What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

Hopefully thats how they send my replacement. They said it was on back order of course. Still haven't seen any updates on it yet

 

It was time to give her a little coat of wax. Going to have to remove rear shell soon.

 

When I installed a cabin air filter a few weeks ago, I had the blower off the truck overnight and it rained. Next morning I found small puddle of water on the passenger floor mat. I reviewed the water leaks thread. Not sure I needed to do this, but I bought new clips (need 8) that take screws and sealed them using butyl rubber rope that I had already and smashed into a gasket. My old clips (that secure the posterior edge by the windshield) were in good shape but the original foam seals were crumbling or gone. I also bought clips (need 6) that secure the anterior edge of closest to the engine and under the hood. I don't think I needed to actually replace all of the clips but why not. There was a lot of grime and dirt so this was a good time to clean that area.

 

Also, I cleaned out the pocket behind the splash guard inside each of the front doors. The driver side had very little debris but the passenger side had a full handful of leaves, pine needles, and dirt. I pulled most of it out and then used my shopvac to remove the rest. I could imagine this leading to corrosion if wet plant material stays stuck in there.

Edit: I now realize this photo is of my GX. I didn't take a photo of the Tundra clean out, but this mess in the GX is what inspired me to check.

 

Finally made it to Oceano Dunes for some camping on the beach. Had a good time cruising around the dunes a bit, playing with my RC car and wading in the water.

Got to pull a SXS out as well who got high centered on a dune. For some reason none of his wheels were turning so put it in neutral and pulled him out. They struggled for awhile but eventually got it working again.

 

This came from different source. Interested to what you get.

 

Nice! I still haven't done mine yet. I ordered and received the parts already but it has rained several times since I noticed pooling in my passenger footwell the one time and I haven't had seen anything since then. Maybe didn't close the passenger door all the way or something??? A bit puzzled by it, but at least if I do notice it again I'll have everything ready to go. I was going to use silicone waterproof seal on it, but heard that's not a good idea since it can promote rust directly on metal so I'll probably do what you did.

 

Another year, another emissions pass. First time, as always.

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sounds like someone needs some longtubes.

 

Don't think I gave full context on the smog issue with the Taco. My Dad goes to a local guy that charges $30 over the market rate, but gives $5 off if you pay cash. He and the guy are very friendly, but it's just a business relationship and 'supporting local business'. I stopped going there years ago because I don't think a friendly conversation while you wait is worth the extra $30.

Anyways, he went to get smogged originally and had just disconnected his battery so the monitors weren't ready. He went back again and the smog guy said he passed. My dad didn't look at the paperwork, instead he got a notice from the DMV saying his registration is on hold until he passes smog. Turns out the paperwork says he failed and the smog guy didn't catch it because they were too busy talking.

New O2 sensors on the Taco fixed it where the O2 monitor is now complete. It should pass smog, everything is complete now except the evap monitor which you can pass with incomplete here. O2 sensor job on the Taco is 1/10 on every sensor except the passenger's upstream which is a 3/10, at least the first time you do the job. Nice that all four use a bung instead of bolts.

The local smog guy isn't answering calls right now, but have a feeling my Dad may have to pay someone else to smog him now he'll actually pass.

 

Emission? What’s that? They stopped doing that on my truck 8 years ago.

 

I've never smogged mine. Not even when I lived in California. It's been tagged in Arkansas since I've owned it, but started life as a California truck.