What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!
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CowboyTaco
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The manual for my ARB fridge calls for 6mm wire...thanks, Australia...
According to Google, 6mm translates to about a 9 awg wire. The kit that I saw on Amazon for the ARB fridge came with 8 awg wire, so that is what I chose to run. However, I have a friend who is running a larger Dometic fridge on 10 awg and he says that he has no issues.
I ran a 3 part outlet in the back...Cigarette lighter, volt meter, and dual usb connections. I ran an 8awg wire that is dedicated to the cig lighter adapter for the fridge, and a smaller wire to the USB and volt meter.
One word to the wise, make sure that your grounding cable is at least as big as your power wire.
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ColoradoToyota
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We did the standard loop in GTNP and it's pretty great as far as a nice scenic drive with lots of opportunity to see wildlife (elk, pronghorn, black bear, grizzlies and bison although we did not see any bison or grizzlies). We hiked with the kiddo in a pack around string lake which is between jenny lake and leigh lake and it was about 3.5 miles and really nice if you're seeking a shorter hike. Would have loved to have gotten up into the trails on the west side of jenny lake or jackson lake but with the kiddo an 8+ mile adventure was not in the cards.
If you fly fish, there's a ton of opportunity in both parks and I have also spent some time on the south fork of the snake outside Victor, ID over teton pass which is a fantastic place to book a guided trip if you're interested in that sort of thing. We camped just outside GTNP at gros venture campground and it was a greta location. Also can walk from the campground to the gros venture river and do some fishing. I immediately encountered a deer carcass on my walk to the river which was a bit unnerving but I had bear spray with me and tried to whistle and make a bunch of noise as I romped around. I actually found a recommendation on this site for a dirt road within the park that has since been washed out by the snake river - you can still drive out a portion of the road to an old dude ranch and it was really cool - the views are spectacular and we drove right up to a moose down there which was pretty neat. The road is on the east side of hte GT loop road about .a quarter mile north of the taggart lake trailhead (I believe it is called cottonwood creek road but is unmarked). Worth driving out there and back, doesn't take too long.
Yellowstone we had reservations at the bridge bay campground (showed up to that really large elk in my photos basically hanging out at our campsite - I understand that bison and bears often frequent the campground as well - you can purchase bear spray throughout the park) and did the lower loop which took us by old faithful, the grand prismatic, firehole loop road, the grand canyon of the Yellowstone (we went out to artists point with about 1,000 Chinese tourists) - all of those things were great to see. You'll probably see a ton of bison in Hayden Valley there as well.
I really enjoyed the drive out through Lamar Valley in the NE corner of the park - we've tried getting their at dawn a few years back and hit an elk in the dark outside the park near Livingston, MT totaling our car (so drive safe at night lol) which ended that plan, and with the kiddo we couldn't make the timing work until a bit later in the day, but morning and evening you're more likely to see wildlife when they're more active - there's grizzlies and wolves (and elk, bison etc) out there although both are pretty elusive. THat area of the park would be a great place to do some backcountry hiking and backpacking if you're into that sort of thing but I imagine permits are very competitive to get if they're anything like the other big NP's so I'd call the NP office ASAP. Thus far between approx 20 days across yellowstone/teton/glacier national parks I've encountered 1 grizzly and it was 10 miles deep into the backcountry (I'd much rather encounter one from the comfort of my vehicle lol) so hopefully you'll have better luck spotting some!
Honestly, I really enjoyed both parks but I found some of the driving through Yellowstone less enjoyable - lots of really thick forest that after awhile is a bit of a bore. Otherwise the scenery and terrain are fantastic. We exited the park out the NE entrance into Montana before taking 296 south towards Cody, WY and frankly that part of the drive was my favorite - absolutely beautiful and some day I'll back and drive the rest of the Beartooth Highway towards Billings.
Don't forget to bring a good pair of binoculars! Also you'll have zero cell service throughout YS, so be prepared for that. I told my office I'd have intermittent service and then went dark on everyone for 5 days lol.
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Good info here: AWG & Ampacity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge#Tables_of_AWG_wire_sizes
Slightly different numbers for Maximum amps for chassis wiring here:
https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
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DarthYota
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Did this ever get asnwered? I still have the same version and I just bought my 2014 LE in 6/2018. Assume as CPO the software was all made current but it doesnt appear so if gracenote is so outdated.
This is driving me nuts.
Also toyta website tells me 2014 LE has an entune update available to:
(Version 0101D7 & 010157).
But my vehicle shows a whole slew of other info. The only thing that seems to match up is the Audio software number which is 010195.
Logic would dictate that whats in my car is newer than what entune is saying website is saying i should install.
But their site doesnt provide all of the numerical data (Audio System (000072), DSP Module (520020), Sub(010001), Can(130209)) or a revision history.
Can anybody tell me what those various other numbers are for? Does the version ID listed on web match up with Audio number? Anyone know where to view a software version history?
...SOoooo....which lights didja go with?....:noidea:
...and after trying them out....what is your opinion of them compared to the OEM ones that come stock, Please?...
op2:JustNotEnough$
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...SOoooo....which lights didja go with?....:noidea:
...and after trying them out....what is your opinion of them compared to the OEM ones that come stock, Please?...
For low beam I went with Auxbeam F-16 Series
I had this laying around from my old Audi
Fow High beam I Got LIGHTENING DARK 10000 I love the color and brightness of these for back roads I couldn't ask for more..... Well maybe fog light Mod, which I have plan of doing Today!!
And last but not least Fogs are this LIGHTENING DARK H11 these I had bought for low beams but I swap them and to be honest I can't tell the difference. I know these H11s are way to bright for fog lights.
FYI both the Auxbeam and the lighting dark took some modifying to fit in the housing had to trim about 1/4 of the fan housing/fin.
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redneckcrawler
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gdvan01
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Went to Costco. Will be in Carova Beach, NC for a week starting tomorrow. This is about half of what we are 'initially' consuming, the drive back into town is about a 20+mile round trip but hey...it's mostly 4-wheeling on the sand so it's not all bad...
The bottle of Woodford Reserve didn't make this shot...
The bottle of Woodford Reserve didn't make this shot...
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rpontbriand
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Got back home Wednesday after paying Hefty Fabworks up in CO Springs a visit!
**photo credit to HeftyFab for the 2nd picture**
Was just there today getting my rear bumper installed. Good group of folks.
Just picked up this same kit. Installing sometime in the next week or so. Glad you're liking the ride! What did you go with for rear springs? And what notch did you set the 6112s at?
WabdaQ
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Love the Umbrella decal! Where did you get it?
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redneckcrawler
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Overlook Graphics. Good company to deal with.
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