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Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by Nu2trucks, Jul 1, 2020.

  1. Jul 1, 2020 at 4:29 PM
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    Nu2trucks

    Nu2trucks [OP] New Member

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    I’m an avid fan of vehicle specific forums; I can’t even count the number of times I’ve found great articles / tutorials on an issue I was having or an upgrade I wanted to do - what a fabulous resource!
    I’ve always liked the look and size of the first generation Tundra and recently had an opportunity to get my ‘06 Double Cab 4 WD. It was a one owner with 160K miles, great service history and never smoked in.
    Among the things I’ve done since getting it:
    • Replaced headlight assemblies - originals were opaque.
    • Installed leveling blocks in front to diminish the ‘Grandpa’ look, followed by alignment,
    • Pulled the running boards, bed caps, tailgate cap and bumper cap in order to refinish them with Rustoleum bed liner spray (that stuff is awesome for a rattle can application!)
    • Installed Jeff Cole’s SAIS (Secondary Air Injection System) Bypass Kit ( this was done as a preventive measure on my part... from everything I’ve read, this made absolute sense to me because so many of them fail. It seemed to me that shutting it down before it has a chance to fail would save a hassle and a fair amount of additional work later. I highly recommend his kit - it was very straightforward, had great instructions, was priced very fairly - you can track it down on TFA forum; his forum handle is SlyFox.
    • Rebuilt two front JBL speakers with new foam surrounds from Simply Speakers. I’ve done these speaker rebuilds on 2 Lexus’ and my son’s Toyota - highly recommend that too!
    • Installed GTA Pure Bluetooth kit - as seamless as it could be - SIMPLE installation and I now have crystal clear bluetooth.
      Thats about it for now...
    • OH WAIT - one last ‘mod’ - the TPMS (tire pressure) light flashed all of the time... knowing that these old style sensors often need replacement in sets, I chose to pop the instrument cluster out and insert a small section of electrical tape into the led light channel that kept it illuminated; no more flashing light! (Not really a feature that I value much anyway!)
     
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  2. Jul 1, 2020 at 4:32 PM
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    Nu2trucks

    Nu2trucks [OP] New Member

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  3. Jul 1, 2020 at 4:32 PM
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    Jim LE 1301

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  5. Jul 1, 2020 at 4:53 PM
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    Pinay

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    Rgross2112

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  7. Jul 1, 2020 at 5:53 PM
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  8. Jul 1, 2020 at 6:05 PM
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    RobertD

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  9. Jul 1, 2020 at 6:45 PM
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  11. Jul 1, 2020 at 9:56 PM
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    Nu2trucks

    Nu2trucks [OP] New Member

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    Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome!
     
  12. Jul 2, 2020 at 5:10 AM
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    welcome from So Cal
     
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  14. Jul 3, 2020 at 7:07 AM
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