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

Talked to Toytec. Now the wait begins.

 

Lol, I was thinking LEGO TUNDRA!

Man, if I had the room to spray myself, I'd do it. Did a fender and a quarter panel, but just don't have the room to put a shell and have at it. I salute you sir, a man after my own heart. Well done and I'm sure your daughter is proud of you and the job you did.

 

It turned out great.

 

Is snugtop something special? I assumed they were all about the same quality. The PO bought a snugtop for mine; it wasn't on and I didn't even know it existed when I handed him the check. As I was leaving he asked if I wanted the shell for the truck. Sure enough he had a paint matched snugtop in the back alongside the factory wheels, unused oem carpet mats and mirror extensions for towing. The only thing I didn't love about the whole setup was that the snugtop dealer did a hack job with the wiring. They sliced several wires in the trailer harness lengthwise and just left them to the elements, not to mention scotch locks .

 

He was just commenting on something I posted. I had mentioned that the Jason camper shell I had purchased wasn't on par with the shells from ARE, Leer or Snugtop. I have no evidence to support my claim, it's just what I'd been made to believe by years on the interwebs. Is it true?

 

I had a Snugtop on my first gen and was happy overall, but the connection points fiberglassed into the shell did come undone after several years of hard use. Not having any experience with other shells, I too am at the mercy of their advertising and comments by other Snugtop owners. Bigger company, bigger advertising budget, bigger customer satisfaction base, and a good product. That doesn't mean by any means that a smaller company doesn't make a shell as good or better than Snugtop. If they've been in business for a while and have a solid reputation with their customers, and are competitively priced, I say why not.

 

Made a little more progress on my front bumper today.

 

Oh this is gonna be good! /\/\/\ Though that sheet metal looks a bit thin?

 

Just make it a wheeler. You know you want to.

 

Still had the receiver off from the rear bumper replacement. Bought a needle gun from HF and went to town on it. It was really rusty. I should have taken a pic of the pile of rust I knocked off it. Cleaned it up and hit it with some rust converter. I'll paint it tomorrow. Special thanks to the Navy for making me a force to be reckoned with wielding a needle gun haha.

 

I hear that!hanging off the side of a ship scaling for hours , till your arms gave out

 

Installed the trd rear sway bar in 34 min in between the rain storms since us teachers got out early from school and it’s now spring break

 

Installed a new OEM mirror. Along with new window molding.

 

It's a possibility..... I need to do the body mount chop so I can fit 37's. I just got a replacement mirror and tail light off eBay, so I'm probably NOT going to be doing the 3rd Gen facelift. I can't stop myself when I see doubletracks off the side of the road.

 

That’s sharp.

 

Thanks! I appreciate it!

 

Had a drag race with a boss at work with a 500+ hp Ecoboost F150 and spanked that ass, also turned over 243k

 

finally got new shocks Bilstein 5100s to level the front what a difference

 

Solvesall time!

Those 5.29s probably feels like adding 150hp lol.

 

Was this about my bumper post?

 

Installed my new head unit today. Pre-wired for backup camera and sub amp.

Sounds soooooo much better; even with factory speakers!

Swapped the dead cigarette lighter for usb charging ports.

 

Yes, looking forward to more progress. In the pics it looks like very thin sheet, but I can't really tell.

 

That looks like it should have come with the truck like that. Kenwood is what will go in my truck...maybe my birthday, lol.

 

Thanks. The main structure is 1/4” plate with some 3/16” where it made sense. So far I’ve used all scrap from another job except for the winch tray.

 

Thing is a fucking rocket from a dig in 4wd, I am now a believer in regearing and still getting the same mpg as before lol

 

I really like that clean look. What model Kenwood unit is that? Looks like a call to Crutchfield may be in my future.

 

Where did you get the matte surround? I thought the choices were gloss, and gloss with flecks in it lol.

 

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The knob is slightly obstructed by the surround but I couldn’t pull it any more forward and still have it solidly mounted. Overall I’m happy with it.

eBay, just like everything I buy. Lol

 

Thanks! It’s in my build thread.