Top 5 Essential MODs for new Tundra Owners

Since my truck already came with no chrome and the trd exhaust I only had 3 must haves. I had them all within the first week of ownership.
1. Line-x Bed Liner
2. Husky Floor Liners
3. Salex center console organizer
Next up will be 4 and 5. More aggressive tires and LED headlights/fog lights.

 

I read off-roading and work truck so skip the rear sway bar (everyone loves it for pavement though):

Husky floor mats (not Weathertechs; they're good for other vehicles but inadequate coverage for Tundra front floor boards);

Line-X the bed

Console safe/ organizer (unless you want to drill the bottom out and go ice chest )

Carry equipment: Max Trax & small shovel; portable air compressor; tow hitch; tow line; snatch strap; SDHQ abs sensor covers....

5 is a toss-up: stock radios suck but aren't cheap to improve; bigger tires and better suspension will let you go more places; even those of us that don't hate chrome wonder why they covered damned near the whole front end....

Edit: I just saw yours is a Pro. So skip the tires and suspension to start but, ifyou have kids, dogs, or work or play in mud or snow, that seat cover idea is a good one!)

 

1. Husky liners
2. Console safe (I went Toyota but they’re all worth doing)
3. Grab handle. Makes wives happy.
4. Tint (came with but this is for new owners)
5. Bedliner (see #4)

 

1. Level, to support 3
2. Spacers, because they're less expensive than new rims to support 3
3.TIRES!!!!!
4. Cap and bed mat to cover tools and make the dogs comfy.
5. This, because it sucks when you find out that the 3/4" gap at the tailgate lets rain into you bed even with the cap.
In my best Rube Goldberg fashion...the duct tape is gone, this was a prototype. No water comes in now, even in a car wash.

 

1 Lift
2 Bigger tires
3 Driver side grab bar
4 tonneau cover until I can afford Diamondback
5 bed liner came with it - would rather have Bed Rug

 

1. Tires and wheels
2. Color match and pro grille
3. Tonneau
4. Nfab steps
5. Black out front bumper ends.

 

1. Tint
2. Led Interior Lighting
3. Blackout Badges
4. Line X Bed
5. Exhaust & Intake
6. Lift
Only got top 3 now...

 

I just stick to the essentials.

1, custom speed dent on drivers side door. (Saving up for the matching passenger door)
2, fireball decals. 100hp per sticker easily.
3, extra exhaust hole in muffler.

I know, its not for the faint of heart but I require the best.

 

This is how I started my build:

1. Deleted all chrome (TRD pro grille n color match end caps)
2. Lift n Wheels (Readylift 6" n Fuel 22x10)
3. Bed cover n liner (Bakflip n Bedrug)
4. Intake n Exhaust (AFE for both)
5. Wet okoles

 

1. Black out all badges/remove bedside sticker.
2. Interior LED lights
3. Tow mirrors(if you tow anything over 7 feet side)
4. Center console organizer... Pick your poison, there are a lot of options. I would get one that still allows you to get to the bottom, mine does not, and its irritating.
5. Remove the "chrome" trim around the shifter and cup holders..... Havent completed this one yet!

 

There are so many toys. My favs are console safe, dash cam, leds, lift, tires, etc. Pedal commander as well. As far as top 5, a list will be pointless....once the bug gets you, it will be "what can I do next?"

 

1) OEM LED headlights if your truck doesn't have them
2) Rear under-seat storage
3) Center console organizer
4) Spray in bed liner if it doesn't have it
5) Tint if it doesn't have it or it's the really light version

 

1. Magnuson Supercharger
2. TRD Big Brake Kit
3. Complete stereo gut and replace.
4. BAM TRD dual replacement mufflers
5. NSV lightbar

 

My can't live without mods:
1. LED headlights
2. Console safe!
3. Powertrax tonneau cover
4. stubby antenna
5. Tailgate Pop & Lock

 

1. LED's
2. LED's
3. LED's
4. LED's
5. LED's

 

Rear sway bar
Line-X the bed
Ceramic window tint
Husky X-act Contour
DAP tune

 

1. gas card with rewards or card with airline miles.
2. Amazon prime music
3. tint front windows (legal spec)
4. center console organizer
5. assortment of bungees, ratchet straps, and work gloves.

 

Good luck with the engine bay, I could not get the glue to stick. He told me sometimes that happens because the original glue from the strip fail and the glue he adds on top does not stick. He sent me a strip of glue and told me to remove the glue from my strip and add the new one. I paid for the item and did not feel I should have to perform a task I have never done before. Any way, good luck.

