What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

That's BA! I love it...

 

Thanks

 

That is slick! Did you get the leather one off ebay?

 

Yes

https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/223314712034

 

Did I miss a write up on the install?

 

Yes

I think I wrote it.

Here.....

Pull trim(silver) around shifter off
Unscrew shifter knob
Put cover over shaft, tuck it in about 1/2" all around
Snap cover back on, cover holds it in place.
Screw shifter knob back on. ** If replacing with Tacoma Pro knob (what I used) you have to cut the outer white plastic off the bottom of the knob and shave the raised plastic so the metal ring on the boot fits to the bottom of the Tacoma Pro knob.

 

Thanks!

 

My flairs had about 5 screws underneath that go into the fender. The bolts you have in the picture have nuts behind them.

 

Thanks! And yessir, Shackle brackets from Elevated Suspension.

 

I added a Magnuson Super Charger, since this will my last truck. I am 60 yr old guy, decided to skip the lift but give myself power.

 

Damn u Jim, I think I love the new 1 better. By time this is over I'm gonna have a 100 dollars in $10 shifter boots lol.

 

Finally pulled the trigger and scheduled an appt with @milogenfab for the BMC. Also purchased some +3 inch shackles and shims from Coachbuilder. Gonna link up with @dcsleeper408 for the install once the BMC is done for the Shackle/shim install.

I'm doing the BMC / Shackles and Shims in preparation for a larger wheel/tire setup. Most likely 35's, but the damn Mod bug got me and now I'm wanting to just pull the trigger on the 35's.

I'm debating on either purchasing the 35x12.5's now or just waiting till my KO2's are worn. Problem is, they've only got 10k miles. I know the difference between 305/65 isn't that much, but like I said, the mod bug got me. I may end up just keeping this setup intact and buying a whole new wheel/tire setup. I've really taken a liking to the SCS Ray 10's in Matte Dark Bronze. I parked by a cement Trd Pro 4runner with Matte Bronze wheels and thought it looked pretty dope.

my setup may go up for sale if I end up buying those. If not the *lightly used Ko2's will be

Trying to decide between 4 tires for the 35's:

BF goodrich Ko2
Toyo Open Country R/T
Nitto Trail Grappler
or Cooper Discoverer STT if I can find it in an 18' ( may be discontinued)

I'll upload the after pic once its all done.

 

Thanks Mike. It probably matches your Pro seats.

 

How much did those bumpers run? Looks awesome. Sensors work???

 

Glad I could help!

 

Seems like a lot of people have been switching to the toyo RT. I like it because it’s a hybrid between a m/t and an a/t. Your truck looks good either way though. That light bar setup in the bulge really adds aggressiveness to the front end.

 

Painted (Plasti dipped) tow hooks red.

 

Installed ‘19 TRD PRO LED Headlights

Edit: thanks @iHacker for the harness, great product and the write up was helpful.

 

Looks very nice. Thats something I would like to do. Just one question, why plast dip? You took the time and effort to remove them, paint them and reinstall them. Why not powder coat them? I would not use plasti dip on our trucks at all. Hope it lasts.

 

I wasn’t sure if I would like it. Plasti Dip will peel right off if I want to go back to black. Its mostly a temporary thing. But it will last for a really long time. If I need to actually use the hooks it will probably peel in that location. As far as mods go it doesn’t get any easier than popping off 4 bolts sprayin some Plasti Dip and popping them back on.

 

Definitely on my list

 

Nothing wrong with plasti dip as a super cheap temporary option. That's what I did with my bumper end caps, and you legitimately can't tell at all.

 

I used it as a temporary fix on my wheels and it came out so good I might not even get new wheels now

 

Damn that looks great

 

What all did you have to do when you put those lights in? I have a 2015 SR5 and I'm pretty intimidated to put those headlights in.

 

I have been thinking of treating my chrome bumper caps with a product I already have under a different brand name marketed by Armor All, called something like Pro-Shield. I do t have a can in front of me, but I had previously used it to color a BMW front spoiler. There was some shipping and road rash, etc. the project took about a half hour and it looked great. I was thinking I would have to replace it after a few months but it kept lasting and lasting for years. Car washes, Blizzards, you name it! I ended up buying several cans thinking I would just repeat the process, but never saw the need.

Anyhow, with that success, I was toying with the idea of doing the tundra front chrome caps as a quick and dirty way to get the color change. Easy on and easy peel if I want to revert.

I read your post and was wondering about what people meant by plasti dip, thinking it was some sort of plastic coating involving removal and treating parts for a semi permanent color costing. I looked it up and it looks to be the same or similar spray-on product.

Is the plasti dip you treated your caps with matte black finish? Did you add a gloss treatment for finish or were you able to buy it in a gloss finish?

 

Here's a thread by iHacker on how to upgrade the halogen headlamps to the new LED headlamps.
You will need to order the headlamps from @Roman of Cool Springs Toyota and the wiring harness from @iHacker. It will cost you around $750 for this upgrade.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/201...lay-harness-for-2014-2017-models-v-2-0.24416/

 

Installed Tyger Steps

 

Buy the harness from @iHacker and refer to his thread. I had to remove the grille and body panel below the headlamps. There are a few more steps involved for the SR5 installation since they don’t have LED DRL. All in all it took me a couple hours.