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Not until I turn my high beams off. Then I might not be able to see much until my eyes adjust to the lack of light.

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2007 SR5 Crewmax 5.7L 4x4
Mods: nerf bars, Truxedo tonneau, radar detector power, 3M clear bra, fog lights, black billet grille, rear differential breather, parking sensors, Line-X, power tailgate lock, hood safety latch mod, one off driving lights behind grille, Pioneer NAV w/ OEM camera, Flowmaster 50 SUV dual/dual, blue LED dash lights, Volant CAI, Llumar tint, CompuStar Pro alarm, ProComp 6066 20" wheels, Cooper Zeon LTZ 275/60/20 tires, OME HD coilover lift, Firestone helper air bags, stereo cable lock, Tekonsha P3 brake controller
All mod descriptions and pictures © 2007-2009 by Toxarch. They may be copied only for personal use and the mods may be done for non-profit only.

Nicework. Those look like some good solid brackets. I take it these are spot beams then?

BTW, there is a third horn on the left side of the engine compartment mounted against the wall. Any idea what it is for?

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Dale McLean
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House of RagE

The brackets are stronger than the factory metal they bolt into. So they can shake just a little, but that is because of what they bolt onto. The metal above the radiator is pretty thin and flimsy. 1/8" angled steel isn't going to move much at all.

They are not spot beams (aka pencil beams), they are actually euro beams. Spot beams are mostly useless unless you have a BUNCH of them together. The euro beams are wider and more useful. They are more like a high beam pattern. The top half of the lens is designed for long range like a pencil beam is, the lower half of the lens is designed to spread out the light in apprx. 110 degrees to light up the whole road.

Here's a good reference for beam patterns:
Lamp Beams & Types

Nice looking lights!
That first pic with them lit up reminded me of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
Been thinking about adding fogs and Off Road lights using a bull bar or ???.
Just one question, notice any engine temp difference with them blocking so much of the radiator?

I think this is the keyless entry/security horn, they are seperate.

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5.7L RC Longbox, 4X4 SR5

Great job Tox,, i cant even see while i am typing there so bright... man i'd hate for u to be in my rear view mirror...Great custom fabrication...brings back memories of my dad...

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2007 CrewMax 5.7 TRD
lineX bedliner
Diamondback bed

LOL! You are right.

I thought about a bull bar but they don't really do much. They are more cosmetic than anything else. I thought about making a light bar, but I eventually want to try making my own bumper with a built in winch eventually. And mounting expensive lights that could get stolen or destroyed in a 2 mph bump did not appeal to me. So this was what I came up with. What I REALLY wanted was a grill with cutouts for the lights. I would have made one if I could have found some cheaper zinc bars that I wanted or had the supplies to weld aluminum. But then I'd have to mount to the grill rather than the truck, then the hood gets heavier, and then I have to buy bigger gas struts to lift the hood and keep it up, and so on...

No engine temp problems so far, but I haven't been driving that far since I put them on. This weekend might be a better tell when I drive a few hours down to South Texas to meet up with rarjar. Course, it's cool in Texas right now so any real tests will have to wait until our Texas summer. I don't foresee any real problem. The grille is so open and the lights are more than 2 inches away from the condenser.

It's probably still better than having one of those EG wire mesh bolt over grilles on the truck.

EG Grille:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...b619/Grill.jpg

Thanks for the compliment. I am the kind of person who looks at buying vs. building something myself. If I can do it better for close to the same cost or cheaper, then I will build it myself. I'd rather learn to do it myself than pay for someone else to do it. All my mods so far were at least installed by me, except for the Line-X. I didn't think 123Gone was going to let me don a smock and start spraying.

If David had Tox, it would have been interesting to say the least!! lol!

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2007 Tundra Limited Double Cab 4x4 Super White
Volant CAI
Pioneer AVIC Z-2 (hard drive upgrade to AVIC Z-3)
Key FOB Tailgate Lock (courtesy of Toxarch)
OEM back-up camera w/flip down monitor microswitch mod
Sirius Satellite Radio
WeatherTech Floor Liners
20" OEM alloy wheels
Line-X Bed liner
UWS Black Powdercoat Low Profile Toolbox
DU-HA underseat storage unit
JC Whitney Black Nerf Bars
Lund Interceptor II Bug Shield
Tekonsha Voyager Brake Controller

Thought I should add some finished pics:

Very nice Tox... You inspire the old Fabricator in me. Sometimes it's better to do it yourself, even if it costs more. Great job.

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07 SR5 TRD DC 5.7 Slate Metallic
Pro-Coat Spray in Liner
Toyota Bed/ Deck rail System
Draw-Tite Intella-Stop brake controller
JBA Cat-back Dual In/ Dual Out Side Exits
TRD Sport Shifter
ScangaugeII
TRD CAI
Extang Trifecta