WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR 3RD GEN TUNDRA TODAY?

Today I did OEM Toyota black running boards and tuffskinz mudflaps. Gotta say the rear fitment on the tuffskinz was kind of shit.

 

Bro Grill + DD amber light bar.

Couple notes, many of which discussed but I didn’t realize until install:

-screws supplied by Diode Dynamics are too small for the bracket. You will need some #10 3/4” screws.

-You will need a camera bracket with the new grill. I zip tied mine. Works for now until I can get a new bracket…but honesty after all of those stupid plastic clips I’m not sure I’ll bother haha. (Ordered the Grill Insert from Sparks Parts).

-any leads on an OEM style switch or backing plate?

light is bright! I’ll probably rarely use it but in my opinion the grill looks strange with the big gap there.

Also, I found the plastic clips and all ofthe plastic front end a pain to deal with. It took me much longer than expected to disassemble and reassemble/install. YouTube was my friend.

 

Nice. Where did you buy them? Did you get a good deal?

 

where did you get the color matched wrap?

 

https://www.colorxlabs.com/

It is pricy, so if you have a color that has a duplicate, it would be cheaper to order that.

 

that’s who I used for my windchill pearl color wrap

 

How long did the removal and installation (of everything) take?

I don’t have a garage and the weather is crap for the next 3 month up here so will likely have a shop do this for me in conjunction with a ton of other stuff I plan in that area (TRD flares, de chrome mustache, etc)

…and yeah those lights aren’t intended for everyday driving around where other drivers are present (which I know you know so not being a smart azz or anything)….so I am glad they are nice and bright for those dark country roads and night runs some people do.

 

I’m pretty mechanically inclined and this took me about 4-5 hours total with the light bar + wiring.

 

Thanks

 

Crawled the mall today.

 

Finally got to pick it up. It's not the one I ordered but at least I got it.

 

Looks good - enjoy!

 

This is the switch I bought -

TRD Light Bar Dash Switch – Rave Off Road

 

Looks Sweet!

I have the Tow-Mirrors so the extra blanks are filled up. My only blank spot was a double so I got creative. Even the smaller blank square next to it has some wires to it….not sure what those are yet, some kinda harness.

Drilled it out until the provided DD switch sat flush. Works for me.

 

Did they come with a switch to have the option to extend, off or auto?

 

Looks good. What lift did you go with?

 

Finally took a day off from the warehouse. Put on some yellow vvivid vinyl wrap to the fog lights and black ash wood on all of the window switches and seat functions! Only took me 5 tries to get it right lol

 

Supposed to but I cannot find where the shop may have put it. Was after hours when I got it back so will revisit that with them.

 

Bought direct from GoRhino. When you visit their site sign up to receive emails and texts and you will get a good discount

 

Ok. Thanks

 

I did that but every email and text excludes the E1 Electric running boards.

 

I got the discount for mine. Call them and talk them into it.

 

What finish did you get, textured black or bedliner coating?

 

Regular powder coated black, not the bed liner finish. Figured it would be better for cleaning. If I tried to wipe down the bed liner finish I thought I would probably get lint etc. stuck in the finish.

 

I’m looking at this setup . How you liking it so far ? Feel free to add more pictures . My dogs would love this setup

 

I haven’t posted on here in a while, so catching up all in one shot.

Upgrades list:

3M Ceramic Tint
Toyota Bed Mat
Matte 14” Screen Protector
RetraxPro XR bed cover
Yakima Overhaul HD racks
35x12.50r18 Toyo Open Country ATIII
-no lift.

 

This was just a simple 3/1 spacer. I’ve now upgraded to a full 3.5 inch suspension RC

 

I love it so far, the flexibility is great. I had a softtopper on my tacoma. I liked it, but I really wanted to be able to put it down most of the time when the dogs weren't back there. The problem was then my truck bed would be exposed. This truly is the best of both worlds. Build quality is great, built in the U.S., and company has great customer service. Meets my needs.

There are some additional pics in the threads below, mostly of how the setup operates.

Post 273
https://www.tundras.com/threads/anyone-running-a-softopper.26293/page-10#post-3038863

Post 2055
https://www.tundras.com/threads/3rd-gen-accessory-thread.99672/page-69#post-3035635

 

Thank you for all that !

 

Why not paint the mustache black? Just curious as I am debating between blacking out the grill and the mustache