[alex e]

A buddy brought his 92 xtracab over last night to pick up some 4Runner wheels I sold him. I noticed there was a little metal box tucked under his front bumper with two wires hanging from it's bottom and is located on the driver's side. The wires had both been severed. I was wondering what the little box is? It is factory equipment and has a little plastic shroud above it to protect it, presumably, and fits perfectly up under the bumper and between the frame, etc. I could not take a pic as it was pretty dark and had no flash camera.

Any clue as to what that little box is? We'd love to know.

[Hilux]

I got a q fer U: whats a 92 Tacoma?



and your "black box" sounds after market, if its running ok dont worry about it till you can get us pics

[alex e]

It's a 92 pickup then. Okay. The parts around the box are fitted to accommodate it, so methinks it's there on purpose. I can try to get a pic but since it ain't mine you gonna have to wait...

[Hilux]

Originally Posted by alex e

It's a 92 pickup then. Okay.

If you are gonna call it names, do it right. Call it by its original, manly, mans man, masculine, tough as nails, fire snorting, eat sawdust and shit 2x4's, he man woman H8r, invincible, I am legend, air dropped out of a C130 into a war zone tough, "wrestle you MrHogan?" for a beer, president of the polar bear club, suck and eat the eyeball out of a cute and fluffy bunny to survive, skin a live bear in a phone booth, climb a tree, tear up at the sight of a bald eagle, reload your own ammunition and you have a Gatling permit, "thats not a knife, THIS is a knife" name!




















"The Mini"

[WristPin]

Originally Posted by Hilux

If you are gonna call it names, do it right. Call it by its original, manly, mans man, masculine, tough as nails, fire snorting, eat sawdust and shit 2x4's, he man woman H8r, invincible, I am legend, air dropped out of a C130 into a war zone tough, "wrestle you MrHogan?" for a beer, president of the polar bear club, suck and eat the eyeball out of a cute and fluffy bunny to survive, skin a live bear in a phone booth, climb a tree, tear up at the sight of a bald eagle, reload your own ammunition and you have a Gatling permit, "thats not a knife, THIS is a knife" name!




















"The Mini"

whoa... easy, there tiger!

its not even his truck, you know


any way if its on the passenger side maybe the box is a homebrew windsheild washer reservoir. an over charged battery may have leaked sulfuric acid on the OE plastic reservoir, causing a leak, or maybe from corosion. cause toyota didnt install any type of box up there.
if its on the drivers side, maybe a homebrew coolant reservoir

[Jukelemon]

This certainly calls for a pic ( ;

[motoloco]

I prefer HiLux.

[Tools R Us]

It it equipped with the factory electric pusher fan? If so there is a resister for it that mounts on the lower cross member.

[Hilux]

I think it was a relay fer some after market fog lights that got jacked/ removed


Whats the spread if we get it right? Put me down for two bits!

[alex e]

UNDER THE DAMN BUMPER. Not in the engine compartment......
Anyone have a users manual that may show it?

[Hilux]

Originally Posted by alex e

UNDER THE DAMN BUMPER. Not in the engine compartment......
Anyone have a users manual that may show it?

its! computer charades!


looks like.......4 words........1st word.....two syllables......

[Hilux]

LoJack?


(and yes, this is not 80's tech so I will cut up as see fit and this tech will allow, you cant sneeze in 80's without someone yelling "CHAT!!")

[WarDamnEagle]

Are you sure you aren't the guy (incognito maybe) that used to post all the time from Tennessee....something like TNToyota? If not, you two could be twins.

Originally Posted by Hilux

If you are gonna call it names, do it right. Call it by its original, manly, mans man, masculine, tough as nails, fire snorting, eat sawdust and **** 2x4's, he man woman H8r, invincible, I am legend, air dropped out of a C130 into a war zone tough, "wrestle you MrHogan?" for a beer, president of the polar bear club, suck and eat the eyeball out of a cute and fluffy bunny to survive, skin a live bear in a phone booth, climb a tree, tear up at the sight of a bald eagle, reload your own ammunition and you have a Gatling permit, "thats not a knife, THIS is a knife" name!

















"The Mini"

[WristPin]

now its time to say

'this thread is worthless without pics'

[alex e]

working on it......truck is the property of a man whom stage manages a very popular rock band who is about to hit the road. Their original name was Mammoth back in 1978.......he's a busy dude.

[Hilux]

Originally Posted by alex e

working on it......truck is the property of a man whom stage manages a very popular rock band who is about to hit the road. Their original name was Mammoth back in 1978.......he's a busy dude.

oh goodie! another game!!





rock band mammoth - Google Search

Originally Posted by WarDamnEagle

Are you sure you aren't the guy (incognito maybe) that used to post all the time from Tennessee....something like TNToyota? If not, you two could be twins.

naw, whodat?


(nonchalantly walks away whisting)

[alex e]

1 guess.......

[KLF]

Originally Posted by WarDamnEagle

Are you sure you aren't the guy (incognito maybe) that used to post all the time from Tennessee....something like TNToyota? If not, you two could be twins.

Oh yeah, it's him alright, he's back. And trying to get banned again, I see.

Some kids never learn...

Alex, I've been under several bumpers of this vintage, I've owned a '92 and a '94. Never seen any box under there like you describe. But we need pics.

If you say it's disconnected and just hanging there, try to remove it. Just about every OEM part has a part number on it somewhere. If you do find a number, post it here and I will trace it.

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Does this truck have an air bag? (I think 92 is too early, but worth a guess...)

[Hilux]

Originally Posted by 2ndGenToyotaFan

Does this truck have an air bag? (I think 92 is too early, but worth a guess...)

thats a thought I had as well,


wonder if the donor bumper was.....

but it would have to be a 95 4runner bumper and valence ???? easly ID'd by the modular "wingless"(bumper corners NOT bolted on) design.

[KLF]

Did the '95 4Runner get air bags? I'm pretty sure they didn't. Our '94 xcab didn't have them.

I've seen some pickups that got nose jobs, swapped them to the 4Runner nose. Very different, the 4Runner has flush, almost wrap-around headlights, whereas the pickups still had the sealed beams.

It's not part of the ABS either, the sensor for that is under the center console.

Alex, we need pictures!!!

[rockrash]

is ts a kanueter valve relay.

[ToyotaNick]

maybe its a box that stores the extra muffler bearings? haha

[ToyotaNick]

O! Maybe Its A Flux Capacitor!