These setups look awesome!
I started (very) small and got a pair of THESE BAOFENG GM-15 Pros for basic winching/spotting, etc. They were well reviewed HERE. They sit perfectly in that little area to the right of the shifter.
I got two 90 degree USB C cables and kinda wound and zip tied them...
I show a few pics of me running thru the firewall and along the doors to the hybrid battery under the back seat here: https://www.tacoma4g.com/forum/threads/rough-country-winch-mount-badlands-12k-hf-install-on-a-4th-gen-2024-tacoma-hybrid-trd-off-road-minimal-trimming-huge-pita-but-yessir.11348/
once you successfully pair your android, you can go to "apps" on the truck, and futz around with android auto settings. set it to auto launch, and you'll never need to manually launch it. let me go out ot my truck and see if i can grab a screenshot.
EDIT: Here you go:
one note, I had to take the front back off and cut the handle to the winch clutch. The front assembly has some bars that interfere with the clutch handle itself rotating. Just opened her back up, got the clutch removed, and cut it off:
Works great now!
Did not notice a difference, but also did not measure. I saw another youtube video (i think by team oil drop) where he measured before and after, and noticed no change.
yep, here: