Baby steps...

3 baby mods so far- tailgate decal, interior and bed LED lights.
Incoming-TRD Pro grill
Led exterior lights all the way around. Stay tuned for those pics.

 

I'm new to the forum so not sure what you mean. Can you explain?

 

A build thread is for your truck, just keep adding to it as you customize your rig so we can see all of your mods in one thread.

 

I'm digging the tailgate decal! Nice rig!

 

Thank you!

 

Sure, if you think it's appropriate to move it please do. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Installing soon to lighten my way...

 

$219. I went with 2nd generation LEDs. The 1st generation is about half that much

 

So had a little time this morning to install the GTR Lighting headlights, but before the install, needed to make sure I had the proper tools:


And then in case I was a bit of a caveman on the clips:


So off to the races: grill taken off...


I tried to pop in the GTR Lighting Gen 2 LEDs, but noticed one of the flanges was a bit too wide for the notch in the housing;


A little bending and voila;



Popped right in, trimmed the rubber seal to prevent over heating and reassembled. Best part was showing my son how to work on the truck;



End results- not too shabby, I am little concerned about the weird spread pattern. Anyone else observed this?



PS: I bought the blinker kits from GTR Lighting as well, but even though they are LEDs, still needed to do some splicing and install a ballast, so I opted out of that. Don't like cutting wires. Prefer to leave that to the professionals.

To be continued...

 

So I think I figured out the issue with my LED headlights, apparently they can be adjusted as to the angle which they are installed. Since they are not radial in design (the diodes are on one side of the "bulb") you have to adjust the orientation of the flange ring. That way the low beam diodes are pointed in the same direction on each side as well as the high beam diodes (i.e., the low beams are both angled to about 60 degrees in and the highs are angled 230 out). Anyway, I adjusted the orientation and even though GTR Lighting recommends a vertical orientation, which I could not achieve, I think it's better now. Will know better once the sun goes down.

In other mod news;
New Stubby antenna


New Weathertech bug deflector;



And a couple new screen images reflecting the past and the present;




More to come this weekend.
Cheers,
P

 

So a couple packages arrived and I had about an hour before the wife and kids got home, so...

TRD Pro grill installed


Toyota tow mirrors installed


And without any extra wiring, the blinkers and parking lights work!


To be continued...

 

This just happened

 

Amazon

 

You're very welcome

 

I still have that weird spread but it's symmetric now. I ordered a pair of Pro headlights with the intent to retrofit. I'll see if those do the same thing.

 

So I was supposed to have a nice, non-rainy day. So much for predicting East Bay weather.

Dipped my front bumper ends,



Unfortunately, the rain hit before it fully dried and in hastily taking the masking off, I pulled the dip off in a few spots. Supposedly having a dry day next Saturday, I'll try it again then. On the positive, the flat black dip blends perfectly with OEM bumper. So I'm looking forward to doing it better next time.

Once the rain broke, I installed this:


Of course it started raining again but that didn't stop me. 30 minutes to install. Fits great and super useful! Thanks ESP!

To be continued...

 

Thanks. It was good practice and as far as I can tell, I didn't screw anything up so I'll try again next weekend. The Dip leaves a nice textured surface, which honestly, feels just like the center bumper piece. I'm really digging it.

 

Installed Master Lock tailgate lock. Took all of 30 seconds. Bam!

 

I give up. Took the entire front bumper off, took the ends off. Spent a couple hours spraying dip on them. Upon reinstalling them, scratched them all up. Looks worse than before. Maybe I'm expecting perfection or maybe I just suck at it. Bought some Goo Gone. As soon as I get home off with the dip and leaving it to others.
In other notes, tried to install my N-Fab light bar. The instructions are horrible and practically illegible. I can't find a single useful instal video or demo on line so I gave up. Is it me? Should I be happy with what I've got and stop trying to make it something it's not???? Sorry, just venting. Hope you are all having a better day.

 

I appreciate the thought Ron, but there's a reason some people do this professionally and I don't. I'll stick with what I know and let the auto professionals do there thing.

 

Hey bro, everyone makes mistakes or fucks up, trust me, I have done some damage to my truck. It's a learning experience and there's some projects that should be left to the professionals. Salute

 

Thanks Ron#2

 

Finally got back to doing a few things, namely cosmetic, but necessary nonetheless.

Back in black, rebadged with these new TRD Pro badges.


Added the 4X4, mine didn't have one. Not sure why. Now I'm thinking I need a black Tundra decal. What do you think?



And finally, the most important decal...



Gotta represent, yo!

 

Thanks Ron!

 

Most couldn't even get their front bumper assembly that far apart and back together.