wow. This guy was about 300 yards away when I can around the corner into the straight away on a 35 mph two lane road. Pierced my eyes at 300 yards.
     
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  3. May 6, 2021 at 3:15 PM
    Tundra2

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    Let me just move this to the right area....... :facepalm:

    Bought a baja designs light harness splitter second hand for cheap to cut up, and see how they stripped the wires back.

    Looks like they use @FrenchToasty's muyi connectors which is good news.



    Looks to me like they halfed the 14 AWG wire, and crimped a brass terminal over the joint.

    Heat shrink over the crimp. I don't know about it. What do you guys think? Crimp or solder for this? Crimp is certainly easier, but I don't have any kind of Crimp terminals like that.

    Any idea where I can get a crimp terminal like that?

    Bought it 2nd hand for ideas on making my own custom length splitter harness for stuff in the future. Wanted to see how the pros do it.
     
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  4. May 6, 2021 at 3:28 PM
    Festerw

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    Solder isn't a bad choice. Automotive stuff is crimped for 2 major reasons 1 is automation, 2 is vibration. Solder even done well will make the connection brittle compared to crimping.
     
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  5. May 6, 2021 at 3:49 PM
    Tundra2

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    Yes, I know that now after some researches and posts in the other thread.

    Guess I could use a bigger butt connector with a layer of heat shrink over it.
     
  6. May 6, 2021 at 4:04 PM
    Professional Hand Model

    Professional Hand Model A.K.A ‘Golden Hands’

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    Anyone notice ‘6 Million Dollar Man’ trying to copy my build Title?:rofl: He did it a few months ago and thought it was weird. Looked like he was trying to start a Youtube Gig making money so I didn’t bash him.

    I’m also starting to see some of my fix shtuff showing up in other places where they take the credit? Thats ok because I’m not in it for glory. :thumbsup:
     
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  7. May 6, 2021 at 4:07 PM
    Tundra2

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    Yeah, I saw that the other day. Good for him I guess.

    I tag anybody that has helped me with my repairs or upgrades in the build thread. It might be annoying to them, but almost nothing is solely my own. #Honesty.
     
  8. May 6, 2021 at 4:13 PM
    NWPirate

    NWPirate Tesla kool-aid connoisseur

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    Replaced the Sequoia rear door checks with oem a couple years ago, still holding strong. Despite my kids relentless testing. Might invest in those hinge reinforcement plates. :spending:

    I read bad reviews on aftermarket so I bit the bullet.
     
  9. May 6, 2021 at 4:23 PM
    Professional Hand Model

    Professional Hand Model A.K.A ‘Golden Hands’

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    Yeah. You have always been good about attributing credit where its due. I changed my build title last month because I was getting confused seeing the other one.
     
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  10. May 6, 2021 at 4:31 PM
    Professional Hand Model

    Professional Hand Model A.K.A ‘Golden Hands’

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    @theblurry1 sent me his old door checks to try and rebuild. I tried, but its not worth the effort if even possible at all. They aren’t rebuildable like some of the others out there. One and done.

    I looked at the flex points on our doors a while ago and noticed the main stress point is on the other side (main body jamb) and not on the door itself where those cute little door thingys go that someone is selling. Good idea, but maybe works on another vehicle?

    Check out the door action as it might be different action on your truck and may not need.
     
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  11. May 6, 2021 at 4:38 PM
    MEWaters

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  12. May 6, 2021 at 4:58 PM
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    The OG should stay the course, but I was getting confused too so I completely get where you're coming from.
     
  13. May 6, 2021 at 5:09 PM
    NWPirate

    NWPirate Tesla kool-aid connoisseur

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    Yeah, the material reminded me of abs plastic almost iirc. Would be tough to rebuild.

