What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

I cheated on the bed lights and just tapped in to the Gulf States Toyota installed cargo bed lights instead of going to the battery.

 

Haha of course I'd love that. Funny u say, that's why I even mentioned by name when I showed the pic of them off truck lol.

 

Cleaned the 22's

 

I would have done the same.

 

Oh did you go under the body ? That's smart.

I was wondering if I could tap into the top mounted cargo light.

 

Installation of the rear sway bar is in progress.
Mount to diff and tighten up everything, and it will be done.

 

Best mod to date…

 

Dumped my exhaust after running into some clearance issues on a trail yesterday…

 

That change the tone at all? I know it’s not much different, just curious

 

I haven’t started it up yet, but I’ve heard from others that there’s no change. I’ll report back in a bit, though.

 

Curious about what changed the fitment?

Also, do you have plans of welding on the stock tips? Or adding a bolt on ones?

 

He smashed it on a rock wheeling yesterday.

 

I knew the answer was somewhere, but scrolling back on the phone is too time consuming. Thanks.

 

A giant rock… lol. Was going through a wash and smacked a boulder, which push the tail pipe into the lower bedside and bumper. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while because I knew this would happen eventually.

I think it’s good where I made the cuts, pretty close to even with the leaf packs. I do want to hit the ends with some high heat paint to keep them from rusting, though.

 

Done now:

 

I followed the wire harness from driver side to passenger side up to the front wheel and into the engine bay per instructions. There is about 40' of wire to work with so you'll end up cutting the extra.

You can tap into the cargo light but would need to PM someone from the related thread who's done it since it's not supported due to warranty concerns.

 

https://youtu.be/glPAW6C6JHQ?t=318

 

I didn’t notice any change in tone, though it seems like you can tell that the sound is coming from a different spot, which makes sense. But overall I don’t see any significant changes in the sound, good or bad.

 

maybe have the factory tips welded on so it looks similar to this (mine)…

 

Smoked the front emblem yesterday. So far TSS no change.
@RainMan_PNW - license plate lights were better.

Before


After

 

Productive day today. Installed the rear and front trd sway bars. Tinted the 3rd brake light lens. Painted the front tow hooks TRD red. Installed the new battery hold down (courtesy of Schoop).

 

What did you do/have done for the front emblem?
Looks good

 

light smoke vinyl wrap

 

Installed this...what a PITA! Alot of bulge on, bulge off.

 

Added 1/4” aluminum cat plates. I had them powder coated a similar textured light grey to try and match the TRD skid… they seem to cover everything up well enough. Nice to have for piece of mind and parking over long grass!

 

Almost had my cats stolen in Scottsdale AZ during a road trip. Ordered the desert eagle plate but haven’t installed it yet. I have to cut out notches for the TRD skid plate. How difficult was the install for you and did it work well with the skid plate?

 

Man, I’m sorry to hear that!

I fit it with room to spare using the trd skid bolts. I unthreaded the nut on the top to the very last thread or two to get the plate to flex downward as far as possible. Then you can wedge your new plate in using the notches and it’ll hang nicely while you catch your breath.

The hardest part is you have to sneak your 15mm wrench awkwardly almost elbow deep through small openings on each side near the lca’s to hold the lock nut in place while you tighten the bolt head below. Working by myself, my impact gun was helpful to zip it in quick. The passenger side is harder because of the oil pan. It’s possible though—good luck!

The rest of the bolts that come with the skids are super easy and accessible in comparison haha

 

Suction cup gone, mirror mount now. No dashcam dropping anymore.

$10 Universal Dash Cam Mount Rear View Mirror Holder with 16 Different Joints Compatible with APEMAN, Falcon F170, Old Shark, Peztio, Rexing V1P, Roav, UGSHDI, Z-Edge and Most Car Dash Camera

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PPFT3HG?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

 

Thanks for the tips, I’ve heard the two TRD bolts are tough to get to. My local dealer quoted $6000 to replace cats, so a plate and elbow grease definitely worth it!

 

Nitto RG 295/70r18