TNTundra16's Silver Sky TRD Faux Pro

I wouldn't exactly call it a build thread but more of a mods list and a place to keep track of my progress. Should've done it a couple years ago when everything was fresh on my mind but better late than never.

Backstory: I come from a long line of GM trucks spanning over 15 years of ownership. Aftering having numerous issues with my 2008 Silverado LTZ Z71 4x4 I was ready to trade it off. It was November 2015 and my my wife at the time and I just had our second kid and her car was getting high on miles so I did the good husband thing and traded it in and got her a brand new 2015 Highlander XLE. I took her old car as my new daily. I drove it until May 2019 and one day decided I wanted a truck again. I always liked the Tacoma and was after one but after weighing the negligible price difference between the Tacoma and Tundra and the fact that I was 6'2" with a growning family I shifted gears and was in search of a Tundra. The Highlander we purchased in 2015 was silver sky and I wanted that color too. After searching for awhile my local dealership got a used one that was the color I wanted and the options I wanted. So after negotiating a price I bought it and brought her home.

Factory specs:
2016 Crewmax SR5 4x4 5.7L w/SR5 upgrade pkg and spray in bedliner



The day I brought her home 05/20/2019


As she sits today 02/17/2022

 

05/24/2019

Tint match front windows

 

05/25/2019

Added weathertech mats front and rear

 

06/05/2019

Driver side grab handle

 

06/28/2019

Hated weathertechs and swapped for husky liners

 

07/03/2019

Flipped my tires to white letters out

 

08/01/2019

Center console badge from Tufskinz. Louise was my late grandmother's name. My dad and I made a 700 mile road trip to her burial in my Tundra and it was it's first long trip from home. It was only right to name the truck after her.

 

09/11/2019

Added a tint brow to the top of the windshield

 

12/23/2019

Remote start from 12volt solutions

 

01/10/2020

Platinum 20s

 

01/22/2020

Colormatched door handles and mirror caps

 

03/24/2020

New tires. 275/60R20 Falken Wildpeak AT3W

 

05/02/2020

Chrome stealth steps added

 

05/04/2020

Bilstein 5100s front and rear. Middle setting for the fronts which is 1.57" lift

Trd shift knob installed

 

05/20/2020

Ghosted USA flag stickers on both sides

 

05/31/2020

Picked up a used UWS lo pro toolbox and added a 2x6 to keep stuff from sliding around

 

06/30/2020

20x9 +18 Moto Metal MO970 gloss black w/ machined face

 

07/01/2020

All mudflaps removed

 

07/06/2020

Antennas.com carwash proof antenna installed

 

07/13/2020

Line X applied to my toolbox

 

07/24/2020

Trd pro insert and 15-17 trd pro halogen headlights installed

 

07/25/2020

Trd pro badges installed

 

07/31/2020

Colormatched grille surround and hood bulge installed

 

08/05/2020

Colormatched bumper caps installed

 

09/05/2020

GoRhino RB20 steps installed

 

10/03/2020

Boss4x4 bumper shims installed

 

10/04/2020

20x9 +18 Moto Metal MO970 wheels in gloss black

 

04/16/2021

Machined a backing plate for my tri color emblem

 

04/20/2021

Tri color emblem installed

 

05/20/2021

2 year transformation