WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR 3RD GEN TUNDRA TODAY?

I’m in the east bay about 40 minutes away from SF

I’ve done the drive to Seattle and a Portland many times. Gets boring south of Redding CA!

 

Well I finished most of my electrical additions in the bed. Switch box is wired up, loom to the battery is snaked and in, circuit breakers are in, and I mounted the ARB compressor in the bed. Flipped that switch and bam I’ve got air. Really glad it all worked.

Before I electrified the system I placed everything and ended up driving to Yosemite yesterday and back, 6 hours round trip and nothing melted. I didn’t want juice flowing till it was proven.

Wire loom crossing the engine bay



Two marine circuit breakers, 25A for the switch box powering fridge/lights/etc and a 90A powering the twin compressor. The breakers are nice because if you have to work on anything you press the yellow button to open the circuit and everything is powered down


To access the void between the fender and truck bed wall I had to remove the outer fender flare and the wheel well faring. There’s so much room in there and I could easily access the backside of the wiring harness to the compressor and the bulkhead for the braided compressor hose

I mounted the compressor up front and within easy reach of the rear is the switch panel and compressor chuck and switch


Compressor is mounted using large flange rivnuts and a mount by QuickDraw which allows flexible mounting options and includes rubber dampeners.
https://quickdrawbrand.com/product/arb-twin-compressor-bracket-universal-mount/


Got my dashcam installed, I drive about 35k a year.

Yosemite is gorgeous right now! El Capitan and Half Dome

 

VERY TRUE...been doing it for 25+ years

 

looks amazing

 

thank you! Nice and easy it seems!

 

Installed a Talon anti theft/skid plate.

 

At least once a week I wonder if tonight is the night my cats go missing!

 

Fixed my wobbly and squeaky armrest today. Thing is rock solid now and still latches perfectly. MUCH happier! One on each side, of course.

 

added 2 wireless chargers and a few rubber clips to hold the wires


2022 Tundra Limited 4x4 - Green
2022 Tundra Platnum 4x4 - Silver
2022 Tacoma TRD Sport 4x4 - Lunar Rock
2021 Tacoma TRD Sport 4x4 - Green

 

@PapaDave418 , would you be willing to do a Build Thread over in https://www.tundras.com/forums/3rd-gen-builds-2022.132/? Because I'd love to steal some of your ideas when my truck comes in.

 

Great tip...that squeaking makes it sound so cheap.

 

Which model is pictured?...Limited? I really like the layout of the cup holders and little storage area by phones so much better than my Platinum. The cups one in front of the other is kinda a pain in the butt when my wife and I both have a large drink containers....first world problems, I know LOL

 

First wash and wax. Took 2 hours. Black is tedious to do well. I still need to go over a few areas.

 

pictured is the 2022 Limited....without factory charger

 

Factory charger is mediocre anyhow. I'd give up the charger for that console layout in a heartbeat, lol.

 

Damn are you sagging or is it just the pic? Put one brick in that bed or two anything and it’s over . Gonna do anything to the rear so you don’t have so much sag? Color match looks good though. That just a wrap?

 

could be just the pic. It measures 1/4" higher in the rear. I'll most likely throw a 1 inch spacer in the back since i like a bit of a rake. Yup, grill is just a wrap. 3m Gloss white. matches nicely.

 

I posted a more detailed build thread. I’m waiting on a new rack from KB Voodoo Fabrications as well, they make a killer product that has a few options no one else has. I’ve got a discount code I can share as well

My build thread
https://www.tundras.com/threads/‘22-off-road-build-with-diy-and-production-mods.105476/

 

Upgraded speakers sounds a lot better

 

What brand and model did you go with? Do the OEM cover for the tweeter goes back on top of the tweeter without any issues?

 

No issues at all, only on the bolts holes little bit shorter not big issue
Infinity

$51 Infinity REF3022CFX 3.5" 75W Reference Series Coaxial Car Speakers With Edge-driven Textile Tweeter, Pair

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E4JWG6I

 

Thanks

 

Brought her home.

 

I caught your video on this by the way ​

 

nice! It was a fun trip, tires were awesome going down to Portland. Wife noticed no difference in ride comfort, so I'll call that a success

 

Installed some A-pillar brackets today.
I laugh because I spent $100 on these... you could probably get some universal ones on Amazon for a f150 for less then $20. Or fabricate something for under $10. It's basically a U bracket with a cutout. Mounts to a single 10mm bolt underneath the plastic trim. Will allow me to run some Baja Designs I've been eyeing.

https://mandronline.com/collections/toyota-tundra/products/2022-toyota-tundra-hood-mount-kit

 

Did you originally have the JBL speakers or just the stock? Do you know the specs for the JBL compared to these Infinity that you bought?

 

Non jbl just stock, don’t know the specs on jbl
Things I like, low rms high sensitivity and frequency response

 

Well what I thought would be a 20 minute job to mount my Baja Designs turned into a few hours. First off. These brackets are cheap and flex too easily.. and i wouldn't recommend mounting anything more than a mini pod light. Nonetheless.. not much is available on the market currently for 3rd gens.. so I'm going to run them regardless in the meantime. 2nd.. only thing mounting my few hundred dollar investment is a tiny 10mm screw. Don't really trust it to hold up in the long run. Lastly and this is entirely on me.. but the mounting bolt for these Baja XL-Sports are entirely too big for the cut outs in the tiny bracket. I should of stopped there.. but my impatient self used a file to largen up the holes so they would to fit the baja mounting bolts through.. serves me right for trying to get them on quickly. My Advice is wait for a legit A-pillar bracket that mounts to the front hood hinge brackets rather than the tiny 10mm screw. The mounting point vibrates a bit on the road.

I have black/white cover caps for them if I want to be a little more subtle. The hood opens & clears with about 1 cm away from these lights.

 

Did you replace every speaker with the same line? Is it just plug and play at the speakers or did you do anything with the amp? Separately, has anyone tried Taco Tunes for this or previous gens? How are they?