What have you done to your 2nd gen Tundra today?

Rustoleum translucent paint on 3rd brake light. Was busy buying a replacement bulb and the paint was there so I figured why not. Comes out shiny without clear unlike what I hear about VHT. I went a tad too dark at four coats. After #3 I got impatient as I am prone to do and put a mark in it before dry so I sprayed a bit more to cover it. It’s At the upper limits of the darkness level I could live with for now. If it were any darker I’d probably pick up a different aftermarket lense or start over with another factory one.

 

Couldn’t pass on this deal at 4WP. $600 out the door , now time to look for a rack

 

Who needs a bed rack if you have a tonneau cover j/k Don’t mind the heels, my 9yr old daughter thought she’s cool with them heels on lol

 

Thanks Prostar.

Took the new setup on a overnighter down by the boarder last night with some guys from my church. Had a great time and, other than the 27 degree low, the new sleeping quarters were awesome. Very comfy.

 

Like your shoes!

 

Nice pictures!

 

I'm going to assume that's the Canadian border. lol kidding.

 

No way if that was the case it would be -27 degrees haha

 

Is that the Smitty Built one?

 

Beautiful and very functional. Well done!
I had a carpeted bench/bed setup in a 79 Chevy that took an hour to take apart and get out. That was a pain - 5 mins is a much better plan.

 

Yes it is

 

Popped a tailgate dent, added some grip tape to augment the almost non existant tailgate cap to grab, new tailgate handle. Got wild and did grip tape steps too.

 

Replaced the tailgate damper

 

Completed the fold down rear seats mod yesterday. I went with bending the U-Bolts down instead of cutting the brackets. Worked like a champ, took less than an hour to do.

 

Installed the Toytec Boss coilovers, SPA control arms and rear shock & shackles over the weekend. Major improvement but now I need to upsize the tires....

 

Looks great!

 

Looks good!

 

Interesting, Have not seen or heard of this method.
Do the seats fold back to same position? Seems they may not go back as far. Are the seats still tight?
Bend u-bolts in place? or take them out? How did you bend?

 

@Romad99

What did you do with your stock grill?

 

The leveling kit was on the truck when I bought it. I measured the spacer in the front. It measures 2 inches, but I've heard the measurement is slightly less than the actual lift. So I'm guessing it's about a 2.5 inch leveling lift in the front.

 

Was feeling my recently renovated cap was looking a little naked.

Maybe @Bob could send me the "official" .com decal? Maybe in a dark red?

 

I did what "rubberdown" suggested on page 3, seats fold down and back up into position, neat trick for extra storage : https://www.tundras.com/threads/dc-fold-down-rear-seats.699/page-3

I bent them in place. I used a 1/2 socket extension 12" to get the initial bend started and then beat it with a old flip flop (for padding) and hammer to get it into position. If you look closely at my pics you can see red dots beside the u bolt. I roughly beat it down an inch.

 

how those aftermarket seat warmers holding up?

 

@minter66 I’m not sure what you mean?

 

Sorry @Romad99

Quoted the wrong person.

@Jrharvey02

What did you end up doing with the grill you replaced?

 

Not sure when they were installed in the truck but this leather was installed in 2007 so assuming they are original, awesome! They're so much hotter than any OEM Toyota/Lexus seat I've sat in. Think like VW/Audi hot.

 

Sittin in my shed...wasn’t really considering selling it as I like to keep all my take-offs in case I need to go back to stock but I’m open to an offer if that’s what you’re getting at...

 

i wanna go ahead and do that for mine but all the kits seem to have mixed reviews

 

If I ever bought a new truck with non-heated cloth I'd do the aftermarket seat heater panels and leather covers first thing. I love it.