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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Freeheelbillie, Dec 23, 2018.

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  1. Dec 23, 2018 at 1:27 PM
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    I see a lot of options out there, looking for suggestions.
    My set up is going to get a little more crowded here soon.
    Winch, headlight upgrade and adding ditch lights. Not enough to add an extra box IMHO.

    Just need a well built terminal that will organize the battery and maintain excellent connections.
     
    Freeheelbillie, Dec 23, 2018
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  2. Dec 23, 2018 at 1:49 PM
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    Please don’t be guy with HID/LED super bright headlights in stock housings that blinds everyone on the road.

    A group 31 battery sometimes comes two sets of terminals, so there’s that option.
     
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  3. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:11 PM
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    Nope, not that guy...I run these https://www.powerbulbs.com/us/product/osram-super-bright-premium-h4 which requires a harness upgrade.
    I'll look into Group 31, thanks
     
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  4. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:21 PM
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    The ones that say "off road" on the package and "not road legal. They are approved for off-road use only" in the description?
    [​IMG]

    Kind of sounds like "that guy".....
     
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  5. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:30 PM
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    I just did the headlight upgrade with the same osram bulbs. They do not blind others at all.
    I also did new horns that required a harness too.

    I got rid of the inline fuses (3 total) and put everything on a Blue Seas fuse box + 100a circuit breaker with room for other accessories down the road. Looks clean and keeps everything organized off the battery.
     
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  7. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:32 PM
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    You need Marine style battery terminals like these ...

    https://www.campingworld.com/univer...EPSp18eLem10UYeLF0CKtZPFz9KVuUgQaAo3TEALw_wcB
     
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  9. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:37 PM
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  10. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:39 PM
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    Plenty of comments in that 3 year running thread about non-road legal bulb usage, one more voice isn't going to make a difference. Just because you aren't getting flashed doesn't mean oncoming drivers aren't being negatively impacted by headlights that are running double the wattage. It should be quite obvious that if the road in front of you is "lit up quite obviously over the stock bulbs" that it will have an impact on oncoming drivers. There is no "free lunch" here.
     
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  11. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:48 PM
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    I agree, but at the same time I also would be curious to see how increased wattage halogens compared to retrofits or otherwise some of the stock projector beams on current model vehicles, because even though those have well-defined cutoffs, the light intensity on those “DOT” legal OEM lights appear about as bright as high beams if your eyes fall below the cutoff.
     
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  12. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:51 PM
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    Never had a problem with them passing my wife in the opposite direction either. I have passed people with over bright headlights, they stuck. If I thought mine were like that I'd get rid on them. Awful sensitive subject...
     
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  13. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:52 PM
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    Another option to military terminals is run cables to power junction blocks.

    [​IMG]
     
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    TOTALLY AGREE!
     
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  15. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:54 PM
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    I was looking at something similar, kinda like the idea...
     
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  16. Dec 23, 2018 at 2:59 PM
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    I kinda like these
    [​IMG]
     
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    If you know you're going to do a bunch of electrical mods, it's worth running a second fuse block. I added a cheap 8 fuse Chinese one in the engine bay long ago and am glad I did. I'd like to add at least one more in the cab. No fumbling around with add a fuse and a bunch of direct to battery stuff. I only wish I had gone with something slightly higher quality, though it's never given me a bit of trouble in nearly ten years.
     
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