What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

yes, but engaged haha

unfortunately i do not. once i get into the zone of installing my mods, i never stop except for pee breaks or when the wife is yelling at me because dinner has been ready for the past 30 minutes lol. I don't even have before and after picture of the install, just these 3.

 

Ordered 4 switches from AOB.

 

Are there any benefits to the oil catch can. I'm reading mixed things...yes, no, wasted money,etc...?

 

I had one installed in a 2012 V6 Tacoma. I am unable to provide any data on whether or not if it helped or didn’t help. However I was shocked at the crap it caught every 5k. Milky sludge…so I assume it’s better out than in (meaning engine).

 

Installed some smoked tail lights. Still haven’t decided if I like them lol what do y’all think?


Side note- I don’t hide my lic plate because you can see it anyways when I drive

 

I live in texas and I would have never seen your plate, but now i have ur digits.

 

awesome!

 

Now I'm gonna steal the make and model of your vehicle
BTW I like the smoked lights.

 

Almost had my cats stolen in AZ when passing through at a hotel. Got the same DE plate but not looking forward to those two rear bolts attached to the TRD skid plate!

 

トヨタ！！

 

Care to share this almost experience?

 

They made one cut on the passenger side cat and cut the O2 sensor, then got scared off by something or someone thankfully. Got up in the morning turned on the truck to head back to NM and the truck sounded like a tracker.
It was a Sunday so nothing open but got lucky and one muffler shop was able to spot weld the pipe back together. PITA and set us back about 6 hrs on our trip but would have been a much worse scenario if they got the cats.

 

The best mod ever. So simple yet makes a huge difference!

is it just me or is the letter "R" a bit crooked?

 

what kind of bolt did you use to mount those plates?

 

nice rack on the bed. can I get the model of that yakima? I might be interesting in purchasing one over a bed cap.

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/val...ent-skid-plates-info-and-ordering-post.84911/

 

yes, i placed my order for the front and rear last night. The bolt you used on yours look different from Classy63's #1 post.

 

I initially tried to install back in Feb and gave up until last weekend. I thought it'd be more secure if I drilled the holes that lined up with the skid plate but those skid plate bolts are a bitch if you take them all the way off. You have a pretty good chance of losing a spacer in the crossmember or whatever it's called.

Cutting slots in the DE plate and loosening the trd plate enough to slide it above it worked a lot better. You'll want to cut the slots big enough to fit around the spacers unless you figure out a way to get them to lift up when you are sliding the DE plate in. I also bought some of this:

$13 Yotache Neoprene Rubber Foam Tape 1" Wide x 1/16" Thick (New Adhesive Craft), High Density Close Cell Foam Strips Gasket for Door Insulation, 33 Ft Length

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082F37WJH?ie=UTF8 and put it both sides of the plate where it'd be sandwiched, just to make sure I didn't hear any rubbing.

I didn't use any fancy bolts - I had one of the stainless security bolts freeze up on me back in February so I bought some regular replacement bolts from Lowes. Even if they can get the regular bolts free, they are still going to have to deal with the TRD Skid Plate bolts to have a chance of getting to my cats. I just don't see it.

 

Those are the Yakima HD overhaul truck bed rack system. Get the optional side bar horizontal bars as they add a 100# load capacity. The rack holds max 800# non moving/stagnant, 500# road, 300# off-road. Get the Tundra base plate to mount on either the factory side rails or the cover bed adapter. Has so many options go to Yakima.com for details

 

I used pentagon bolts along with these off road washers

B4WBHP98 1/2" to 9/16" Bolt Head Protector

from Barnes 4WD

 

@eccracer104 @Sunnier if you know anyone who wants this I have a Diode Dynamics SS12 light bar kit for behind the grill mounting. kit includes 2 SS12 wide beam clear lens light bars, mounting brackets, wiring harness and replacement clear driving lenses.
San Diego Area only no shipping

See post in marketplace

 

Ok. Anyone I know’d check the SoCal Shenanigans thread. Maybe post a link there, that goes to your ad in market place.

 

how do you make a link to the marketplace ad I posted

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/diode-dynamics-ss12-light-bar-kit.95859/#post-2430465

You can go to the marketplace and right click on the post #1 in the upper right hand corner of the post and select copy link address then paste it - or just copy from above

EDIT - And these are great light bars. I have them installed on my 2020.

 

Yep Scottsdale. Did a police report but they didn’t really care, or the hotel just kinda to bad so sad! Ha

 

Thanks man, it’s the Yakima Overhaul HD w/ HD Crossbars and the Loadwarrior basket. Planning on getting the side bars eventually.

 

yakima's site state they are sold out. will have to try Amazon. I did find some video on youtube about it, some guy had the fishing setup, which is what i'm eyeing myself.

 

I have to admit, I got lucky and snagged the rack and crossbars on sale on Amazon a few months ago.
I got the basket at REI while evacuated to Houston area and I would check them.

Edit: just checked out of curiosity and they have them!
https://www.rei.com/product/150180/yakima-overhaul-hd-truck-rack

 

Ordered this....

 

And working on this console lid mod.....