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homeyclaus
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I have been awaiting this thread... tell us about the new, new headlights, Ducmonsta!
Ducmonsta
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Haha! In due time, my fellow Virginian.
DEKA3
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azn-sensation
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So were you pulling the trim off to wrap or did you do it on the truck? Thanks!
Ducmonsta
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Pulled the trim off. When I did the red, all I did was wrap it on the truck. Eventually, the vinyl started to shrink from the heat. Maybe I stretched it on too much? Anyway, the right way is to pull it all off.
Ducmonsta
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Cool! See you later today!
Johnny Utah
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i know you can order the FJ "Toyota" emblem online, but, where did you get that grille?
DEKA3
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Ducmonsta
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Don't own it, but run the entire show. The owner is actually one of the techs and likes to stay quiet.
momo.75
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That's pretty cool. Wish i was closer. I have been, or at least I was, racing off-road R/C for about 12 years. I do a bunch of work for one of the Body/Tire/Wheel manufacturers. What a fun hobby.
Ducmonsta
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Grill is from GrillCraft MX series.
Ducmonsta
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I know there are a lot of questions about the headlights, but that's going to take some time in explanation. So, I'm going to get into the interior stuff and why I chose to do what I did.
First of all, had to change out the nav system. It wasn't because I didn't like it, well, it was, but I really hated the operating system when it came to ipod use. It flat out sucks. Who wants to scroll through your entire list of music while driving?!
So I chose to use the Pioneer AVIC920BT. Why didn't I just go all out and get the bad mama jama 120? Well, I've got a friend in the biz so he got me the headunit, wiring harness, steering wheel harness, dash kit, etc for $400. Yup! That's why. Anyway, I really didn't like the HUGE GAPING space on either side of the head unit so I added switches. Originally, I had just regular round rockers with a red led (of course, red) and it looked ok. It still looked ginormous so I went with the dinoc vinyl (thanks, to you Harper). Then I found these switches from Oracle that had a great led round push button leds. The four top most switches are regular and the bottom 2 are momentary (hopefully for a train horn, soon).
First of all, had to change out the nav system. It wasn't because I didn't like it, well, it was, but I really hated the operating system when it came to ipod use. It flat out sucks. Who wants to scroll through your entire list of music while driving?!
So I chose to use the Pioneer AVIC920BT. Why didn't I just go all out and get the bad mama jama 120? Well, I've got a friend in the biz so he got me the headunit, wiring harness, steering wheel harness, dash kit, etc for $400. Yup! That's why. Anyway, I really didn't like the HUGE GAPING space on either side of the head unit so I added switches. Originally, I had just regular round rockers with a red led (of course, red) and it looked ok. It still looked ginormous so I went with the dinoc vinyl (thanks, to you Harper). Then I found these switches from Oracle that had a great led round push button leds. The four top most switches are regular and the bottom 2 are momentary (hopefully for a train horn, soon).
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A little more on the interior. I ended up putting di noc on the bottom two sides of the dash as well. I feel that it keeps everything "dark" above the knee.
Harper has great pics on doing the center console and I definitely did not want to take that on. There are way too many contours in the center console.
For fun, I had to get a PA/siren system. This was originally to amuse my kids and other kids in the neighborhood. But it turns out to be a huge blast. It's a 200w speaker mounted behind the grill. I had to relocate the original horns (no train horn yet) to the pass side of the grill in order to make room for the PA speaker. A keen eye may have caught this earlier.
I did custom mount the "control box" of the system in that useless area above the shifter. This thing is awesome! I can't tell you how many times I've blipped the siren to get someone to get off of the shoulder.
Here in VA, we have a shoulder that is designated for HOV use during certain hours. There are plenty of people that feel this lane is their passing lane when it is not HOV. There is clearly a bright "X" above the lane to signify when NOT to use it.
Now, I'm not usually the "follow the rules of the road" kind of guy, but this particularly bugs me. And so does the "keep right, pass left" rule. C'mon people, if I want to do 90+ mph..it's my ticket.
Sorry, rant over.
Harper has great pics on doing the center console and I definitely did not want to take that on. There are way too many contours in the center console.
For fun, I had to get a PA/siren system. This was originally to amuse my kids and other kids in the neighborhood. But it turns out to be a huge blast. It's a 200w speaker mounted behind the grill. I had to relocate the original horns (no train horn yet) to the pass side of the grill in order to make room for the PA speaker. A keen eye may have caught this earlier.
I did custom mount the "control box" of the system in that useless area above the shifter. This thing is awesome! I can't tell you how many times I've blipped the siren to get someone to get off of the shoulder.
Here in VA, we have a shoulder that is designated for HOV use during certain hours. There are plenty of people that feel this lane is their passing lane when it is not HOV. There is clearly a bright "X" above the lane to signify when NOT to use it.
Now, I'm not usually the "follow the rules of the road" kind of guy, but this particularly bugs me. And so does the "keep right, pass left" rule. C'mon people, if I want to do 90+ mph..it's my ticket.
Sorry, rant over.
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here's what the fun sounds like...
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Ducmonsta
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Some questions have been asked about rubbing when it comes to the 285s. Other than the usual "move the inner fender liner forward" mods, I did my own body mount chop.
I don't know why Toyota made such a huge bulbous body mount located behind the front fenders. I'm sure there was some engineering involved so here was my solution.
You'll see where the body mount was chopped and a piece of plate steel was welded in. I'm sure there are some support issues from chopping it, but I couldn't see why it came out so far. So, a little sawzall here, a little jigsaw there and voila!
I also trimmed the factory mudflaps to accomodate the tire size. I simply could not NOT have the 285s and this wheel combo. The factory mudflaps have 2 sections. I just removed the inner most section and cut the other.
I don't know why Toyota made such a huge bulbous body mount located behind the front fenders. I'm sure there was some engineering involved so here was my solution.
You'll see where the body mount was chopped and a piece of plate steel was welded in. I'm sure there are some support issues from chopping it, but I couldn't see why it came out so far. So, a little sawzall here, a little jigsaw there and voila!
I also trimmed the factory mudflaps to accomodate the tire size. I simply could not NOT have the 285s and this wheel combo. The factory mudflaps have 2 sections. I just removed the inner most section and cut the other.
