What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Nice. I have the Hottails conversion and my signal mirrors but have been wondering if there was any other eye catching signal ideas to add.

 

Ha! I have been having that very same thought.

Above was my solution.

Also, a pretty simple solution, get the harnesses plugged in, drill a hole on each side of the center bumper and pop some pods in. Maybe, one or two more steps, but don't imagine it will take that long.

Edit: the rear courtesy light will be a cabin VLED Y splitter, then running the extension all the way to the rear.

 

Their taillight harness looks similar to the one I got from @daveeasa and company

 

That's his site.

Well, Dave and Johnny (Puppypunter)

 

Well that's why........

 

Those guys are jerks

 

The biggest

 

AJT Design Keyfob mod with added bonus of visual indicator - the red light is blocked by my factory Keyfob.

Rough country neoprene seat covers, which I'm having a time with. Do I have to remove the rear seats to install their covers???

 

Threw on the Westcott Designs lift, Spidertrax spacers, and Toyo’s

Tonight I’ll try and get the RAS on the rear

 

Damn you…I am gonna have to get one of those racks here before too long.

 

Still waiting to hear back…been too busy to pester them though.

 

Mine goes in on Wednesday for a NH Oil frame coat. My buddy had his Taco frame replaced under warranty a year ago, and then had it coated, and the coating still looks new a year later after a New England winter.

 

Yeah that is good stuff too. My old 2001 Tundra had its frame replaced, and I very much regret not doing some type of oil undercoating on that truck. She was in rough shape when I sold her. The frame was still good, but the body was going due to PA winters. So as soon as I picked up this truck I got it treated. Going on 4 years later it's the best money I spend all year to get it coated. it makes the truck messy to work on, but it's worth it!

 

I did mine with the seats out while I was already in there putting in sound deadener and my sub box. Made it much easier. Not sure if it can be done with the seats in. There's so many damn straps lol!!

 

I didn’t fully remove the back seats but I did remove the bolts to slide forward which helps with straps.

 

Got some things done the last few days, I'll do separate posts..
I finally got around to replacing my broken antenna bushing and bent antenna base.
I think the dealership ran it thru their car wash without removing the antenna after they had it for 8 months.

I started on it Tuesday.
Pulled the pocket flare and noticed the grommets that hold the fender skirt in fell apart when I tried to remove them.
So I ordered 20 of them on Amazon to do it on Thursday.

$9 Rexka 20pcs Fender Liner Screw Grommet Compatible with Toyota Lexus 90189-06236 Highlander Prius Tundra LC500 RC200t RC300 RC350

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Only to find out I only had to remove 2 to get access to the antenna bolt.
But I replaced a few others that were loose.







I bought a new antenna as well.
It is about an inch taller than the truck and I use it in underground parking lots as a feeler gauge.
I slowly creep under low-hanging stuff and it hits I get out and look.

86392-0C030 - Antenna Bezel - 2014-2019 Toyota Tundra | Sparks Parts

86309-0C020 - Pole Sub-Assembly, Pull Top Antenna - 1997-2019 Toyota | Sparks Parts


Here is a good video if you need to do this..

https://youtu.be/Wo6liyP0FmU

 

Wow thanks for this. I stupidly took my truck to a dealer while on a road trip for just an oil change and they gave me a complimentary wash even though I asked them not to.

 

Replaced the door check Monday.
I'm kinda glad I did order the OEM part even though it was $85..
If it would have been any other door than the driver's door, I might have gone cheaper aftermarket.
That creaking and popping every time I opened the door was getting on my nerves.

Had to pull the door panel and take the speaker adapter and speaker out.
That gave me a chance to finally take some pics of my taco-tunes speaker adapters.
That would be the ONLY thing I would buy from them.

Note to self:
1. raise the window before you take the panel off to give yourself more wiggle room.
2. the speaker hole edges are very sharp.

It was simple; loosen the bolts, pull it out, stick the new one in, replace the bolts, put the speaker in, and the door panel back on.
I put blue Loctite on the single bolt, it had some on it from the factory.

I didn't take a bunch of pics, there isn't much to it.



This is for the rear door, but you get the idea..

https://youtu.be/gFOS7PCJDUs

 

The caption on that video is deceiving. With 300k miles on my 2008, I never once had an issue with that part.

 

Installed my Coupe custom Battery Hold Down Bracket and Vgate Lead Acid Battery Terminal Clamps

FS: Battery Hold Down Bracket By Coupe | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)

$42 Vgate Lead Acid Battery Terminal Clamps, 8AWG up to 4/0(XL) AWG Gauge, 12-Way Connectors, Positive and Negative (+/-)(Pair) for SAE/DIN/EN Tapered Top Post

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From this


Getting a little crowded on that positive post: 2 oem leads, 0ga amp lead, Amp Steps and 3W window module leads
Negative post: OEM lead and 0ga ground to chassis lead



To this


To this



Since I had an order from Sparks for the stuff above, I bought another OEM fuse puller.
I dropped mine down in the fuse box and couldn't find anything to fit in that spot.
Even though I keep needle-nosed pliers and spare fuses in the swingcase, I still like having the OEM stuff.

 

Well maybe, but with over 106K views and 113 comments, it seems some people are having issues with it.
I guess you can consider yourself blessed..

My truck has stayed parked outside 24/7 for the last 8 years in 100°+ Texas summers.
I'm sure that weakens that rubber part, as well as having someone hit the mast so hard it bent the threaded shaft.
When that rubber initially cracked, it just fell apart. .

The Texas sun certainly takes a toll on rubber and plastic.
My windshield cowl looks awful and bugs me when I look at it...
I might pull it and paint it, since it would cost over $350 to replace.

 

Yeah - we don’t get the sun beatings like you guys do.
We just get to see how good the waterproofing/weatherstripping is…

 

Headlight restoration on the original 2018 lights. They and the Toyota emblem were getting very oxidized so I figured I would try the 20 dollar Cerakote kit before other option. Wow it worked great for the price point and was easy to install.

 

I got my front driver and passenger window tinted today. I like it. I tried to do it myself and screwed it up. Sometimes you just gotta take it to someone with experience to have it done right. Then went deer hunting. No deer.

 

Took the rig out to play for a bit.

 

I can confirm a supercharged 5.7 is faster than a new turbo tundra with exhaust. Lol

 

The headlights look great! Would you please post up the Amazon link for this product? I'm on that like white on rice!

 

I used mother's nulens on my wife's matrix headlights and a power drill, I didn't even try that hard and it came out absolutely amazing. Honesty looks brand new and makes the rest of the car look bad haha