What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

The glare was pretty crazy.

 

I could not find an oem hood/bug deflector.

 

Did you have to do any modifications to the roll bar to get it to fit with bvb the cover?

 

Oh yeah, you and I are from same cut of cloth. Eight more years and I can hang it up.

 

The chrome delete project continues. Slowly but surely. @Roman thanks for getting my parts to me so quickly and all under $200 from Toyota of Cool Springs Next project is the hood decal which also came in today. Gonna have to wait till the weekend though. Gotta have a lot of patience for that.

 

Got it cleaned up for a project tomorrow!

 

got hit in a damn parking lot last week by someone, no idea who it was. hopefully my dent man can make it disappear! also installed the S&B air filter, haven't quite figured out fuel economy increase for real yet but my DTE screen is showing 425 on fuel up with is about a 100 mile improvement.....even though i know it's not quite accurate but was nice to see after the first fill up! excuse the filthy engine bay, my truck stays pretty dirty most of the time.

 

No mods at all. The bar is designed so the cover slides under it and the bar base goes around and over. I was surprised how sturdy it is. Very well made. I think you can get it so if you don't have a tonneau cover it bolts on with a different lower bracket. One of the features I liked about the Tyger sport bar was that it bolts to the inside of the bed to the lip just above the cargo rails. Others bolt to the top of the side of the bed, so if you remove them they leave big holes on top.

 

Got my Android stereo stuff in.. will probably install this weekend.

 

Almost done.

 

Replaced all the cigarette lighters with USB ports. Plenty of how to threads so I just wanted to add a few things. I purchased these off Amazon they are from same maker, two are newer models, one was a mistake but oh well.

Only modding to the oem is to slightly open up the hole. I’ve read a few post but nobody mentioned this up size drill bit I can’t remember the correct name, but it’s a great tool to have clean hole and open just enough that you need takes the guess work out of it.

One other thing on removal you need to take the lighter out in two pieces the housing then the ring. A sturdy dental pick makes popping the tabs out easy.

No keyless fob and cigarette lighters are probably my only disappointment in this truck LOL

 

Step still

Step drill bit? I but mine from harbor freight. Lol

 

RCI Engine and Trans skids

Powder-coated 20” OEM wheels. Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT 275/65/20. Pics of these tires doesn’t do justice.

 

@Mike19 where did u get the black lugs? Was looking to plasti dip my rims to see how I liked the look before I had em painted..

 

Amazon
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Not sure it counts exactly but winter gear is now stowed in the bed...recovery straps, ice melter, blankets in case I am stuck overnight somewhere, etc....

 

Done, pick up tomorrow morning.

 

Should be a fun weekend installing Bilstein 5100’s front and back, Fire stone air bags and then the truck goes in tuesday for a wheel alignment and to throw the new tires on. Ended up going with the Cooper AT3 XLT’s in a 275/65R20 10 ply. I’ve run Michelin’s on all my past trucks in the AT2 but they have discontinued that size and most others as the new Agilis tire is taking its place. Couldn’t beat 4 coopers for 900 out the door Canadian vs 1600 for Michelin’s. We shall see how they are. I will be interested to see what height I gain after bumping up 2” in tire size plus the bilstein at top setting. Also anyone ever run these wheels? Local shop has a brand new set for $140 a piece in a 20”. Hard to pass up but I’m just not crazy about them. Called a panther agile or an Akuza 280 apparently

 

Dont do it. Save money, spend it on quality wheels that you actually want.

 

Best mod of all, I paid her off! Took me 3 yrs & 6 mos exactly, man does this feel good.

 

Great job. If I wasn't in this forum I could get mine paid off quicker. Lol

 

Riiiight! Now I actually have money, let the mods begin...

 

Always finding new stuff I "need" here.

 

^^^This. It's a nope from me. Just my opinion.

 

Just installed my hood decal. Wasn't hard at all. Going for the Storm Trooper look.

 

Looks sharp, I plan on doing mine with the Pro grill.

 

Thanks. The Pro grill is on my list too. They look a whole lot better than the Limited grill IMHO.

 

I have the SR and have been adding some of the SR5 items I wanted. Today I picked up the under the rear seat storage box. Didn’t need anything fancy, just something to keep my bungees and come alongs from sliding out all the time. Ordered the OEM one from Toyota. This piece of equipment was stunningly easy to install. 4 metal clips 2 on each end snap into the square holes, slip the box into place and secure with the 4 knob screws. Took all of 10 minutes.

 

Just an FYI there was a guy who got an SR long bed and added a ton of SR5 stuff to his truck and saved a ton of money. He made a really informative thread here with all his upgrades and how he did them. Just thought you'd wanna search for it and take a look, lots of great ideas for the SR guys