What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Just picked up the Tundra from Ross Fab Off-Road. He custom made bumpers and sliders for my LOOOOONG bed. I am VERY happy with how everything turned out. He specializes in Toyota but can pretty much do anything you want when it comes to custom made armor for your rig. Total cost out the door was just shy of 4 Grand. That includes bedliner coating & installation.... More detailed pic in the 2.5 Gen Bumpers! thread.

 

Looks good, can we get a pic of the front from further back? Haven't seen many do the hoop/bullbar higher then the sensor and curious how that looks.

Also, the hoop/bullbar looks tight against the grille. Im assuming you have to drop the bumper to remove the grille now?

Edit: saw your other post in the bumper thread with the additional pics

 

Yes that is correct. But it’s strange that other models that use the same bolt don’t call for that high of a torque. I remember the Tacoma being much lower. 173 is way over the rating for the bolt.

 

Let me know if you want any other pics.
I honestly don't know if I would need to drop the bumper to remove the grill... Hopefully, I won't be finding out anytime soon...

 

Man, WTH!? This seems personal..

 

I hate a dang bird shatting on my truck

 

That looks like one of those one in a million chance things.... I would go buy me a lottery ticket as soon as possible!

 

Well, that wasn’t fun, but could have been worse. The guys at the alignment shop weren’t kidding, the whole system was basically welded together. But with a lot of heat and hammering, it’s all out and replaced. The quality of the Import Direct parts is still TBD, but they seemed fine enough during installation. But at least they have anti-seize on them and aren’t stuck, which is win right now.





And the carnage

 

You got lucky. Mine was a dud audio kept cutting out randomly with loud buzz. Sent to back through Amazon and got my full refund.

Maybe the 256 is better? I had the 128gb version.

 

I used it to get away for the last week to go camping and dirtbike riding.

 

I was debating to post, but the previous post nudged me. I also escaped for my first camp out for 4 nights. This is my pop up that is a quick set up.

 

Looks good!

 

Just found out what all the fuss is about for the TRD exhaust on my 5.7. It's real nice. Off to sell the stock now.

 

Pop ups came a long ways. I went on a few hunting trips with a friend years ago that had a pop up that only the ends came out with canvas tops. The middle roof was metal. Now I’ve seen them with side slide outs as well as the end slide outs. A lot more more room.

 

Yep...it's called a Hybrid. We had one until a few months ago. We traded it it but it had water damage because of the dried out Dicor. Now we have a 2025.

 

Took it out to the woods to hang out with the mosquitoes lol.

 

I found a picture. Here’s the kind I was talking about. Some cost more than what I paid for my 29’ travel trailer.

 

I love those guy's, they really make for a bloody good time!

 

Upgraded to a 2020 head unit in my 2018. Nice to have car play

 

Now plug a wireless dongle into the data port and you'll have wireless CarPlay; plus less connectivity quirks too...

$52 MMB Mini Wireless Carplay Adapter, 2025 Carplay Adapter for Apple iPhone, Plug & Play, Smallest, Fastest for Converts OEM Wired to Wireless Car Play Only for Car Model 2017+ and iOS 10 USB & Type-C

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8754QT6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll give it a shot.

 

Also, don't forget to check the headunit to verify the firmware is up to date. A lot of folks forget or don't know to do that, and it does help quite a bit w/smooth operation when it comes to CarPlay and connectivity!!

https://www.toyota.com/firmware-updates/updates

 

Great. I’ll download the update right now.