MRS OBZ 2018 Limited Build Thread...

Best pic I've got right now of the car. I'm out of town until tomorrow night, but the girl went and picked up the girl from the shop. From what I can tell she looks pretty dang good...




- For those interested -

7" BDS Lift with Rear Fox 2.0 Shocks
BDS Rear Shackle
22X10 Fuel Assault Wheels -18 Offset
35X12.50X22 Toyo Open Country RT's

Just heard back from my paint guy on my flares, should be done early next week! I'll bolt those on probably next weekend. Sunday I'll probably get the badges and handles swapped. It's getting there!

 

Good to hear you finally acknowledge the superiority of the White!

 

White is right!!! Grey..a universe unto itself where no one else dare go...run with the wolf pack...

 

looks great !!!!

 

Just did the center console induction charging mod. I used JB weld as opposed to others as it sounded like there was some failure when people did it. Hot glue didn't hold up and neither did tape. The JB weld should hang on there pretty good. Steps to do it below (stole the how to from another thread):

Unscrew all of the bolts from the underside of the armrest and remove the underpanel:




Now unscrew the center section with 6 bolts:



Now take the Dremel and start shaving down the fins so the charger fits. I removed the charger from the case as well so that it would not have to go through 2 layers of plastic. Figured it would work significantly better.



Finally used JB weld on the corners to adhere it to the back of the plastic. I've used JB weld on sheet metal and it does a pretty good job. Not crazy hard like they make it seem, but it'll hang on to that board better than anything else you could buy.



Now I'm just waiting for it to dry so I can install it. For a full cure it's about 24 hours, but I'll install it before then. Should be around 6 or so to be dry enough to install.

Here's a link to the charger I bought (based on feedback from others):

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078HV3V6M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Also did a couple other things that are worth mentioning:

New antenna:



New Front Turn Signals:



New LED Pedal Light:



And finally brake light:



Here's links to all the stuff:

Antenna:

$15 AntennaMastsRus - 5" Short Rubber Antenna is compatible with Toyota Tundra (2000-2020)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SAB9A3Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Turn Signals (I think they're unique to 2018+):

iBrightstar Newest Super Bright 7443 7444NA Switchback LED Bulbs with Projector Replacement for Daytime Running Lights/DRL and Turn Signal Lights,White/Amber

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077P5CDSX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Footwell LED Light:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018LUL2WK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Brake Light:

$18 JDM ASTAR Extremely Bright 2000 Lumens 360-Degree Shine 921 912 90-EX Chipsets LED Bulbs For Backup Reverse Lights, Xenon White

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GGK6QDW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Next mod done - oh shiz bar installed on the driver side for the wife. I didn't really like her grabbing the steering wheel every time she got in and out. Took about 20 minutes all in. Really easy install too. Thanks @Roman for the quick shipping! I've attached the deets from another thread for anyone looking...

Before...



After...



Details on how to do it below...

 

Got a lot done today. I washed her and added some fender flares...



So with the flares... this is before I installed them. You can see how far those wheels and tires stick out. They have -18 offset so they're sticking out quite a bit.



Oh forgot to mention that I put in a bed mat...



So the steps for these flares are very straight forward and very detailed. They are Air Design flares. Frankly I think they look SIGNIFICANTLY better than Bushwackers! The Bushwackers look like they were bolted on and don't match the body, where these do. The lines actually line up perfectly to look factory. Definitely worth the purchase. They have you mock them up first and mark them to get ready for placement - that's what I'm doing here...



Then you mount and go...



Finally pulling out for proper shots of them...



Took a few hours to install, but I'm a SUPER perfectionist. I have to say they look VERY nice!

 

Swapped over the badges and door handles. Nice and black. My wife likes them a ton better. Still got a ways to go to get rid of all the chrome, but we'll get there...

Before:



After:



Stupid 5.7L Badge was a BI to get off. My fingers still hurt from sawing dental floss back and forth.

 

Bad ass truck. I like your attention to detail. Will be you adding supercharger

 

Thanks man! I haven't decided how crazy I want to get. Super charger is definitely a possibility as well as a re-gear, but we'll see. The wife says she doesn't have any problem with the power it's putting out right now.

 

Getting her ready for the new front end. I wasn't planning on taking it all apart today, but started into it and figured I might as well. Pretty dang easy to do considering. Much easier than my Tesla or even my Taco. 4 bolts on each side and unplug everything and yank - done. I've mocked up my wiring harness for the Rigid's and should be pretty straight forward. Tonight I'm going to try to splice everything together into the wiring harness ready for mounting and running the wires. I'm hoping it'll be easy. I've got a new bumper if anyone wants it too. Hit me up and Wish me luck!

