[anestech*]

Ok, I'm a little new at the e-locker thing. My last truck was a 99 w/o TRD. My new one is a 03 D-cab w/ TRD, and the locker. I want to do the grey wire mod, but I'm curious, is there a speed limit to stay under when the locker is engaged in 4 hi? I don't want to trash it...

No, just think about it: The prerunners have a locker, and no 4lo, or even 2lo for that matter.

 

[TRDOLMAN]

Ok, I'm a little new at the e-locker thing. My last truck was a 99 w/o TRD. My new one is a 03 D-cab w/ TRD, and the locker. I want to do the grey wire mod, but I'm curious, is there a speed limit to stay under when the locker is engaged in 4 hi? I don't want to trash it...

I used it at the drag strip and have hit the speed limiter with it locked more than once!
Dave

 

[PastorCJ]

Well, looking at your truck, I guess that settles it. 190 hp doesn't sound so tough next to your 275... If you're locked and going that fast, I'm pretty sure I should be safe, since I'll be easing my way into the world of lockers.... (I have had four Toys, a 82, 86, 99, and 03, respectively, none of them with lockers.) Anyway, thanks! I'm thinking the "grey wire mod" will be next on my list...

 

[NorcalPR]

Sorry to bring back such an old and beaten to death post, but just opening an idea for those that want a "stock look." I went with the soldering route because it's more reliable than crimped connections. I thought what the hell, make it stock at the same time.

What I did is take a piece of wire, and soldered it to a ground connector. I then heat shrinked a short peice over that. Then took the panels off, cut the wire as far as I could in the stock sheathing. Then I pulled the plug off, popped the clip and removed the connector form the plug. Then, open the connector like this:

I just used nail clippers to bend them outward. Just bend the wire till it breaks off. Trim any wire form the connector with the nail clippers.

Strip the wire about 3/16", and lay the wire on the connector. Grab some pliers and smash the clip back on the rubber of the wire. Solder the wire on top of the old one. In this picture, note that the end of it, is smashed onto the wire:

No need to shrink wrap this one because the solder sits inside the connector. Then just take it back to the truck, push it in the connector, and push the clip down.

Just connect the ground gonnector to the bolt.


To remoce the connector form the plug, read up on the service manual. I just used a tiny screwdriver to pull the clip up, and remove the connector. If you also search for "door switch reversal" it goes over how to remove the connectors.

-Philly

 

[Enquadrider16]

good post but that wire doesn't look grey are the ones after 99 blue?

 

[NorcalPR]

No, thats the wire I soldered in. It was a grey wire I cut out.

Thats good that you couldnt tell

 

[JM93TOY]

Has anyone done this to an 06 dbl cab?

 

[Shawn04]

Would that work on the 2005 Tacoma 4WD as well? I have heard that sometimes it sometimes it doesn't

 

[Kingtoy02]

Just did the modd and put it to work earlier.. I love it!

 

[MERCER FABRICATION]

i just did this on my 04 today, it works great. and its so easy. thanks for the tip

 

[Blitanicle99]

Quick question... Does the 4x4 green icon stay on all the time when this is done?

 

[amishclark]

on my truck, the 4x light is only on when i have the truck in 4x. 2x, the light is off.

 

[NorcalPR]

Quick question... Does the 4x4 green icon stay on all the time when this is done?

No.

I would double check your splicing and made sure you did the correct one. Don't go stractly off wire colors, count the number of wires over on the connector...

 

[maxdout]

ok just did the mod, took 20 mins or so. very eazy mod but some reason the rrdiff light stays on even though i turned it off. I used the cutting method and reattach a new wire to ground it. i can hear the elocker turn on and off but the light stays on no matter what the elocker is doing. any suggestions? yes, i did cut the gray wire, i double checked it before i posted on here just in case.

 

[maxdout]

NVMd. i figured it out...

 

[NorcalPR]

Tell us in case other members have problems.

 

[2000TRD]

Is it the same color for a 99 4Runner

 

[XsuperflyX]

I have a sticker on my door that tells me not to drive over 5 MPH when locked. Should I listen to it? I have only used it in the snow on a hill.

BTW its a 99 TRD Prerunner

 

[Dirtfarmer]

I also drag race my Double Cab Prerunner with the diff locked, but I take it easy when making turns. You will hear the tires drag. So up to 90 mph with it locked I go!

No problems yet.

Dirtfarmer

 

[Rob in AK]

I'm bringing back an old thread, the write up on CustomTacos was pretty straight forward, but would that mod work on my 07? Most of the people that did it had older models.