What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Looks great man. Nice job.


Got a few more goodies for the Tundra

 

It's such a bummer we have to worry about stuff like that. Buy hey, it could be worse and be like the Hyundai/Kia situation...

Random thought I wanted to bounce off of you guys. Couple years ago I when I installed my DD exhaust I painted my tailpipe (Sanded, cleaned with alcohol, VHT primer, VHT black). It started peeling a few months later and looks like crap now. Is it possible the VHT never got hot enough at the tailpipe to cure properly? I'd like to either try painting again, or maybe take it to get cerakoted but don't really want to waste my money on that if it'll just peel again. This photo is from January 2020 (about 6 months after I sprayed it) if it gives you any idea of what it looks like now.

 

Nothing to my truck, but replaced a door lock actuator and washed the lady’s 4R during some down time at work.

 

There was a member selling off some extra vinyl patches specifically for this cover up. I followed his instructions to wet both the tail light and vinyl to apply. I used a felt tip squeegee to remove bubbles and water. No cutting needed since the vinyl cuts matched exact.

 

Finally got around to prettying up the weboost wiring. Removed the rear seats, carpet, firewall, made a hole in the cab(grommet with silicone to seal) and wrapped the cabling in all weather/protective covering.

 

Always the door lock actuators with Toyota. Small price to pay for engines that don’t fail.

 

Pulled out my AutoLoc modules and replaced it with a 3W.

 

Nothing big. Just added vinyl overlays on the door sill protectors. At least I can see the lettering now.

 

Debadging went smooth. Heat gun and one of those magic eraser wheels. It's 100 degrees outside so that helped.

Ordered a snail armor tailgate panel. Use code Wanderlust15 for 15% off.

 

How’s it working out for you?

 

Works like a champ. Thanks again!

 

I didn’t get around to it today; was tied up with other things. Definitely going to tackle it this week. The switch will control one 12v cigarette adapter and two USB’s. I would like to charge phones / Bluetooth speaker when camping and possibly use an air compressor / pumps for air mattresses, etc for the 12v.

I was originally going to run 8 gauge wire but I can’t find spades to fit. For this purpose would 12 gauge wire work fine?

 

Used her to take the Boat out for the first time this spring/summer.

 

Got my Katskinz about halfway done this weekend. Sore fingers to start the week. Excited to finish it up, just gonna have to drive it mis-matched for a few days lol!

 

After getting groceries and running errands, since it won’t fit in the garage, I covered it with 2 layers of moving blankets and tarps in preparation for the storms tonight and Tomorrow with "Large Hail" forecasted. Hopefully it will protect it enough. I am having the driveway repaved in about a month And think I’ll add a carport or something once it’s done.

 

Made a harness for the GM diode install to bump the voltage up for my AGM battery, thanks to @F0X672 for the idea (https://www.tundras.com/threads/agm-battery-charging.97564/page-2#post-2530214). Used the following parts:

Diode:

$11 General Motors, DIODE, 12135037

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y8XCDW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Fuse holders:

MUYI 2 Set Mini Blade Fuse Holder 14 Gauge Waterproof Pigtail Inline Fuse Holder with 15A ATM Fuses

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DHMHN4W?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Mini blade connector *WARNING*:

Specialized ECU Repair Car Fuse Holder Connector - Low Profile Mini Blade Type, Heavy Duty Wire Extension for Hard-To-Reach Vehicle Fuse Box Panel - Easy Tap & Test Accessories for Automotive Circuit

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G7C37JL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Cut each and spliced the fuse holders inline and looped back to the other post. It worked, but I say warning for the mini blade connector because I do not get a very good lock in on it. I put some tape over the connector in the fuse box because I did not feel very confident in it's connection. Also the fuse holders are NOT mini, so you can't just take the 5A fuse out and put it in your new harness, luckily we had a fuse kit with the larger size to use. Last thing, the dust cap for the fuse holder did not securely fit over the diode, it fit over but was too tall to snap shut, I wrapped some electrical tape around it.

It however is working correctly, showed 14.6 max, and min was 13.8 right after I put it into park when driving.

 

I did this a while ago. Just took pictures today. I tend to over-think things. P-clamps, hose-clamps and the ARB breather were probably overkill, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

 

The lower p-clamp was a sunnuvagun.

 

I can't help thinking that the upper "hole" where I mounted the breather is designed to cool the upper tail light bulb? But since I'm using LED's, I don't think it's a big problem.

 

Not if the stock light was just used a blinker

 

lots of grinding and welding. 1st coat of primer to see what kind of smoothing out i need to do

 

Nice work. Are you planning to produce more for sale?

 

Ha. Nooo lol its a coastal offroad kit.

 

Silly me. Kit looks nice. Keep up the pictures. i'll be interested in the end result, and how much time it takes.

 

Its a good quality kit. So far its taken about a week. Thats a couple hours each day after work , and two full days this weekend.

 

Washed it for the first time Pro Grill and Headlights installed and I'm happy to report the TSS sensor that is mounted in an AJT mount stopped giving errors after the grill install. I may try mounting the TSS lower and further out to hopefully tame some of the quirkiness of the cruise control.

 

Took the trailer from our home campground this weekend and actually backed into my spot first try! Its been a learning curve but I'm finally getting comfortable backing that thang up.

 

Just dropped the truck off for installation of bilstein 6112/5160 plus coachbuilder +2 shackle. Looking forward to picking it up later today! Pics to follow!

 

Dirty deeds 8” with stock TRD black chrome tip Here’s a cold start for you

https://youtube.com/shorts/5nvOjlxsNug?feature=share

 

Been doing everything I can to get all the chrome off. Went with the painted front grille and emblems, then wrapped the front bumper. Went with the Spyder black headlights and then the color matched mirror caps.

This was the first day I got her.
Then after the headlights, blackout and bumper wrap
And this is how she looks today with the mirror caps
Only thing left on the exterior now is the wheels and tires............