 

new to the forum , just got a 15 TRD off road , wanted the limited or platinum , but Ill survive , went to headlight revolution as I want to change interior lighting to LED , question , do regular auto parts stores carry the LED replacement bulbs? and if so what are the part number? HR revolution best value? saw they were around 73.00 for the complete set , any help would be appreciated

 

I'm using these for almost 1.5y, no issues, super bright. You'll need 7065 for the vanity mirrors.

$17 AUXITO 194 LED Light Bulb 6000K White 168 2825 W5W T10 Wedge 24-SMD 3014 Chipsets LED Replacement Bulbs Error Free for Car Interior Dome Map Door License Courtesy Dash Lights, Pack of 10

https://www.amazon.com/AUXITO-Chipsets-Replacement-Courtesy-License/dp/B071LHP5WP/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=AUXITO+194+LED+Light+Bulb+6000K+White+Super+Bright+168+2825+W5W+T10+Wedge+24-SMD+3014+Chipsets+LED+Replacement+Bulbs+Error+Free+for+Car+Dome+Map+Door+Courtesy+License+Plate+Lights+%28Pack+of+10%29&qid=1565389157&s=gateway&sr=8-1

You'll notice that 194/168's in the above link fit in a few places: https://www.tundras.com/threads/tundra-replacement-bulbs.233/#post-35498

You can spend more for HR or even top-of-the line VLEDs, your call. Disconnect the battery so you don't blow any fuses.

While you're at it, cut off the cigar switch here and you can tap the footwell bulb to have these turn ON when you open your door.
https://www.amazon.com/EXPERTBEAM-i...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Not my pic, same effect when all done:

 

Great idea thanks for posting. Do the lights fade on/off when entering the vehicle?

 

You control the length of time they’re on after opening the door in the headunit settings. Not sure if it’s an actual gradual fade though, I’ll have to check that at night, haven’t noticed.

 

thanks for the help , very cool info here

 

Started here myself.

1. Rear Sway Bar
2. Sprayed Bed Liner
3. Running Boards
4. BAK Back Flip Tonneau cover
5. Tinted front windows w/eyebrow on front
6. Black Overalays for the Badges
7. Weather Tech Floor Mats
8. Drone Mobile Remote Start

Parts In Transit.

9. Color Matched Door Handles
10. Color Matched Mirror Caps

Future Mods.

11. Wheels / Tires / Possible lift
12. Color Matched Grill / Hood Bulge
13. Front Bumper Caps
14. Stereo Upgrade
13. Drivers side (Oh Shit) handle.
14. Fishing Rod Holders in bed
15. Bed Divider
16. Rear Cab Storage
17. Smoked Tailight , Brake light and Headlight Lens
18. Liscense plate holder, black, or possibly USMC to frame my Gulf War Vet Plates
19. Super Charger?? Maybe

Have fun, lots of options, just pick what is important to you and do a little at a time.. I just got mine in April and have my next few years of Mods planned out.. Keep reading here and getting new ideas... I want Wheels/Tires, but hate replacing perfectly good tires at 7,500 miles... Can't decide on color of rims, bronze looks intriguing but on a mostly blacked out MGM, IDK..

 

Coming from a previous 16 Chevy truck, and my CM Sport has a bunch of pre-installed goodies, here's my list of top 5

1. Tonneau cover (must have to carry stuff)
2. tailgate pop n lock (my Chevy had it, I missed it - should be available on Sports CM!)
3. color matched door handles (completes the truck, even low end Chevy's had these)
4. running boards (I'm not tall and helps getting my kid back into his car seat)
5. AMP research bumper step (got used to the Chevy's recessed bumpers)

Off course, there's more.. but that's my Top 5 must have.
installed but was "nice" to have
- back up lights (under bumper)
- front tint to match the rest
- arm rest organizer
- bed lights
- bed rug
- super bright led turn signal (as it's hard to see with LED DRL)
- dash cam
- seat covers
- hood led light (with pin)
- ignition key light
- driver side grab handle
- remote start (coming)

 

Just got my truck about a month ago; these are the first five things I have done:
1. ESP underseat storage
2. LED interior lights
3. Bedliner
4. debadged exterior / blacked out interior chrome
5. TRD rear sway bar

Still looking to:
- tint front windows to match
- TRD pro grill upgrade
- front TRD sway bar
- Katzkin leather seats
- console safe

 

why do we need fracharness? why would you want to see in front? and when?

 

and yes to sway bar, I had my old 2008 tundra and the 3 mods I did was sway bar , trd intake and borla exhaust, but intake and exhaust you dont need, maybe exhaust if you want louder but intake too much money for NOTHING

 

yes to get rid of chrome but expensive to do

 

I was going to et the bakflip and ladder rack, but i went with retrax and yakima, twice as much the cost, Ill keep you guys posted when I install it