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2019 Tundra TRD Pro Overland Build

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Builds (2014-2021)' started by jpbewley, Sep 20, 2019.

  1. Oct 8, 2019 at 4:34 PM
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    jpbewley

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    I made one my self. Do you know of one off the shelf?
     
  2. Oct 9, 2019 at 4:12 PM
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    That is actually a DECKED tie down that we send you with the system. You can just use a razor blade to cut the bed liner around the tie down hooks. Then you use the same screws to attach the DECKED tie down hook.
     
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  3. Oct 9, 2019 at 4:16 PM
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    That is actually a DECKED tie down that we send you with the system. You can just use a razor blade to cut the bed liner around the tie down hooks. Then you use the same screws to attach the DECKED tie down hook.
     
  4. Oct 9, 2019 at 8:21 PM
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    When I had the liner sprayed in I asked them to take out the hooks...they didn’t. They claimed they couldn’t get them out. I’m still not totally convinced but also didn’t know how much of a pain it was to get through the liner to take them out. I keep pondering a decked in my truck
     
  5. Oct 9, 2019 at 8:24 PM
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    Nice setup!
     
  6. Oct 10, 2019 at 4:16 PM
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    I can assure you that you can remove them easily with a utility knife to cut around the hook and then unscrew them. I have a Tundra with a spray in liner and I did it no problem. We deal with this all of the time.
     
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  7. Oct 10, 2019 at 5:02 PM
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    sweet. Thanks for the info. Might end up with the decked system after all
     
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  8. Oct 15, 2019 at 10:31 AM
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    Installed the 200 Watt fixed solar panel on the ARE MX HD Camper shell... It's hard to see and hard to take a good picture of... but that's really the point. My goal was that you wouldn't really even know that it is there.

    I used a flexible 200 Watt panel. It's attached with 3M VHB TAPE. I've used this on several other builds and it holds up great. I routed the wires down through one of the existing screw holds for the roof rails and RTV siliconed in the cable route.

    The whole cable run is about 6 feet. 200 Watts @ ~12 Volts is around 15 AMPS. Given this, I used 14 AWG wire.

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  9. Oct 15, 2019 at 11:46 AM
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    Very impressive! Great work!
     
  10. Oct 22, 2019 at 1:06 PM
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    I am going to be installing a Decked system in my tundra tomorrow. I do have spray in bed liner. what exactly is the issue here that needs to be addressed? Not sure I understand complete just from this post.
     
  11. Oct 22, 2019 at 1:15 PM
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    I believe that there was a question as to whether or not you can remove the tie down hooks at the front of the bed if you have a spray in bed liner. The answer is that yes, you can. Just cut the bed liner around the hook with a utility knife. If the screw heads are filled with liner as well, just use the knife, or something sharp to pick the spray in material out of the head.

    Does that help?
     
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  12. Oct 22, 2019 at 1:29 PM
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    @shellshock I installed the decked system in my new Tundra and the Bedliner sprayed over the tie downs was actually a pain. The hard part was getting the spray out of the torx bolts enough to get the right size bit in there. I ended up using a tiny drill bit and drilled around all the crevices in each torx bolt until they were cleaned up.
     
  14. Oct 22, 2019 at 2:28 PM
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    good to know! Thanks! Really seems to me like the shop that did my spray in liner was just too lazy to take them out but it’s nice to know it’s really not a huge deal like they made it out to be.
     
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  15. Oct 22, 2019 at 2:32 PM
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    I assume some liners are more stubborn than others. Mine seemed to have an extremely thick coat, which is great everywhere else. But seriously it was a bitch getting those out haha. Definitely not impossible in any case though
     
  16. Oct 30, 2019 at 2:41 PM
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    @jpbewley What kind of gas mileage are you getting in your pro with the decked system and canopy? My Limited mpg has tanked since getting them. Still want to do a slight lift/bigger tires similar to the pro but worry about the mileage.
     
  17. Oct 30, 2019 at 4:35 PM
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    I don’t have a solid answer for you yet. Most of the driving I’ve done since has either been towing the off road rear drop, off road or around town. In all of those settings I’m getting around 12.5 mpg. I’m hoping on a highway drive without towing that I’ll end up around 15.5 to 16 mpg. I think it’s possible. I’ll post back once I get a longer highway drive logged.
     
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  18. Nov 1, 2019 at 9:40 PM
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    Finally got some extended highway driving today. About 200 miles at 70-75 MPH. Tank average was 15.3 MPG. It was between Blue Ridge and ATLANTA so there was some up and down as well as elevation gain.

    Might beat that a little on a more flat route but doubt it beat 16 MPG by much. I probably had 150 lbs of tools and gear in the drawers.
     
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    Thank you. Really liking the Tundra!
     
  20. Nov 1, 2019 at 10:00 PM
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    Thanks for the updated feedback, I must need to tone it down on the pedal! I average between 11-12mpg no matter what with the same setup, with or without my additional work gear between 100-400lbs. I still haven’t done a solid highway only test though, it’s a lot of city driving in Seattle.
     
