1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

You can't afford me.

 

I don't buy trash, so you're probably right.

 

I ride pretty tame, but my helmet is pretty bright. I don't like the "hi viz" yellow. It's so common with construction/road workers and such that it has become the new urban camo. The oblivious drivers don't even notice it anymore.

 

Pfft. Seal is still intact. It's fresher than gas station sushi!

 

Pretty gay, huh?
I wouldn't expect less from turd gens and suckit gens.

 

Is the 2.5 gen ugly?
Yes

Is the grill too big?
Yes

Is the truck bloated?
Yes

Are the hoods stupid?
Yes

 

Just asking some of the people with whom I've had good convo's. I don't care about generations. I like all the Tundras to a certain degree.

 

This Best Gen parked next to me at Costco today. I don't think I've ever seen this color in person before. It reminds me of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sometimes I'm glad I have white. Seems like most of the best gens that came with a clear coat are failing now. The roof on this one is toast.


Naturally I had to inspect the frame. Super clean. Colorado plates too.

 

There’s one at work in that color I think, and the clear is way toast!

those almost look like the garbage Bridgestones that come on those 4R rims

 

I zoomed in from my gallery and they are Bridgestone. Love those wheels though.

Does your color have clear coat? Someone had a list once of which colors are single stage and which aren't.

 

Sure . . let the new guy search for ya!

https://www.tundras.com/threads/so-you-wanna-buy-just-bought-a-1st-gen-tundra-eh.115928/

 

I think mine is a multi stage? So I think there is clear coat.

and yeah I’m a fan of those wheels too, and they actually serve a nice function; the valve stem is recessed into one of the raised portion of the rim, so it helps protect it from rocks ripping it off.
I have a set on the 4r and an entire spare set for a trailer build one day…..

 

From the newb post (ty @shifty` ):

• These trucks used two different kinds of paint at the factory: Two-stage (base color + clearcoat), and single-stage (one-shot color, no clearcoat). If your paint is METALLIC, you definitely have two-stage, or base color with a topical clearcoat. If your paint is NON-METALLIC - i.e. there are no metal flakes/glitter in it - and the paint is original to the truck, it is almost always single-stage, unless it's been repainted. This is always the case with white trucks and usually true for black trucks. Why is it important?
• Single-stage paint is ancient tech. It has a penchant for chalking if not taken care of. It can easily be corrected to full shine with some elbow grease, a good quality correcting foam pad, and a quality light polish. You do not need buffing compound in most cases, and wax won't remove the oxidized, hazy material. My truck is white, it had ultra-chalky paint; Griot's orange correcting pads and Meguair's Ultimate Polish combined with a random orbit polisher (6") worked wonders. If your paint is also non-metallic, and it's gone chalky, and you want to know whether it'll clean up, one easy, quick test is to put a dab of buffing compound on the tip of your finger, and gently work it in a small, 1" circle using light-to-medium pressure over an inconspicuous, hazy area of your paint for 30 seconds, then buff away with a clean towel. What you see after is what to expect with a polishing wheel and quality polish. If you need help with this, make a post showing us what you're up against. The links in my signature show what's possible, but I think this mid-polish pic says it all (my test are was above the passenger door handle as you can see).
• Two-stage paints suffer from clearcoat fail, more often with metallic green or red 1st Gen trucks, mostly on horizontal surfaces like the hood, roof, tops of the doors and fenders, and fender flares. Only real fix is a strategic re-spray. Many videos on YouTube showing how to sand down to base color and use a 2-part clearcoat like SprayMax 2K to re-clear. 2 things to say about that: First, 2-part clearcoats *will* kill you without proper protection - it's not a joke! - and second, your chances of getting it right, with a lasting clear layer that doesn't flake or chip are slim, but it's do-able with proper prep and application.

Tundra Colors - Not sure this is helpful:

 

Thanks, sometimes we even forget how to search

 

Hell, I forgot what I was doing here.

Where the hell am I? And where's my underwear?!

 

I wish I could say by-year image thingy was helpful - but I can't even find my paint color on my truck right now - I could have swore I had Salsa Red Pearl, but that image says no.

 

Went to Airborne at Ft Benning in 1978. Think I pushed GA into FL

 

I could have sworn @Darkness said his black truck had clear coat failure. Which colors were not metallic? Pretty much just white and black right?

 

Man, someone has a set of wheels I want right now, down at Benning. But I really don't want to make the 1h45m drive down there to get them.

 

It seems there's a number of black trucks out there with clearcoat. I meant to go back and update that and totally spaced on it.

 

This is like Deja Vu - same discussion, but for 4Runners and Land Cruisers before and I can't remember any of it LOL.

 

I'm thinking the only color that has single stage paint might be white. Unless someone has a non metallic color I'm forgetting. All the greens and blues definitely fail. So does Salsa red.

 

We've had a couple of people with black paint on here who were definitely single stage.

 

Isn’t clear just mixed in with the black for single? Maybe it’s just the clear is oxidizing faster than the mixed color?

 

It's in the back seat of my truck.

 

There was that weird grayish color before silver sky in 02. That wasn’t metallic.

 

Dude, how many wheels do you need? Lol

 

I have some for sale if needed!

 

I'm working on building 2nd set. I just need the alloys. I was looking at the GX470 but looks like backspace is like 5.25 and that won't fly. I looked at the FJ / T4R trail 6-blade but can't find any at a reasonable price. I found some FJ 8-holes at a decent price, but went to negotiate down because they'd been listed for 3 weeks, seller told me they already sold (hours later ... still up for sale). I'd love to find some of the 17x8 BBS OEM wheels that came on a few vehicles but none available at a decent price, one set for but they're black and fuck black wheels on white trucks. I was mulling over , but I'm like ... steelies? Nah.

I don't really like the style 7-spoke @weadjust just posted, in either format.

I'm just looking to get four 17" alloys with anywhere from 4.25-4.9 backspace for $250 or less right now. I don't need anything special.