What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Should have known better than to start washing this afternoon. Guaranteed rain this time of year. Patience prevailed though.

 

Took advantage of the amazing sunset to snap some pics after a good cleaning and spray wax last night. Love the way the MGM glows!

 

Went to Chattanooga this weekend to CVT warehouse and got the 79" Expedition Awning for 1/2 off. I got the tan. Very cool and glad I made the short trip up there. Fun drive with just me and my dog.

 

Every opinion on tires should come with where you live and what climate you’re driving in. I think it would clear up a lot of the mess. As it is, every tire thread devolves into “these are the best” and “these are the worst tires I’ve ever ran” for every tire mentioned in the thread.

 

Are you happy with it? Is it loud enough or wish it was louder?

 

I didn't take any pictures but yesterday I installed the rockhard4x4 dome washers on my Valhalla cat plates, then she got a wash and a wax.

The orange peel effect on the Tundra paint is about the worst I've seen. My 2006 Silverado has less and they are notoriously bad.

 

I was going to use the taps like this as well but went a different route. Combined both back-light wires and ran to engine fuse box, then used Add-a-fuse to the IGN slot. The backlight comes on any time the truck is on (which I wanted) and automatically switches off when fogs are on. I think I may need to adjust the aim though which will involve me prying off those fender liners again. Definitely like the look and notice improvement over stock LED fogs which I will be posting for sale here soon.

 

Does this come with wiring, fuse tap, etc? If not is there a write up to tap the running lights? thanks!

 

Thanks!

Surprised by how quiet they are, that will probably change as they wear but we'll see.

 

Finally found some time today and temps in the low 90s.
Wash/rinse
Decon with iron-x/ rinse
Clay with griots speed shine
Wash/rinse
Polish Mcguiars 205
Griots 3in1.
Griots black satin tire dressing

 

A clean machine! Which flares are those if you don’t mind me asking?

 

Drove 0.6 miles to get some beer after a day of the Infiniband driver debugging. V8 power!

 

Installed my used RCI red skid plate.

Its the old 1 piece, but the guy painted it TRD red at his autobody shop. I was worried it would be too in your face, but I can live with it for the price.

Installed with our son in the driveway, took about an hour.

 

Were you a firefighter in a past life??

 

I agree w/this 100%; is there any way you can tackle that project??? This particular example w/the Ridge Grapplers will save me some headache... It doesn't matter what else they do exceptionally well, if they don't perform well in the rain, I can't use them as that's a huge majority of my climate!!!!

 

Not a huge fan of my K02s in the rain.

 

Thanks! Probably as clean as it's been since I got it.
Flares are these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2335739121...gaihDSORha&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
A few guys here are running them and seems to be a rebrand or a copy of the EAG flares. I love em.

 

I've heard a ton of folks say that... I've heard people getting decent rain performance w/the Wildpeaks, so I may end up giving them a shot. Honestly the OE Michelin AT2s have been flawless for me in wet weather. I'll probably stick w/those on my '08, since that is kinda my daily running dogs around truck. But, I was definitely looking for something more substantial for my '21 Pro. It only has a little of 3k on the OE AT2s, so once my '08 set is ready to replace, I'll probably be putting the AT2s from my Pro on the '08 and giving the '21 some new shoes!

 

Went camping with the mrs and my little dude this past weekend. Then we ended up at the drive ins.

Haven’t done too much to her lately aside from an oil change.

 

Just put some Cooper Discoverer AT3's on my truck. I live in NC. So far, I do not have any cons with the tires. They are quiet, perform great in wet or dry conditions (just drove an hour home in a torrential downpour with no issues). Only thing I have not done yet with them is go offroad, which will be next week when I am out in Western NC near Sylva. Can update how things go after the trip.

 

Keep me updated on what you think of them... Also, what size/ply rating did you go with??

 

275/70 R18, 10 ply tire.

Pretty reasonable cost out the door, including alignment.

 

What is your tire size and lift configuration?

 

Flares.

 

I read a lot of good reviews on them copper, but I need the tires right away. So I went with BFG.

 

Nope.

 

Nice! Thank you!

 

Are those the eBay ones? Every time I see them they look good and are just subtle enough.