What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

New tires. Nothing fancy



Vled v6 triton amber turns (not extremes)


full truck inserts I got for a great price from a member locally


topped it off

 

Had a friend 3d print it. Screws in from bottom. To get it to look good I sanded some, then used a filler primer paint, more sanding, then painted and clearcoated. Clear makes metallic paints show better depth.

There are 3d files online if you know someone with a printer. He adjusted some measurements from the original file he found but I don't know how much he changed.

 

New grille looks METAL AF

 

Interior Chrome delete and should be installing my new head unit tomorrow!

 

Hood insert vinyl and removed the iForce V8 emblems in favor of these TRD Off-Road ones.

 

Has anyone attempted to swap out the phone call button from the 4runner? Most the trim in the TRD offroad trim is black/carbon-esque.

 

Adam, @abomb60 makes them and has a thread about them.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/fs-3-switch-panel-insert-plate.94140/#post-2379915

 

I installed a Heavy Duty Tailgate Cap from WSDMetal today. He included 2 tie down loops, but I decided not to use them. So I countersunk the outboard 2 holes, and WSDMetal was kind enough to send 2 extra countersunk fasteners.

I took the Tailgate Cap to my Line-X guy and had him spray the exposed surfaces to match the bed and tailgate. There was a question whether the Line-X would adhere to the powder coat, so he wrapped the Line-X an extra .25" under the edges. I only wish I had done this when I first sprayed the bedliner, to avoid the $75 minimum charge.

I mainly installed this for peace of mind when loading and unloading my heavy adventure motorcycle, to prevent damage to the tailgate. This cap is strong as hell and looks great. I'm stoked!

 

See this is the problem. lol now I need this too

 

I purchased and installed a Vantrue X4S Duo 4K 5G WiFI Dual Dash Cam. I researched thoroughly and found this camera to have all of the features I wanted. Including; front 4K and rear 1080p HD capability, capacitor instead of battery powering (better for the Florida heat), WiFi downloading capability via an app as well as SD card transfer, parking security functions. The packaging and documentation were all of high quality and reminiscent of Apple or Ring products packaging. Install was easy, I routed the rear camera USB C cable under the headliner along the top of dash, under my driver side grab handle mod (and the airbag there), under the side curtain airbags on the drivers side of the car around to the top center of the rear window. This was carefully done to make sure and be under the airbags so as not to interfere with their deployment if ever the need occurs. I fashioned a small thin aluminum tab that I hot glued to the metal above the rear window that allowed me to attach the rear facing camera to it with the 3M adhesive pad provided. This way it sits flush to the glass as if attached to it but does not affect the raising and lowering of the rear window.

$230 Vantrue X4S Duo 4K+1080P Front and Rear Dash Cam with Free APP, Dual 5G WiFi, 24Hrs Parking Mode, Super Night Vision, Optional GPS, Motion Detection, G-Sensor, Capacitor, Support 512GB Max

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LLLF8PG?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

I also bought the Vantrue X4S GPS Receiver Module with USB C Port Adhesive Mount. The suction mount without GPS that came with the unit worked fine, and you can purchase the GPS Module with a suction mount as well, but I won't be swapping this dashcam to any of my other vehicles and the adhesive mount should be more robust for wheeling the trails.

$22 Vantrue N4, N2S, X4S, N1 Pro(2023), T3 Dash Cam GPS Receiver Module Type C USB Port Adhesive Mount for Windows and Mac

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D3G5GKJ?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

To make mounting cleaner I ordered the Dongar Technologies Dash Cam Power Adapter for Toyota that plugs into the back of the rearview mirror. It works perfectly and no cables to hide.

$33 Dongar Dashcam Power Adapter (12-pin for '15-'23 Toyota Tacoma. Also Compatible with Select Sienna, Honda, and More), Connects to Rearview Mirror, Built-in USB Power Source, Easy to Install

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DMW3DML?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

To connect to the Dongar Adapter to the dash cam I ordered a 6" USB A to USB C connector cable and the length was perfect for this application.

$10 CableCreation Short USB to USB C 0.5FT USB A to USB C 3A Fast Charging Cable 480Mbps for Power Bank Galaxy S23 S23+ S22 S21 S20/MacBook, Pixel, 15cm Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012V56D2A?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details&th=1

For storage I got a SanDisk 256 GB High Endurance Video microSDXC Card for Dash Cam. I figured the "high endurance dashcam/video rated" features couldn't hurt in the heat of the windshield. Vantrue pushes you to purchase their branded SD card at twice the price of similar cards but research online and common sense dictates that any correctly rated V30 C10 card would work fine.

$25 SanDisk 256GB High Endurance Video microSDXC Card with Adapter for Dash Cam and Home Monitoring systems - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, Micro SD Card - SDSQQNR-256G-GN6IA

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P4HBRMV?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

Not a great picture but you can at least see the compact size of the dashcam and its placement on the windshield, I could actually move it up another inch or so if I wanted to.

 

Link to the exact extinguisher and mount please.

 

I got this single bulb in a full interior kit. Any clue where it goes? I also bought four cans of fluid film since it was the first time I had seen it in the wild. Is it already too late in the season? I washed the truck today but then drove about 40 miles. How soon after do you spray?

 

It kinda looks like a dome light bulb to me.

 

Where did you order your know and the black center console stuff looks sick!

 

Replaced them all and they were all different so it’s not an extra

 

is it the driver footwell bulb?

 

Finally came in going to put these on this weekend!

 

These are amazing the meso interior lights

 

it’s not

 

No, that is a tiny 74 bulb.

 

Do.you have the part number for the kit that you ordered? I can probably figure it out by looking to see what is in that kit.

 

MESO Customs chrome delete installed.

 

https://www.vleds.com/toyota-tundra-led-interior-kit.html

Maybe it was thrown in by mistake

 

hard to tell size on a pic, it was the only one I could think of that was a single in a kit.

 

This is the footwell....

 

Yes it is extra. The only interior 194 bulb is the overhead lights.

 

that looks like a serious rig. looks like one of the TAV builds. Do you happen to know what bumper lights those are?

 

You’re correct, it’s a TAV stage 2+. We’ve fine tuned the build since he’s got it but it’s been solid.

Front bumper is an ADD
Rear is an expedition one
link to the build video https://youtu.be/N2bOyJbAitE