![]() ![]() ![]() It isn't quite level but like I said, it'll be removed pretty soon. I'm quite happy to find that the camera doesn't get upset when angled or partially blocked. So, I may be removing the plastic camera assembly and extending it onto the top edge of the bumper on a small custom bracket to match the angle it was at while not having the bumper impede vision, making it almost visually correct as stock. But, luckily, it doesn't mess with the top down camera angle that much or show error codes. So as of now it's pressing lightly against it, angling it slightly up. However, the front camera is at the top edge of the lower grille And I was hoping to get away with not cutting into it. As it is, the bumper cover has the needed roughly 3/4" space between the steel and the body panels to allow flex during articulation. Anyways, the bumper will come off again and I'll modify the front camera then. I'm currently waiting on two extra frame bolts I need for this bumper that I couldn't reuse as mine didn't come with them. The MTM front camera shows no errors, either. According to many Tacoma owners, just a lift will upset the TSS system. I'm likely getting a 2.5" front lift and 2.0" rear. I have little doubt at some point I'll be adjusting the TSS bracket again. The TSS never showed an error, just adding some extra information. ![]() 265/70/17 Nitto Terrain Grapplers, listed by the manufacturer as 31.6" diameter, replaced with Cooper Discoverer ST Maxx 255/80/17 listed as 32.8". The tires are also 0.6" higher than stock. That number is made up, loosely based on working on cars off and on for years. The vehicle was stock except that there was about 100 lbs of skid plate over the front axle which should increase the rake / lower the front height by roughly 1/4". This is different from other years where the TSS is at the top of the lower grille. So to be clear, my 2022 with Multi Terrain Monitor has the TSS mounted flush with the bottom edge of the lower grille. I wanted to add some extra information though. If someone wants me to show pictures of some of the brackets I chopped to make this, happy to help just message me.ĭay number whatever, no errors. I happened to have random metal brackets and hardware I cut, bent, and painted so it didn't cost me anything luckily. I'm sure C4 makes nice stuff but I don't much like them as $180 plus shipping for this bracket is kind of mean. I expect it to show an error at some point until I fine tune it but I feel confident I'm very close to making it happy. I recommend doing this yourself if you're generally a handy person or $200 shipped for a simple bracket bothers you. I raised mine sensor about 6"+ and just barely is below the metal across the middle grille area. Other years have it higher up in the same lower grill area. So on my 2022 with front camera has the TSS at the bottom of the lower grill area. It showed an error within minutes of cleaning sensor / deactivated. I had started with directly straight from the new position which is about 6" towards the driver side, and straight ahead vertically. So far I've driven around 20 minutes on the highway using cruise control and no errors with these approximate angles. By my best judgment, the ideal angle is 3-4 degrees downward and 2-3 degrees towards the center of the vehicle so as to paint a picture at about 100' in front of the center of the vehicle. So lock washers or just some thread locker at a low tq might not be a bad idea.Ģ. But don't overtighten the two body mount bolts as it sandwiches some plastic for the front bumper cover or grill. Use metal that's thick enough to not flex. I used the C4 bracket video on YouTube as a guide and used 3/8" hardware for the body mounting and 1/4" for the three sensor bolts.ġ. It's simple to do and I was going to violently pat myself on the back for making it in 1-1.5 hours, but it showed error codes the first two test drives within a few minutes of driving until I adjusted it right. Anyways, I fabbed a serviceable bracket with hand tools and a drill / drill press with step bit, and a vice. While I'm all about capitalism, C4's ridiculous pricing had me say some certain words about their offering. ![]()
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