  21. Nov 2, 2019 at 6:51 AM
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  22. Dec 2, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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    Ok. Finished up my second camping trip in the Tundra. On this trip we did about 110 miles of 4x4 and forestry service roads towing the off-road teardrop trailer. Trip was two men and two dogs, each around 100 lbs (dogs). I stayed in the camper shell, my buddy stayed in the off-road teardrop trailer. Weather was highs in the 60's, lows in the low 50's. It rained a lot at night. Here's what worked well, and not so well... what we didn't use... and my todo list:

    What worked well:
    • Plenty of room in the fridge for food and beer.
    • Dogs stayed in the camper shell while driving. This worked fine.
    • Single battery setup in the Tundra with 200 watt solar panel. No issues with power consumption at all even with fridge on all the time
    • Tires, no traction issues
    • Plenty of power, no towing issues off-road
    • Bed setup in shell, plenty of head room, slept comfortably even with 110 lbs German Shepard in bed with me
    • Headlamp - used the red light setting on the head lamp and hung it inside the shell... this worked great for inside tasks and preserving night vision
    • Fridge, of all the larger and more expensive fridges that I own - I'm really pleased with the size, cost, power consumption and performance of the Alpicool
    • Garmin Overlander - maps worked flawlessly
    • Garmin Inreach - used it a few times to get messages about delays out to family when we had no phone coverage
    • Water - Really like the way that the Waterport functions for washing dishes, refilling water bottles and dog bowls
    • Insulation/Temperature retention - the shell holds heat really well and is very comfortable
    What didn't work so well:
    • Toyota all weather mats in the front get shoved around really easy, making it easy to get mud on the carpet underneath
    • Trailer brake/light connector.... my teardrop will charge it's house batteries through the hitch. This worked some of the time... some of the time it didn't. I figured out that the round trailer plug has to be square when inserted into the tundra hookup for charging. When the cable is off square by a few degrees, lights and brakes still work but charging stops. One of the pins loses contact (12 v+) as the cable moves around off-road. I need a way to secure the plug in place other than the flip top receptacle cover on the Tundra
    • Headlights, I thought the factory Tundra headlights and Rigid lights (TRD Pro) would suffice. I was wrong. I constantly was feeling like I wanted more light off-road at night
    • Trash situation - without the Trash-a-Roo on the off-road tear drop, we would have been dealing with a mess. I need a solution for trash when I'm not towing the trailer with access to the Trash-a-Roo
    • My biggest observation on both trips I've been out camping the the shell is that I need some overhead storage in the camper for at night. A gear loft for jackets and clothes as well as a storage cubby or two that is easily accessible in the shell
    • Locking the doors/windows at night. I haven't figured out my routine and how to transition from using the gull wing hatch and ARE-Windoors around camp (which is awesome and works great)... to locking everything down before transitioning into the shell at night for "sleep mode". The answer may simply be a routine thing that I need to develop
    Todo List:
    • Mount a couple of hooks on the T-channel of the ARE endoskeleton for hanging hats, wet jackets ect
    • Red LED reading light in the T-channel of the ARE endoskeleton for reading, late night task just before bed
    • Mount a couple of white LED lights to the lower inside of the gull wing door, which will become overhead cooking and work lights when the door is fully open
    • Solve trash storage
    • Solve lighting for off-road driving at night
    • Overhead storage inside shell
    • Gear loft
    • T-Channel RAM mount for iPad for inside shell
     
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    I’ve seen a few times where the 7 pin connector on the trailer has some pins that aren’t quite right. If you bend them in, you’ll get better contact and should be ok. Took me a while to figure it out but after I did that, I didn’t have any issues. You can also get a shim or or wrap it in tape so that it fits tighter and doesn’t move

    Id highly recommend a set of rigid dually SS on ditch light brackets. The beam pattern is fantastic and there’s a ton of light input. I use mine all the time. It’s very likely you won’t need anything else, I hardly use my 40” bar I have mounted in the front.
     
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    Good suggestion on the trailer cable. I’ll try that. I have the SS on my FJ. Did you do the rago ditch light mounts?
     
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    yup I did - low profile stainless steel. They have 10%-15% off for cyber Monday.
     
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    Where did you go camping? I am from the Athens area and want to go camping in North GA over Christmas break!
     
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    We basically circumnavigated about 3/4 of the Cohutta wilderness area. I live in Blue Ridge so we spend a lot of time in that forrest. Let me know of you would like some trail recommendations or campsites. What type of adventure are you looking for?
     
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    Mainly looking for some good off-roading, nothing too advanced, and a good spot to have lunch with a view!
     
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    Have anything that can open a GPX track file like Garmin? If so I can send you some routes. If not, check out Forrest Road 221 and Forrest Road 64 in the Cohutta wilderness
     
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    I do not have a Garmin, but I will definitely check those out! Thanks man
     

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