    Thanks for the heads up, I'll do a thorough inspection before I buy anything cute.
    :thumbsup:
     
  14. May 6, 2021 at 5:29 PM
    MS22

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    Had my youngest son switch out the winter tires for the summer tires. Now I just need to teach my daughter 20210506_152542.jpg
     
  15. May 6, 2021 at 5:36 PM
    GODZILLA

    GODZILLA Hail to the King, Baby.

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    Good thing to teach them. Hope you taught them to hand tighten and not just super torque it with an air/battery tool, too. :thumbsup:
     
  16. May 6, 2021 at 5:47 PM
    KarmaKannon

    KarmaKannon Master of None

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    Very common. 4runner/ Tacoma guys are almost as bad as dodge guys when it comes to blinding people.
     
  17. May 6, 2021 at 5:51 PM
    KarmaKannon

    KarmaKannon Master of None

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    Unless they are running LED hid conversions that make drl full power on high beam or drl mode. That's the way our Lexus is, but you can then switch the drl off and just use your laser beams for brights only.
     
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  18. May 6, 2021 at 5:52 PM
    Professional Hand Model

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    These felt like lasers. Not cool.
     
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  19. May 6, 2021 at 6:00 PM
    MS22

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    No, I teach them that the impact especially the big bertha Milwaukee is not the way to properly tighten lugs. I show them to tighten the lugs just snug enough, drop the vehicle then torque, but if its on the side of the road I told them to make it german tight.
     
  20. May 6, 2021 at 6:07 PM
    FirstGenVol

    FirstGenVol Brake Czar

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    Buddy of mine just bought an older Volvo wagon a few weeks ago to drive to CO. He apparently didn't catch the fact that it had engine oil sludge until after he bought it. He thought it would be fine until he made it to CO.

    Narrator "It wasn't"

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    Now he's paying $5k for a used engine on a car that's not worth that much.
     
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    empty_lord

    empty_lord They see me rollin'

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    I’m offended by this.


    My Tacoma hasn’t been on the road in 5 years!
     
  22. May 6, 2021 at 7:03 PM
    GODZILLA

    GODZILLA Hail to the King, Baby.

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    Yeah, but at least you don't have to duck the Toyota's tow mirrors as you go by.
     
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  23. May 6, 2021 at 7:23 PM
    onesojourner

    onesojourner Here, let me derail that for you

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    I do not like the saggy butt look. Looks weak.
     
  24. May 6, 2021 at 9:14 PM
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    Buying a old used Volvo sounds like a terrible idea.
    Now he's going to make another mistake by sinking 5k into it?
    Yikes
     
  25. May 6, 2021 at 9:37 PM
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  27. May 6, 2021 at 10:39 PM
    RUSTYNUTS

    RUSTYNUTS Diagnosed: incurable

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    to be continued...
    When I got my truck, mine were completely shot, like they weren’t even there. After seeing the price of oem’s, and unable to find any aftermarkets, I pulled mine to self educate on how they are actually meant to work as well as what was causing them to fail. I considered building up the worn ‘points’ with epoxy or a custom fabbed steel plate inside. Anyways, to make a long story short, I ended up putting them in a bench vice, and compacting them down to being tight again and working like new. Took a couple reinstalls just because I didn’t want to overdo it, but it worked, surprisingly, and a year later, they’re still workin great. Who knew?
     
  28. May 7, 2021 at 1:10 AM
    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    Late night tundra on call, shower backed up, got it pretty easy AA80A9FA-697D-4CA0-8BFE-F0FC2A424F6C.jpg
     
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  29. May 7, 2021 at 4:03 AM
    Professional Hand Model

    Professional Hand Model A.K.A ‘Golden Hands’

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    Nice idea! What level of Crunch Factor would you say you put on it?
     
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  30. May 7, 2021 at 4:07 AM
    Professional Hand Model

    Professional Hand Model A.K.A ‘Golden Hands’

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    Looks like Headers are scheduled for delivery on the porch by sometime tonight. Just about all ordered tools/other parts are on Hand. Looking to have the job done by next weekend if all goes well.
     
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