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I just need a change. Shit's just not feeling right any longer, and I want to kick things into a different gear

 

I too even took a screenshot in case anyone ever questioned this event

 

Wish i could do that....I'm lucky to have my truck and i have a loving supportive family who has helped me get where i am now. I can't do anything right now. F-ing legal crap

 

I’ll drink to that!

 

maybe, but from what i'm gathering....you'll drink to anything
My kind of guy!

 

can't beat the excellent weather though surf in the morning, snowboard in the afternoon

 

Too true!
Reminds me I need to film a new episode of Drunk Engineering.

 

looking forward to it!!

 

I'd subscribe to that!

 

Made some center cap decals and turned out pretty good! Not for me but for another member on here.

Let me know if you want some, I can do any size/color

 

Knock yerself out!

I present Drunk Engineering Episode 1 (this was the Pilot, before I decided to make it a series )

https://youtu.be/wLcuCXqM-Yw

I still need to get shitfaced and film the rest of our onboard systems and installs.

 

Real men of genius right here on this thread

 

Those are bad ass! Can you print other stuff? I have some ideas. Some are worse than others.

 

My lean was pretty bad. Had to do 3 full turns lift on one side and 1 full turn drop on the other. And it hurt my hands. Now when I swap my fronts, I’m going to have to do 6 turns on one side and 2 on the other. That’s gonna hurt. Thanks buddy!

 

"Weeeeee water"

You're like the Bill Nye of Tundra mods lol

 

I can print whatever you like! Multiple colors get kinda tricky but my cutter can print anything 8" by x amount

 

hahaha my bad man! I'll send you some extra padded gloves and some of that Korean coffee that you feed @dcsleeper408 lol.

I wish it was a little more clear when we first got these but I guess we are the guinea pigs of this lol

 

that's not complicated. What's complicated is how to put the house back.

 

Hey Kris, got this installed but the lights flick on temporarily while turning the key. I ran power to it by running through a relay first so the switch lights aren't illuminated when the ignition is off. Any thoughts?

 

@16tunterd , Is your relay wired to an Ignition source? If so, do the panel lights come on and stay on when the key is in the "On" position before starting? When you go to start the engine, ignition power is off until the key returns to "on" from "Start". If you move through "on" quickly while starting, it will cause the relay to temporarily energize then de-energize which will result in a flicker. Seems normal based on these assumptions about how you have it wired.

 

I'm no electrician by any means. I pulled power from the cig lighter as the "trigger" for the 4 pin relay (pin 86). Fused power from battery is going to pin 30. power out to the control box is pin 87. And then ground to pin 85.

 

OK That still makes sense. The power outlet relay is energized with Accessory and On (Ignition) positions on the key switch. When you go to start, Acc is powered off until the key returns to the ON position.

 

Thanks Lou. So, I need a power source that is on only when the key is in the on position and not the Acc? Uhh,,, fan? Or do I need to put a switch between the switch control box and the relay which kinda defeats the purpose of the relay. What's weird is the light switches are all off.

 

Not sure I understand what you mean when you say the light switches are all off. I'd have to dig through the schematics to see which power sources are uninterrupted during start. I'm thinking the ECU power sources are probably always up through the start sequence and after.

 

Thanks a lot for the help Lou.

 

Hey bud, Yeah I ran it through a relay first but I installed a switch in between so I could turn the lights on through the panel anytime I wanted. Also good for when I have all my lights on going down the road I can just hit the kill switch and everything turns off in case of on coming traffic lol.

That's a clean install btw, didn't think about putting it there . You going to put any of the labels on the buttons?

 

Thanks a LOT for the response Kris. You've got a really good point about being able to kill everything at once. I removed the brake controller and zip tied it behind the dash. It's still hooked up in case I should want it. The one time I used it though it sucked.
I saw a sheet of stickers for SPODs that I will probably purchase instead of using the marine ones that came with the controller.

 

I thought about hooking up all lights to one switch as well but then my head started to spin when I thought about that wiring lol. I'm gonna try to print some custom vinyl labels. If they turn out ok I'll print you some if you want.

Ps - you can pop off the back plate to get to the front face plate and paint/cover that ugly yellow lettering