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So, with a manual transfer case, it looks like you can fit 3 switches there, right?
The number of required switches for my planed mods seems to expand rapidly from what I originally planned for.
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Correct, 3 would be the max. The transfer case shifter cuts off that long portion I cut out to fix the 6 switch holder.
I know the feeling, I spend forever researching where I was going to cram all these switches and still make it look good.
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07-19-2012, 12:18 AM
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Yea for sure, I've got to pop that panel off again this weekend to run the wires to the new switches in the center console so I'll take off the bracket and take a bunch of pics for you. Give me a day or two but I'll get them up here.
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07-22-2012, 11:24 PM
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Lights are in house. Also my panel from Front Panel Express came in and looks great!
I will have more updates this coming weekend and next week. Unfortunately my girlfriend and her family is moving across the country (Baltimore to Oregon - Anyone have any job openings in Oregon? Haha) on Wednesday, so I have been very pre-occupied. It's killing me with these lights just sitting here staring at me all weekend though!
Grantk I'll get you those pictures as soon as I can.
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07-22-2012, 11:53 PM
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Switches look good man. Also really liking the progress pics from the lights. Can't wait to see them mounted up in the truck.
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07-23-2012, 12:46 AM
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Very nice work.
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Nice setup Jango.
I just bought RI lights for the front and back and I have the 3 panel set-up for the rockers. I am going to put it in the same spot on the dash as you did.
Couple of questions:
Did you buy the 630 packard connections for the wires?
If so, what did you use to crimp them?
I have been looking for the crimper and I really don't want to pay upwards of $75 for the tool that I may never use again.
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07-23-2012, 11:02 PM
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Nice setup Jango.
I just bought RI lights for the front and back and I have the 3 panel set-up for the rockers. I am going to put it in the same spot on the dash as you did.
Couple of questions:
Did you buy the 630 packard connections for the wires?
If so, what did you use to crimp them?
I have been looking for the crimper and I really don't want to pay upwards of $75 for the tool that I may never use again.
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No, I talked to the guys at OTRATTW about those connectors but they said it really isn't worth it for exactly the reasons you described. I just ended up getting this:
Morris Products 11976 Female Disconnect, Double Crimp, Nylon Fully Insulated, Blue, 16-14 Wire Size, 0.032"X0.250" NEMA Tab (Pack of 100): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
You could look for a smaller quantity but this was a good deal for me because at 5 per switch I needed almost 90. This is the size you need though. You can just use a normal crimper for these and just some heat shrink. Thats what I did. I made wiring harnesses for them prior to install and just plugged them all in once I was in my truck.
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07-24-2012, 08:41 AM
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Thanks for the info. I will go with that option.
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07-25-2012, 11:49 PM
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I'll have more updates this weekend. But here is the bracket I made for the dash so my switches would fit:
I'll have the dash apart again a few times in the next few days so if you need more angles or anything just let me know and I'll snap them for you soon. I still have to round over the edges and paint it, but this is the general shape that works for me.
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I am waking up bright and early tomorrow morning to install my lights!
Also, getting close on the TE parts...
This is still a few weeks out though. Hopefully the TE conversion will be done by the end of August.
Then I will officially have a 4Runner with an identity crisis. I will have a 2010 Limited with TE Conversion and a Hilux Surf Badge....can't wait to see how that looks... 
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PLEASE do a detailed writeup on the removal of the old stuff and the installation of the TE stuff! I am pondering doing this too.
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Well I got a later start than I anticipated, but I finally got it done.
Taking the bumper off is annoying. But once you figure it out, it's not that bad. I had a bit of wiring difficulty which I got hung up on for a while (they sent me 2 harnesses when I only needed one, I just didn't know that). And then I blew my DRL fuse wiring the halos in. But hey. It all worked out.
Only thing now is that there is literally NO extra room for ANYTHING under my hood. It was a job and half just trying to figure out where to our the ballasts and CCFL inverters. Anyway. I will post more pictures later. But here is the final product:
I love it!!
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^ Looks EVIL 
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Did they paint the high-beam housing? You not going to run high beams anymore?
Looks mean as hell by the way. How was the wiring for the halos?
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Thanks!...I think... haha
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Did they paint the high-beam housing? You not going to run high beams anymore?
Looks mean as hell by the way. How was the wiring for the halos?
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The projectors are bi-xenon FX-R's, so they have both high and low beam in the same housing. The OEM high beam is painted so there is just an LED bulb in there for show. It throws off a cool white glow with the painted reflector.
I wired the Halos right into the DRL's. I remember hearing from someone that you shouldn't do this, or that it wouldn't work. Buttttttt it works. And the cool thing about this is that they blink with my turn signals, which just looks awesome. So they were pretty simply to wire. I need to get a white bulb for my DRL's now to match the halos.
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