That Toyota fabric is amazing. Mine have taken dirt, salt, food, mud, and more, and they still clean up great. I've already replaced the leather on my 12 year newer 100.
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That Toyota fabric is amazing. Mine have taken dirt, salt, food, mud, and more, and they still clean up great. I've already replaced the leather on my 12 year newer 100.
100% DBBB around the Livingstone area, we are lucky to have such places in our region!
Old Nick
GOLD Star
It sure is a great thing. And, it brings money to the local economies. Heaven knows they need it. I haven't seen poverty like we saw in the hollers around Harlan, outside of third world countries. It was hard to take, and shook me up pretty good. But, wonderful people (we weren't looking to find any trouble!).
The other day I noticed that my drivers door handle was starting to crack. This is the 3rd one I have replaced, I am replacing it with one from Doorman. The gasket that it came with is not the greatest but I will see how it looks after I install the door handle.
Such a great area!. I’m up in Columbus, OH and definitely don’t get down there enough.
Wired up.Over the weekend I rewired my front and rear aux lights to the aux fuse/relay panel, wired up some switches in the wits-end ashtray insert, labeled the switches with switch pro labels, and started working on a fuse box mount for the abs module bracket. Idea came from what huddexpo used to offer.
Felt like a decent weekend of progress.
Auxiliary fuse/relay panel
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Time to step up your game and start sleeving your wires or at least put them in wire loom
Just saying
Cant make things Too tidy or people start asking for help with their projects.Time to step up your game and start sleeving your wires or at least put them in wire loom
Just saying
It’s wrapped in the engine bay. Too much grommet trauma pulling the loom through.
Trip report.
Just got back from Joshua Tree. Trails and temps were great. Quick run through Johnson Valley. Good time. Not too crowded even at Skull Rock. A friend was breaking in his new 250.
Rig ran like a top.
Though burning oil seems like 1 qt in 1000k miles. Going to double check that.
Smelled a burning rubber like smell from right rear wheel area after doing 70 on I5 for 250 miles. Def not a brake smell. Not to sure what that’s about. What should I check?
Just got back from Joshua Tree. Trails and temps were great. Quick run through Johnson Valley. Good time. Not too crowded even at Skull Rock. A friend was breaking in his new 250.
Rig ran like a top.
Though burning oil seems like 1 qt in 1000k miles. Going to double check that.
Smelled a burning rubber like smell from right rear wheel area after doing 70 on I5 for 250 miles. Def not a brake smell. Not to sure what that’s about. What should I check?
I also really like and only use these but connectors with there crimping tool. With there crimper theirs no guessing if you got right and the heat shrink seals and looks professional
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Ordered. I’ll give this a try. The non insulated butt connectors I use are nice but it takes me forever to find the right size heat shrink.
Almost got her broken in…
Agreed the DBBB is really nice, was down in Stanton last summer for a gathering, went out on the DBBB with a few others. Great time.
lumbee1
Native American
Looks much more tidy than mine. Can you help me with my wiring next time?
I considered that larger fuse block when starting this project but didn’t think I’d need the extra room. Now I have only one hot connection left and am rethinking my decision.
lumbee1
Native American
The larger fuse block has two banks. I use one bank for constant power and one bank for ignition power. Both provide positive and negative switching for a relay bank under the hood as well as low power options for anything else in the dash.
I don’t know why everyone keeps getting those particular fire blocks. Blue sea makes some high quality stuff but they also make positive only fuse blocks that take up way less space and cost less. Running negatives for the whole cable run is overkill and useless for most of these low current circuits. Just ground it at the vehicle, that’s how automotive wiring works. These particular fuse blocks are designed for fiberglass boats where you don’t have a common metal ground. Also note the fuse blocks do not provide switching. On top of everyone overspending for these blocks that include negative, I often see an appropriately under spending on crimp connections and tools to properly crimp.
I work full time in a hospital but part time at a bicycle shop which conveniently has a parts washer.
lumbee1
Native American
I am very well aware that I can ground anywhere however that's exactly why I wanted this fuse block. I didn't want to have grounds connected all over the place in random locations. I also normally buy the Amazon RANDOM LETTERS company fuse block. After rusted terminals, contact issues with fuses, and poor construction, I wanted something that A) did exactly what I was looking for (positive and negative facing out on the same side) and 2) was a quality product.
This is the only BlueSea product on my truck. My breakers, relays, relay box, wireless relay, distribution blocks, and wiring is all just generic Amazon stuff.
BTW, my previous setup was a "ground anywhere" and it was a mess.
Nice! I was just reading literally this morning an article on this area in the latest "Toyota Trails" (TLCA rag). Would love to get out there one day.
