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

This!

 

Oem is the way

 

Installed TRD skid plate on tip of my Talon cat plate

 

I actually DROVE my truck today. It's been in garage since before Christmas. Weather was good so I put 100 miles on it. I know, I know...

 

Bulletpoint with low profile radar detector mount

 

What size tires are those? They look great!

 

Back about 100 pages or so, TKTon-dra posted this:
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR 3RD GEN TUNDRA TODAY?
(Low post count and he hasn't been around since May...and I was curious myself, so I went looking.)

 

How is this plugged in?

 

There is a cigarette lighter 12 v in that nook. They covered it up nicely with that little metal grill piece, looks sharp.

 

Do you find the radar detector useful at all? Last time I used mine on a long trip it was next to useless. There are now so many cars and trucks that have radar sensors not to mention all the hidden radar units along the interstates every few miles. My detector was constantly going off and I had to shut it off. (Even in City mode while on the highway)

I spent several hours designing a 3D printed bracket to hold my radar detector and was excited to get to use it for the first time only to be disappointed by it's constant false alarms.

 

That is a Uniden R7. One of the best units ever made (I have same one and love it). It has GPS built-in so it auto-learns the false alarms and locks them out. It gets more silent the longer you own it. I've had mine several years and now the only time it alerts is Ka band and it is a cop. It has incredible range and has saved me countless times.

If you go cheap on a detector, it is going to be garbage. Uniden R7 and R8 or Valentine One are pretty much the gold standards.

 

Any update man?

 

Thanks to user Prohit, pro spoiler installed.

 

Added TufSkinz tailgate lettering in Gloss Black. Debated between matte & gloss. Went with gloss since the “rear spoiler” is also glossy. I like the look.

also added JDMCAR center console organizer. Tired of stuff floating around aimlessly there. No more fighting. I already had that USB blue light plugin. That goes off when the truck is turned off. Really nice at night.

6-8” of snow forecast tonight & tomorrow. Driving in snow is fun!




Cheers, all. Stay safe.

 

Used a mirror tap cable, drilled a hole thru back wall and tapped into plug for 12V adapter.

Credit to @lapoolboy for idea

https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...gen-tundra-today.104778/page-192#post-3503635

 

I'm sure it depends on the detector you have but most of the higher-end units have auto-GPS lockouts so if you're passing the same speed signs or grocery store doors a lot, it will remember and silence it the next time you pass. On the Uniden I have, you can also manually add a GPS lockout by just hitting the mute button twice.

For the false alerts from other cars (e.g. Blind spot monitors), you can go into settings and manually add frequency ranges to block out (k-blocks). There's a lot of online resources (e.g. Vortexradar, RDforum) that have suggested k-block settings for common BSM frequencies. I've only had this a few weeks but it's been surprisingly quiet yet reliable for Ka alerts. There's also some 3rd party firmware on RDForum (Mitheru) that's supposed to make it even better which I might try out soon.

https://www.vortexradar.com/2019/04/how-to-set-up-configure-uniden-r7-radar-detector/
https://www.rdforum.org/threads/141832/

 

I just use waze. Doesn't really work on desolate roads, but I've never gotten a speeding ticket in 28yrs of driving...most of which were before waze

 

For $160 set?

 

Waze is great, just as long as others use it and make an effort to share locations of police, hazards, accidents, etc. People use it quite a bit here to be reliable but may not in others. I trust it more than radars. Can't stand the noise they make. lol

 

I've tried to use Waze but the Android Auto interface sucks and it only allows like 1/3 screen view in my truck.

 

Yea something like that

 

Detectors - have a CB to go with it? If concerned with tickets, get serious - https://www.alpriorityusa.com/al-priority-parking-system.html

 

Never seen this, I use Waze with Android Auto & it's full screen.

 

What’s that light?

 

I wanted a small light in the center console bin since there isn't one. I ordered a five pack (in blue for the same accent color as the seats/interior) from

$6 Febrytold 4Pcs Ice Blue USB Car Interior Atmosphere Lamps, Universal Mini Led USB Lights for Car Decoration, Lighting

Amazon for $6. For me, I will hardly (or at all) use the USB-A plug, so this works well. The other colors might be brighter (from the reviews), but this ice-blue is just about right.

Cheers.

 

Hey man sorry it took so long. It’s about 21 inches from the ground to the center of my hitch!

 

Do you have pic of how it’s tapped to the cigarette plug?

 

Thanks! I like it!

 

Ditto. Not sure where I'll use the other 3 but: *Adds to cart.*