 

Well got it all put back together. I didn't take any proper shots like I should have - unfortunately. Ended up wiring the 5 lights to the stock fog light switch, which is SUPER clean. I kept blowing fuses when I'd turn them on, not realizing that I was wiring the plug wrong. Very factory looking install if I do say so myself. I still need to get a proper shot of the truck out of the garage, but this will give you an idea. All and all, not too terrible and bolted up pretty easily.



I also did the mirror backs. Super easy install...

 

Love this build!

 

Thanks! It's been moving fast, that's for sure!

 

Thought I'd take a pic of the new lights in the dark...

This is just the headlights:



This is with all 5 Rigids on (floods on the 4 pods and hybrid flood/spot on the 20" bar):




Pretty much makes the night day! HA!

 

It's looking damn good! Never heard about those decal stripes on bed

 

Did you hit him up on the Tacoma forum? He's normally pretty responsive.

 

His link again please

 

Here you go...

https://www.tacomaworld.com/members/cboy808.100265/

 

Damn you don’t waste any time! Truck looks good! Lights are bright AF!

 

Thanks!

 

Painted the exhaust tip. Did the same thing on the Taco when I had it. Last bit of chrome to get rid off. Super easy to do too and costs all of a half can of engine enamel...

Removed from pipe:



Scuffed up ready for paint. Make sure to use some acetone on it - they get pretty dirty and you want to make sure everything sticks:



First coat - nice and light:



All done and dry. I let it cure overnight prior to putting it back on the truck. Don't want to mess it up too bad when sticking it back on there.



And finally back on the truck. No mo chrome...

 

Took a couple more "proper" pics today of the Tundra. Almost looks black from the lack of sun, but I promise she hasn't changed color.

 

I love that new front bumper. What brand is that? Did you get all the lights through them or did you get them else where? Also, I saw you wired them all into the fog light switch, how hard was that? Did you have a wiring diagram for them?

Thanks in advance!

 

It's a Fab Fours Vengeance front bumper. The lights are all Rigid Industry that I picked up from AutoAnything at a 22% discount. The wiring wasn't bad because of the people on here helping. Basically I spliced all of the positive wires into the same relay. I then cut out the switch and used the fog light wiring harness to plug directly into the switch wires. Not bad at all to do and very factory and easily reversible. It's not unlike the way the Morimoto HID's work. If you check out this thread it might help:

https://www.tundras.com/threads/question-about-wiring-dual-pods-to-fog-light-switch.22904/

 

Sweet. Do you remember what relay you got or did one come with the lights? What gauge wire did you end up using?
So if I understand this correctly, the positives from the 4 pods and 1 light bar were spliced together into one wire that was then attached to the relay?
Then from the relay you ran a fused wire to the positive battery terminal?
You also spliced all the negative wires from the lights into 1 ground? Then did you run the ground to the battery or on the side of the body there next to the battery?
Then run a positap into the the positive existing fog light wiring harness and ran that to the trigger part of the relay?

Thanks!

 

I go another question about the bumper. Do you have the parking sensors on the front of your truck and if so, how does installing this bumper affect that? I see this on their web site and I am sort of concerned that I would function of the parking sensors. "*** SENSOR FUNCTIONALITY WILL BE LOST ON TRUCKS WITH LESS THAN 6 INCHES OF LIFT. ***" I am not sure if that means actual lift or ground clearance.

Thanks again.

 

I used the relay that came with the light bar. The relay is a 60A and I was putting in about 30A so had plenty left over. I didn't use any seperate wiring, just leveraged the wiring it came with - it's about 12 gauge I think. Everything else you've got exactly right except for the last part. I didn't positap anything - instead I bought a plug for the fog light bulb plug and used the positive and negative from the wires running off of that for the switch. I used this plug:

$10 uxcell 5pcs 16AWG DC 12V H11 Headlight Bulb Male Wire Harness Connector Socket Adapters

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XP4PP6W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I haven't put back on the front sensors, though I think I could. I've been debating drilling out the holes for it in the bumper - I just hate to mess up a perfect bumper. I've just disabled all parking (front and back) sensors for now. Everything else works great though. No issues with the other TSS stuff.

 

Couple of pictures of the work done today. Got the front 2 windows tinted, and clear bra put on. I also tinted the 3rd brake light but don't have a pic of that. Looks good though...