What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

Robert retired

 

Speaking of polls,

AHEM,

@FirstGenVol where's our poll now that you're back.

 

I created my first poll. Please participate before they go changing titles and such.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/who-is-the-a-hole.90380/

 

Diode Dynamics

 

Still working on the interior

 

Installed new fender flares on my 2002 tundra, and mounted up the 2018 Tacoma Trd wheels!
Found these babies on offer up for $200

next will be spider trax spacers!

 

Well I'll be damned. Another silver sky. Another 2002. Another V6. Another Tacoma wheel special.






Jelly of the 4wd though....

 

Since you were talking about darkness’s roof, I wondered if my new hood will buff out, or if it’s going to have to get painted…

 

that top picture with the Tacoma wheels. Did you amber delete your running lights?

 

I did. Here's a link to my post. It has a parts list, and links there.

 

V6 bromance begins

 

@Tundra2 the good ol 3.4

 

good lookin out! Imma have to get those too, been looking for a while now and could never find them with a housing.

 

You'll need two of these OEM sockets to convert your turn signals from 3157 to 1157.


And an LED compatible flasher relay. I have the $60 one in the Tundra, and the $10 in the corolla.

https://www.diodedynamics.com/led-flasher-for-2000-2006-toyota-tundra-non-dtrl.html

Both of these ideas/products were recommended to me by @empty_lord

 

If you do have single coat paint your in for a treat. I brought mine back.

 

Hard to tell in that pic. Can you take a few more? I'm not sure if that's clear coat coming off, or just oxidation.

 

peeling clear coat:

 

My 2001 has peeling clearcoat all over

Sitting in deserts for long ass periods of time didn't do it any favors. At least its rustfree.

 

Installed the Costco seat covers.

 

In 6 months when desert vacation ends I’ll take more pics. Lol. I think it’s oxidation, wife says there is no peeling. The roof of the 03 peeled so I think she would recognize it.

 

Gave the bed a good washing and with no rain after 3 days, cloudy skies gave me urge to wash rest of him/her. Wished grandson lived closer so he could experience washing Paw’s truck before he gets it



Bed cleaned up pretty good and will be pondering if I want to address the rubbed issues on most of the ridges or after 17 years let it ride and let grandson deal with it. The A.R.E. topper, tailgate, driver side door handles and bumper shell should be back from paint shop sometimes next week. There will be no rush to put things back, except driver side door handles.

 

Had that same color and wish I still had it for my grand daughter. I did hang onto 70 Cutlass like the one below but will never part with it. Tammy will have deal with it after I'm gone.

 

space holder for my 02 lol
I will need a multi step tutorial over here

 

Im curious under what kind of environmental conditions and neglect does clear coat peeling occur? I’ve probably waxed my truck 3 times during ownership and just routinely wash it now with it sitting outside indefinitely and haven’t seen it happen to me.

 

Changed up the fuel door

 

That's a lot more than some people. I honestly think that even folks in the desert could avoid clearcoat peeling if they just waxed their truck once a year. We lived in Florida for a while, and now in TN(where the sun is still brutal) and the paint on our 2012 Rav4 still looks good. My brother owned an F-150 in FL for almost 20 years and still had his clear coat. He waxed it every 1-2 years I think. It was never garaged once.

 

You have seen gas prices lately right? Big money behind that lock.