What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

True that! Guvment green!

 

Looks amazing.

 

Put some work in this last weekend. Towed over 500 miles, mostly uphill with no issues.

 

Backup camera in the handle time!

https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...t-gen-tundra-today.2558/page-865#post-2118383

https://www.mastertailgaters.com/collections/toyota/Model_Tundra+Year_2002

 

Bilstein 24-100144 24-261425 5100 Series Front & Rear Shocks fit 2000 2006 Tundra 4WD with 0-1" Lift - Monotube Design

https://www.amazon.com/Bilstein-Mon...100&qid=1760566806&sprefix=bil,aps,133&sr=8-1

Bilstein 5100s
$190.68 on Amazon
Scam?

 

Probably

 

Honestly other than price, seems legit. Lists 2 each front and back. Has 70+ reviews that are positive. I would give it a shot with a payment source that's easily disputable if it doesn't work out. Hell, I might buy some myself...

Biggest red flag is they are a new seller for 2025

 

That seller has quite a few 1 star reviews that they're blaming on Amazon. They say that they're an online retailer, but the only hit I get online with the same business name has an F rating with the Better Business Bureau. Seems way too good to be true unless they're just clearing out NOS from some place that shut down. Lots of mentions of expensive restocking fees as well. I'd skip the likely headache.

 

Towed the single axle to the landfill, got rid of 200ish pounds of our own garbage this time.

Picked up some metal futon frame someone set out.....every little bit helps the scrap pile's weight.

Got the truck into Shift L and 4WD Lo at the same time. Holy Cow that's a low gear!

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Oh I forgot! We tied the load down since some of it was lighter bags of bush trimmings from the four bushes in the yard we finally got around to trimming. On the interstate, I noticed one of the bags getting some air then out of the trailer it goes. It lands dead-center in the passing lane. I pull over, back up, and go to pick it up.

Everyone is dodging it until his one tractor-trailer comes along. BOOM! He hits it dead-center. Leaves go everywhere! It also had some cleaning wipes and a blue plastic trash can inside. I was able to gather up all the plastic and trash, including the bag. The leaves....I didn't even try for.

My wife was laughing the whole time. I wish I had this on video.

 

I would have abandoned that bag myself

 

What headlights are those?

 

For the sake of expediency I ordered one of those Gledewen, $22CAD from Amazon- I was tempted by their metal one but the reviews were mixed:

$29 Gledewen Upgraded Metal Tailgate Handle Liftgate Latch Handle, Compatible with 2000-2006 Toyota Tundra, Replaces# 80866 TO1915110 690900C010

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DTHH2GFK?pd_rd_i=B0DTHH2GFK&pd_rd_w=jVRj6&content-id=amzn1.sym.516c2169-755e-413a-a38a-68230f4ab66f&pf_rd_p=516c2169-755e-413a-a38a-68230f4ab66f&pf_rd_r=WWC2STPKTDP8Q5A87WH5&pd_rd_wg=EmLF3&pd_rd_r=51c3f772-4524-4eb8-9c3c-cb9111e6870a&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw

Thought about getting the metal one and swapping the metal handle into the stock housing, not sure it’s worth the effort though.
Now if the postal system would start working again I might even get the handle soon, haven’t had mail in maybe a month?

No backup camera here, just leave the hitch in and back until it hits something ;-)

 

I have a theory that lots more people back into parking spaces these days than used to 20 or 30 years ago. I think they like their backup cameras. Adult video game....

I personally prefer the trailer hitch method

 

I get heckled all the time when I turn my head to back up or use the side mirrors instead of looking at the camera.

"You know there's a camera there, right? You don't have to turn around..."
"Yes, I know..."
"Then wtf?"
"Because I'm a man, dammit! I have to."

 

Wow, I've had that sitting on my cart for a while now. It seems legit but price is already back up to $421. They are an eBay seller too

 

Missed it. Chances are if you had ordered, they would have cancelled the order like the reviews are saying happened to quite a few people.

 

I was wondering the same. They look like the ones that are led with the led bar rather than full on retrofits.

 

Lol, I have another vehicle with/o the camera so I end up checking mirrors on my tundra and not using the installed camera--then looking to check for a camera on my other vehicle that doesn't have it.

 

I put an order in on the cheap.
Not confident the 5100s will ever show up though. lol

 

Those same people have the nice little pole indentations in their rear bumper as well. At least around here anyway.

Beats being at fault for an accident backing out of your parking space though. Too many Mario Andrettis racing through the parking lot.

 

Morning "mod"....installed the 3D printed cupholders from TrailRunnerCustoms and threw away the old foam fingers

 

I’m waiting for the garbage disposal mod that encourages the use of the existing foam fingers to prevent blowback.

 

they aren’t on rock auto or parts geek but all over eBay.

 

I started backing in every time I park after I pulled in with a load of car parts in the bed (blocking rearward view) and a guy pulled in behind me hoping I'd back into him. I did. Turned out he was a scammer in a borrowed car looking for a big cash payout.

I got a bent tailgate trunnion, car got a dented fender, he got no payment, and I stopped pulling into parking spaces.

We have two cars with backup cameras. One I don't drive and the other (Tundra) isn't very good.

 

I’m hoping this and the hoarder home you’re clearing out aren’t a good representation of West Virginia.

How’s that going, BTW? You haven’t caught any strange diseases from being in there I hope?

 

The danger involved in backing up on an INTERSTATE, then walking around in high speed traffic, not expecting to encounter a pedestrian, to recover a bag of leaves outweighs the risk of a bag of leaves getting blown around in the road in my book. Not like you lost a cinder block, or sheets of plywood or something.

 

Do it in our 13' Edge all the time. I don't trust it's limited view. I need to know if someone is coming from the sides too.

 

Been unhappy with the frayed battery to fender ground wire so I added a new double 8 awg wire to the base of my ground stack.