I spent some time today getting my LED rock lights installed on my Toyota FJ Cruiser. The LEDs are 1 watt and I installed 5 of them under the FJ. They are wired into a relay under the hood that is controlled by a switch in my switch console. I could have wired these directly…
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Lighting
Fog Lights Mounted in All Pro Off Road Bumper
by tomas •
In Colorado, fog lights can be a very good thing to have. In heavy snow the lights will do the best job at lighting the read ahead with out blinding you. The problem on my Toyota FJ Cruiser is that I am using an aftermarket bumper and I want the lights to be mounted as…
Trail Armor
All Pro Front Bumper Mods
by tomas •
I finally have my All Pro Off Road front bumper reinstall complete. The powder coat on the original was junk and started pealing off after a year. I figured if I was going to get it powder coated I would also make some modifications to the bumper. The first issue was do modify the bumper…
Expedition Gear, Recovery Gear
Building my Recovery Kit
by tomas •
We spend most of our off road time running solo. Our solo expeditions take us a long ways from civilization and assisted recovery or rescue. With this in mind I have customized our recovery kit to help facilitate self recovery. The main tool in my recovery kit is common sense. If possible, I avoid situations…
Electrical
Accessory Electrical System Installed
by tomas •
This last weekend I completed the installation f my new accessory electrical system for the FJ Cruiser. The system is designed to isolate all my installed accessories from the Toyota wiring harness. If you look at the Toyota harness you can see that it has been designed with SMALL gauge wires too meet the specific…