Tips and questions on my new 05 Tacoma--HELP

Hi guys, I love my new '05 Tacoma dblcab 4WD long bed pickup. Here are some
tips. I spent 8 bucks at the hardware store for a roll of 2" wide non-slip
black tread tape and trimmed out all four pieces for door sill protection.
Much cheaper than prefab accessories. Got fog light dash switches to fill in
the blanks from [url]http://www.discounttoyotaparts.com/[/url] at a discount price.
Used them for fog lights, radio and other switchable uses.

Questions: 1) My outside air temp (OAT) overhead indicator consistently
reads 3 deg F too high. Any way to calibrate the temp, dealer says no? 2)
Any one know of the whereabouts and cost of a good under-the-hood light
activated by a mercury switch, or do I have to fabricate that myself? 3)
Any way of modifying the overhead temp indicator and add an interior temp
sensor and a switch, to indicate IAT also?

Wish my 6-CD stereo was MP3. Wish Toyota supplied better quality tires
(higher tread wear rating) with the new truck.

Gary

Thanks for the "DPDT in the leads from the exterior sensor . buy the
replacement sensor" idea. Any one know where the exterior temp sensor is
located? Gary.

"J. A. Mc." <jaSPAMc@gbr.online.com> wrote in message
news:a0jmh1dadgs0co7tvsphq16cb6hpco11uu@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:22:02 -0700, "Gary Zink" <gary_zink@hotmail.com>
> found
> these unused words floating about:
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>>Hi guys, I love my new '05 Tacoma dblcab 4WD long bed pickup. Here are
>>some
>>tips. I spent 8 bucks at the hardware store for a roll of 2" wide non-slip
>>black tread tape and trimmed out all four pieces for door sill protection.
>>Much cheaper than prefab accessories. Got fog light dash switches to fill
>>in
>>the blanks from [url]http://www.discounttoyotaparts.com/[/url] at a discount price.
>>Used them for fog lights, radio and other switchable uses.
>>
>>Questions: 1) My outside air temp (OAT) overhead indicator consistently
>>reads 3 deg F too high. Any way to calibrate the temp, dealer says no?[/color]
> IIRC, if it were under, you could add resistance to the lead from the
> sensor. Here you'd have to trim the gain of the amplifier/friver circuit.[color=green]
>> 2) Any one know of the whereabouts and cost of a good under-the-hood
>> light
>>activated by a mercury switch, or do I have to fabricate that myself?[/color]
>[color=green]
>>3) >Any way of modifying the overhead temp indicator and add an interior
>>temp
>>sensor and a switch, to indicate IAT also?[/color]
>
> DPDT in the leads from the exterioe sensor . buy the replacement sensor
> (or
> equal).
>[color=green]
>>Wish my 6-CD stereo was MP3. Wish Toyota supplied better quality tires
>>(higher tread wear rating) with the new truck.
>>[/color]
> IF you haven't driven much, the tire manufacturer's local store should
> offer
> you a 90% trade up. Check before you get milage.
>[/color]