What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

I've been meaning to do something similar. Looks great.

 

Painted the letters before installing the TRD Pro grille. Now I just have to give the Raptor liner couple day's to dry to put everything together.

 

It's lookin good David!

Can't wait to see it all pieces together.

 

Do it and don't look back. I did all my 1st gen Highlander and 1st gen tundra.

 

I agree! Raptor liner looks amazing. My bro raptor lined his Suburban and it looks great..

Next, he's wanting to come out to Cali and help me raptor line my Taco...

That'll probably hafta be after the rebuild though.

 

Badass burb. I love me some square bodies.

 

How was the install, i'm curious about the wiring and harnesses that are included. I Have installed lots of stereos, so not worried about soldering and wiring, but there are no pictures to be found for the outputs from HU. Are there pre-amp outputs on the HU? I have have pioneer amp, sub and speakers that I want to keep.

 

I agree! That thing is a beast and right now my brother is actually in the middle of rebuilding the engine. My pops bought it brand new in 1990 and it's stayed in the family since. That thing took us back and forth from So Cal to El Paso so many times as I was a kid. Now it lives in TX permanently with my bro.
Don't know what his full plans are yet for it but I can't wait to see it

 

Keep us updated.

 

I already had the airflow accelerator and Afe drop in filter, but I’ve always wanted the TRD intake, finally pulled the trigger after all these years. it’s pretty and sounds more throaty and deep, although I know it didn’t do much but I don’t care. It’s sweet!

RED!

 

Don't forget to do the rest...

It's gotta flow all the way across the other side of the engine bay

(Yeah I know my battery is sweating)

 

Looks awesome

 

I’m jealous of how clean your engine bays are! I try not to wash it very often. I just end up going back in the dirt and the bay geo filthy again! Many trips to the Arizona desert. I do have the TRD oil filler cap and recently took off the TRD radiator cap as I was concerned with the high PSI rating.

Your engine bays look beautiful though!

 

Mine is pretty much a pavement queen but I do tow a tractor and or a side x side to the woods where I hunt.I feel fortunate to own a Tundra and I try to keep it clean.

 

Drove it to and from work today then unpacked some parts for it when I got home. Another awesome experience with Hotshot Offroad and @memario1214

 

I thought the higher psi cap was beneficial, no?

 

It is. But for me I felt I didn’t want to test the plastic radiator out lol.

 

I’m interested in doing the full intake. I have the accelerator installed already and a K&N filter.

 

You can technically piece together the kit from there if you like. They sell everything individually. I just decided to spring for the whole kit. Like I said before, I don’t think it really did anything, but the placebo effect was worth it for me. Also, the fact that it’s a Toyota part and is California legal sealed the deal for me.

I have the 6 inch dirty deeds exhaust so it was a little hard to notice at first but now I’m tuning into it.

 

Yeah some of those prices in the pic that @stuckinohio posted seems high. I might do the hose but keep the rest. I’d love to do an exhaust upgrade over stock but my house is close to the neighbors so trying to be considerate over the noise. I want just subtle.

 

There is a DIY version too


Edit: was digging for links

https://www.tundras.com/threads/air-intake-tube-alternative.84222/

And SABM is also great if its allowed in your area
https://www.tundras.com/threads/stock-air-box-mod-sabm-review-thread.2420/

 

Yea, it is high, but that's OEM TRD pricing. There is an 25% off deal going on but it calculates at checkout. Still, your gunna spend $115+ on oem parts for intake pipes.... If that's too rich, skip the accordion piece. Its ridiculously over priced but allows serviceability without removing hose clamps. $$ vs convenience unfortunately,

 

I'm in the process of installing TRD Pro headlights and I noticed the heat shield behind the light are falling apart. Are they really needed because they are like $60 a pop?

 

New tires! Got new factory wheels also, previous set were rusted bad. Old tires were Wildpeak AT3, they were great. These Coopers have 1/2” deep treads, meaty tires.

 

Does anyone know if this was a factory option? If so what year and model would like to see if i can find one.

 

I wanna say that's from the Pro trim. They got the red stitching all throughout the interior. Doors, seats, n all.

My brothers '17 Pro has it

 

Yes sir I just found this old post with a part number. Just wasn't sure it's correct snice it doesn't show a picture.

 

Nice! I was trying to find that too. Ya beat me to it

 

Raptor liner is amazing stuff. I've shared these pics a few times, but I did it to my Taco. Clear coat was destroyed on the roof and hood (especially from rock chips). The entire project was really fun. Used a 25-gallon compressor from Harbor Freight for spraying. Worked like a champ.

EDIT: Worth noting for anyone considering this. I know the three of us that posted all seemed to naturally opt for the same Desert Sand color, but you can get preassembled kits in a wide array of colors. I was floating between this color and an Army/OD green at the time. You can even tint it in whatever custom color you want. Just wanted to be clear that you're not limited to Sand only, if you were basing it off what we did. I guess the three of us all have the same taste.

It went from this:


To this:


Here are some of the interim pics mid-project during all the prep work and application.