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IMO - the upgrade to vehicle lighting is this order: 1) Upgrade the OEM Headlights (if possible, and skip the HID conversions) 2) Install quality fog lights mounted low and wide on the bumper. Ideally the should mounted below the bumper, but on 4x4's they are exposed to damage in this area. They...

Winter Mods I used to carry a surplus wool blanket and hang it over the roll bar to keep from heating the back half of a jeep. Inexpensive and effective. Other mods: 1) Engine Heater, & a high quality battery maintainer. If you are going to pay to use the high wattage engine heater, why not...

Chains are cheap insurance to have in a vehicle. As a Colorado native, I have had a least one set of chains foe every 4x4 I have owned. Better to have them and not need them, then need them and not have them. The advantage of tire chains is the change of driving style. Without chains you tend...

So my 2006 Tacoma TRD Sport Double Cab Long Bed was rear ended today. The only damage appears to be the bumper, reciever hitch, and frame where the reciever hitch attaches. The bend appears to be a crumple zone on the truck. Both the bumber and reciever hitch are now at a 45* angle towards the...

Like to follow the thread I also have a 2006 Tacoma TRD Sport Long Bed - and I regularly two a 20' Bantam Lite Hybrid Trailer. According to the books the Tacoma can pull 6,500# - the maximum trailer weigh is 4,800 so it appears to be a good fit. The trailer is new, and I have only pulled it a...

Looking for reviewes and feedback and others experiences with the Cooper A/T3 - My driving the ultimate of an A/T tire - Lots of highway miles, lots of winter snow and ice, and work miles on a 3,500 acre ranch year round. http://www.cooperdiscoverer.com/

Thanks for the thoughts. I Was hoping it would last a little longer, but it wanted to become a paper weight. Went with a reman Factored unit.

OK - So it seems that my OEM alternator is going out on my 99 Jeep TJ. The TJ had rear window deforster, AC and the other options, so I am sure that it has a relatively hight output alternator from the factory. No winch or dual batteries, but I have keep this thing for 13 years and 182K and...

The light bulb trick does work, especially if you have a blanket to cover the hood and grill. Not an elegant solution, but an effective solution. If you are serious about starting in the cold, I have seen engines with a left & right freeze plug heaters, an emersion heater in the oil pan...

If you live in a community where the roads are snow packed most of the 90% of the time then feel free to use studs. But don't be a dork and drive with your studded tire on the veicle in the middle of July. Howerver, no one mentions how studded tires degrade the performance of a tire on wet and...

I was helping a family member look for tire on a F250 Power Stroke at Diacount Tire. The store manager said that I would have been happy with the general performance of the tire, but in that application the tires would not meet the lifespan of other tires made for that vehicle. He generaly...

Just Plain Fun You have got to appreciate them being just stupid with vehicles. How could one not like seeing the guy go drifting in a F450 dually. I missed the episode with the K5 and Jeep, but it will be on again. The UK version is a little more entertaining, becasue the like to understate...

Tacoma temp guage The temp guage on my 06 Tacoma never seems to move out of dead center once the engine is hot. It gets me thinking that it might just be a glorified warning light rather then a guage. If the on board engine managment computer thinks the engine is cold, it sends no signal to...

thoughs I jump in on this one: 1) Install a fire extinguisher in your truck and your are far ahead of most people. If you can only fit a 2.5lbs. extinguisher, then go for it. It will buy you time. If you are out with your buddies, and they all have an extinguisher, then you will be able to...

Get into the power band I would do what ever it takes to get back into the power band of the engine. On my TJ my tire size slowly crept up from the OEM to 30x9.50x15 to 31x10.50x15. Nothing overly radical, but it slowly took away from the performance on the highway. Off road, and city driving...

I miss my old Nokia 6160 Car Kit. It was the best in my Jeep TJ. My phone was mounted in a specific location, and it never got lost due to being bounced around the cab. It had an external antenna and amplifier, so the reception was awasome in fringe areas. And it was charged when I left the...

moto stuff Please PM me if you have any HT1000 gang chargers. Also would be interested in any of the accessories if you have them: chargers, antenna, speaker mics, car chargers. Thanks,

What are some tricks of the trade for cold weather diesel operations. I need some help with a family members 99 Ford Power Stroke. The last cold spell in Denver about killed it. The truck sat for 24 hours with the block heater going, started, but never generated much power. My assumption is...

When I was at the South Pole the vehicles were equiped with: *Left Freeze Plug Heater *Right Freeze Plug Heater *Left Battery Blanket/Heater *Right Battery Blanket/Heater *Imersion Heater drilled into the oil pan *Imersion Heater drilled into the AT pan Even with all that auxiliary heat vehicles...

Thanks for the input -- I guesss my definition use would be "Tough Touring Vehicle" Thanks again for all the input!