What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Nice setup!

 

And you're sure they're unnecessary? (Resistors)

 

I'm just going off of some people that I know that have them and the reviews that you can read. So far, so good for mine.

 

Picked up a gently used TRD Dual exhaust on the 10th. Thanks @Okierunner for the good deal. It was good meeting you.

Sold all my original lights (heads, tails, fogs, & 3rd brake) and grill to JD on the 15th. Not sure if he's on here. Hope he fixes up his 1794.

Ordered new exhaust gaskets x1 PTR03-34104 (TRD gasket kit) and x2

$16 90917-A6002 Genuine Front Pipe Exhaust Gasket 90917-A6002

90917-A6002 along with the black 4x4 tailgate emblem from Lewis Toyota. They just shipped them today. Maybe they'll get here by the weekend.

So in the meantime and while the weather is still nice, I just thought I would clean up the exhaust a bit and hit it with some high temp ceramic paint. Picked up a portable abrasive blaster kit from HF and Black Diamond fine (30/60 and 40/80 blend) coal slag from TSC. I probably should've picked up a larger compressor, but I was too cheap and decided to struggle with my 6 gallon pancake LOL. I've been reclaiming the slag along the way and still on my 1st bag.

Welp, since I decided to do it the hard way, I couldn't get it done before the weather rolled in. I only got the tailpipes media blasted. Hopefully it won't be too wet outside after work tomorrow.

To be continued...

 

I need to do that in this truck. I had done it in my ‘08. I want to put l-track where the factory side rails were too

 

I put the Auxbeam Auxito ones in my front turn signals and didn’t need resistors either. But you do need them in the back.

AUXITO 7440 7443 LED Bulb Amber Yellow with Projector Lens 7444 T20 W21W 7443NA LED Bulbs for Turn Signal Bulbs Blinker Lights

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJ3YXSG

 

Yeah that's my concern is if I get rid of em in the front, I don't wanna have to just swap them to the back...

 

Thanks! I still have to clean it up. Eventually a spare and a stroller will go back there… LOL.

I may look into the Milwaukee pack out to cover the two empty spaces closes to the cab.

 

Packout mounting plates would make a difference for securing it. Packout is worth it 100% IMO.

 

I sell packout at my job. Even die hard dewalt guys who said they’ll never buy any Milwaukee product are buying the packout system because of how good it is. They are worth it 100%. Depending on what one you go with they sell foam blocks that you can put in and cutout for “tools” and other stuff.

 

6112s arrived yesterday set at the 3rd setting. Will be installing them with shims along with icon add a leaf pack for the rear in the next week or so. Got a carrier bearing drop, diff drop, and brake/ABS line relocation kit to go along with it. After that I've got some 17 inch Icon Vector 5s that I will be wrapping in who knows what tire at this point. Kind of want to go 295/70 but am undecided.

 

After going through my 2nd set of Rigid boxes in 6yrs I just dropped $700 on a full set of Milwaukee Packouts. They are that good.

 

@RUSTY1130

Another member mentioned the windshield as a potential issue to your noise problem, Is your plastic in good shape or is it like mine shown above?

 

Mine is doing this same thing and I cannot figure out how to pop it back in. is there supposed to be a lot of grease on it? Mine is covered in gunk and grease

 

The kaizen foam is great. Did these two packout toolboxes a few years back and they've held up well:

 

I don't think so. Mine is not. I bought a heat gun that is arriving tonight. I plan to take a plastic trim tool and get under it and pull it up and apply heat in hopes to pop it back up.

New part is like 500 bucks so I'm trying this first. Seems to be a common issue.

Google Tundra Windshield Cowl, you'll see images of other trucks like this. I've read a few old posts about this.

 

I bought the Oxilam 7440 Leds on Amazon last year. They have built in resistors and are super bright.

 

Looks awesome ... does the ht paint last long ?

 

Wrapped up the amp step install today with the new lights from VLEDs.

 

Hahaha...I get blamed for a lot!...my friends wives hate me, they think I'm the reason they have spending habits...I have no idea what they're talking about

 

Been meaning to swap the crappy amp lights out on mine as well. Did you just cut the plug off the vleds n tap into the amp harness?

 

Thats exactly what I did. I used the 3in light bars and they put out plenty of light.

 

Plenty of light? You can tan under your truck now.

Though when you said AMP step, I initially thought the one on the bumper.

 

Finally installed my front and rear TRD sway bar. I have the TRD Off-Road package. It didn’t even come with a rear sway bar, so huge difference in on-road handling. Bumps even feel better IMO. I know it will perform more harshly on loose roads or off-road , but I am okay with that.
I also got Valhalla Shields - aluminum (thickest) with black powder coat front and back shields.
I mentioned I did a full VLED swap and now I have the dreaded key control range issue. Any idea on how to fix besides going back to the old bulbs?

 

The culprit to this issue is the 2 cargo bulbs. Did you get the Non-RF bulbs for the 2018 and newer?

 

Looks great, I’m interested in the rear sway bar for when I tow. From what I understand, it’s the LED’s in the third brake light / cargo light housing that cause interference the most. Maybe an alternative solution there.

 

Since I couldn't use my cargo bulbs anyway, I converted mine to 3rd brake lights.

 

Did your N-Fabs not come with any plastic caps on the tubes? They seem to rust out a lot quicker without them. Just a heads up.

 

This is the pair I went with. I guess I need to reach out to VLED then. Well shucks!
https://www.vleds.com/vehicle-specific/toyota/tundra/2018/cargo-lights/921-36-w-t-2.html

 

LOL it may have and I probably discarded them thinking they were just there for shipping purposes! Oops :x
Damage probably already done - I've had them on for about 2 years. I've been thinking of swapping to RB20's for a better platform for my two kids to get in and out. Plus the steps aren't helpful when it comes time to wash my truck :\