What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Applied Shin-Etsu grease to my door/hood seals.

 

Went out and did my second bed in procedure on my new TRD brake pads. Huge difference from the first round. That is to be expected but it feels better than it did with the OEM pads. I could hear all four tires trying to lock up. It was on the verge of ABS stepping in. I’m impressed. Each time I went out and did about 10 aggressive stops from 60 to about 10 mph and then cruised home letting them cool off and trying not to come to any stops until I made it to my driveway. Everything worked out perfectly. I was definitely borderline breaking the law, But we have a little industrial area with some long stretches and no one around. It was about five blocks from the police station. I think I could’ve explained myself out of it. The dirty deeds 6 inch wasn’t doing me any favors.

 

Installed wireless charger in center console, cut and programmed a second key for the newly acquired truck (only came with 1 key), reinstalled the tonneau after the Line X spray in on Thursday, and tried to get started on installing the remote start…failed miserably after bricking the EVO-One trying to flash it. On to the factory bed lights tomorrow and trying to figure out where and how to tie them in to the cargo light circuit.

 

The factory bed lights run off the cargo light circuit… at least the ones I installed. The instructions run the wiring along the frame, up into the cab on the passenger side, then across under the console to the drivers side and taps the cargo circuit wiring

 

Congrats Ron, great choice, as I already said to you I don't know why anyone would buy any other cover over this 1. I'm confident you will love it long time. Enjoy.

 

Thanks for sharing. For me, this is one of the main reasons why I do my own maintenance. All the time spent correcting people's mistakes/lack of care/inattention to detail/lack of respect for other's property could have been spent doing the job right. Albeit, at the cost of energy. Time would be spent either way.

This time of year is good for DIY maintenance cause I can just put a football game on the garage TV and work on the ride.

 

Great choice. The Toyo OC AT3, in my opinion, is the best all terrain tires on the Tundras.

 

On my 2018 that wire under the scuff plate is pink. There are 2 pink wires under there and if memory serves it was the heavier gauge one.

 

A little sticker action today…I had to take a break from cleaning from the flash floods.

 

Here a little more sticker action.

 

I agree 100%. Ive been a loyal KO2 person for a while but we got the Toyos for my wife's Subaru last year and they blew me away especially during the winter storm.

 

small sticker action…

the only sticker (and size) i’ll put on the truck

Legends is a clothing brand that sponsors me…
so yeah - kinda obligated LOL

 

Stickers are great until you remove them and have permanent shadows in the glass.

 

The way around that is to treat them like a tattoo, if you can’t keep it for a LONG TIME, then don’t put it on. Makes those flings seem a little like a waste of time. Just saying you know

 

Toytec Shackles set at 1” installed and wings removed from the skid plate to stop the rubbing.

The shackles gave me 1” of rake back after the Eibach 2.0 coilovers leveled the front out. I think the stance is just right now.

 

nice analogy…

i hate stickers, but i like $ more…

if i’m getting paid enough to ignore potential shadows… i’m ok with stickers

 

Yes. I have used Toyo AT before and I am using HERCULES TERRA TRAC AT and this one is as good as Toyo AT. KO2 is way too loud.

 

Nice setup…. What radio do you have in your truck?

 

I have audio system coming from tech12volts. Valhalla plates coming also. Just got done detailing for the first time.

 

Painted my tow hooks. Thought about red but I didn’t think it’d look good on silver so I went with a “hammered” silver.

 

Continuing to work on my truck camper build. Truck vault and curtains now installed. My Hobie kayak seat doubles as a seat for the camper. I’m waiting on my folding mattress to arrive for the top of the drawer system. Slowly, but surely it’s coming together!

 

Here is a daytime picture that shows how the smoked third light compared to the OEM tail

 

Be careful that you don’t bend your bed cover rails when tying down objects that are taller than the rail. That is why I ended up installing my L-track on top of the factory rails.

 

What side steps do you have? Aluminum?

 

maybe if you rotated the hooks 180°, to give a different angle… then strapping a load taller the bed wouldn’t be a problem?
Maybe worth a shot?

 

I decided to apply some chemical guys wax and ceramic hyper wax to the truck before fall and winter. Truck turned out great and my furry friend loved being outside enjoying the weather! lol

 

If you haven’t already done so, please take the time to encourage and show your daughter how to change her own oil. So glad my dad did.

 

Added a power command.......definitely improved throttle response well worth it

 

Installing toyotech drop shackles tonight

 

Good points. I originally had them rotated 180 degrees, but didn't like the looks of the v-rings hanging down. Probably better to go for functionality over appearance in this case. Easy fix.