What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

After a few months I finally got around to wiring the lights in my grille.

 

Pretty close to factory just a touch less snug against the body

 

installed new stubby antenna

 

Took her on a little dirt today. Nothing crazy, but the views were nice.

 

That color was my second choice when I bought my silver Limited in November but that pic is making me wonder....

Nice truck.

 

Thanks, man. I had an '04 silver Tacoma that I loved for a long time, so you definitely didn't make a bad choice.

 

Installed some universal seat covers (Dickies) from Walmart for under $50. It probably doesn't look as good as the expansive seat covers but it will do the job. Baby bottle and milk dripping onto the chair fabric is not cool.

 

Put in my 2.5" leveling kit (no the front isnt actually higher than the back, just the way my picture looks! I don't wear flat bills and work in the oilfield.)

And added 1.5" spacers on the wheels.

Was going to put in my light bar but I need to fab some new brackets. So that will be next along with my fender flares which just need to be painted.

 

Looks like a nice garage/shop. LOTS of ceramic tile!!!

 

I wish I could say its mine. My buddy is a service manager at a car dealership where I live, and we're close friends with the owners son who let us use the shop.

 

Looks great. You have a link for that grille? I'm trying to get rid of all my ugly chrome and was planning on putting in the leds for my grille. Might look into this one and kill two birds with one stone.

 

I got it off Amazon. It’s an EAG grille. They also make it with the black surround.

 

Finally had some dry weather and a chance to install my new fog lights tonight after everyone else went to bed.

 

My 1st oil change @ 15k yesterday(she had ~11k miles with fresh oil when I purchased CPO). Breeze on this truck.

^^^ pics taken for MyCarFax

The EWK oil extractor sucked-out every drop (not a single drop from the oil pan when I removed the drain plug; you have to be cognizant of when the tube hits the bottom of the pan so it doesn't start curling-up.)

^^^ I had to stop ~1/2 way through since it "only" holds 6.5L.

Tools for the job:
EWK fluid extractor (manual pump or compressor capability):

$66 EWK Patented 6.5L Pneumatic/Manual Oil Extractor Change Pump for Automotive Fluids Vacuum Evacuation

link
Filter drain tool:

$21 Oil Filter Drain Hose Tool Oil Filter Release Hose,Fit for 2.5L-5.7L Engine with Cartridge Oil Filter Caps

link
Filter "wrench":

$18 Capri Tools Forged Toyota Oil Filter Wrench, for Toyota/Lexus with 2.5L to 5.7L Engines

link

 

Hooked up Techstream hoping to change my turn signal "lane change" blink count, but doesn't look like that's a configurable option anymore

 

Have you asked the dealership to do it? Some will do it for free; mine did, changed from 3 to 5 blinks...

 

I haven't yet. I like to tinker with shit myself, almost completely break it, get it back to pre-effed-up state, then go to the pros. I'd assume they just use Techstream to make the change, too, so maybe I just missed the setting. I'll check it out again later, and thanks for confirming it's still a thing on '18s

 

I liked this stubby antenna because it's a little over a foot tall.

 

It is an option. I changed it on my 19 and turned it off completely

 

Yeah i just found it - it's under the "Warning" section:


I went ahead and disabled the seatbelt warnings while I was in there...

 

No mo chrome. Baby got black.

 

What all can you do with techsteam? Do I need it/should I get it?
I see several listings on Amazon, is there one in particular that is recommended?

 

Cleaned it up!

 

Yup u need it, then when your done with it, sell it to me for a quarter of the price. Lol

 

Did you spray bedline it or wrap it? I want to do the same thing. Thought about getting it wrapped but rather do it on my own to save money.

 

@Itchyjuffowup85 in that photo are those the stock tire & rims? Going to be doing a level in next couple months

 

Love those rims!

 

If u love those I'm guessing you might love the stock pro rims? If so, I might be selling my rims, tires, and spidertrax 1.25 spacers in the near future. I'm in the process of changing wheels and tires. I'm going to hold onto old for a little after I put on new, just to make sure I like. But if do, they'll be on the market if u wanted 1st shot. I'll keep u posted, but if interested don't buy anything in meantime lol.

 

Lol
Why don't we just trade trucks?
Aren't those 18" ? Mine are 20"