Switch's 2022 Tacoma Access Cab Build
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Last weekend I checked off a few more items on my project list.
My wife has been asking for this for a while now. We use the truck bed as a sleeping platform and she cannot close the tailgate because it weights more than she does. So the idea was to add some straps to pull the tailgate closed.
I got these on Amazon
The tailgate screws didn't fit in the eyelet.
But that was nothing that a littler persuasion couldn't fix
I mount the straps on the ends so they would be out of the way. I have them angled inward just a bit so they don't block the tailgate latch
Also did the diff breather mod. I prefer to mount the top breather behind the fuel cap area.
The side lights on my ARE truck cap work great. But for camping, they are too bright and I have not figured out a good way to dim them.
So I 3D printed diffusers that snap on.
The light on the right has the diffuser in place.
I'd still like to figure out a better way to dim these lights. I've tried a few stepless PWM switches on Amazon and they don't play well with these NiLight LED. I purchased a Skene IQ275, but that means adding a separate switch. So until I figure out a better way do dim these lights, I'm just going to use the diffusers.
I need to fix that dent.
My wife has been asking for this for a while now. We use the truck bed as a sleeping platform and she cannot close the tailgate because it weights more than she does. So the idea was to add some straps to pull the tailgate closed.
I got these on Amazon
The tailgate screws didn't fit in the eyelet.
But that was nothing that a littler persuasion couldn't fix
I mount the straps on the ends so they would be out of the way. I have them angled inward just a bit so they don't block the tailgate latch
Also did the diff breather mod. I prefer to mount the top breather behind the fuel cap area.
The side lights on my ARE truck cap work great. But for camping, they are too bright and I have not figured out a good way to dim them.
So I 3D printed diffusers that snap on.
The light on the right has the diffuser in place.
I'd still like to figure out a better way to dim these lights. I've tried a few stepless PWM switches on Amazon and they don't play well with these NiLight LED. I purchased a Skene IQ275, but that means adding a separate switch. So until I figure out a better way do dim these lights, I'm just going to use the diffusers.
I need to fix that dent.
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