What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Thankfully (or unfortunately for @Azblue) I made it without any issues. Slightly more body roll going through high speed curves and needed a little more steering input with a tiny bit looser feel if that makes sense. Essentially feels like driving with the a slightly softer suspension IMO which I’m good with.

 

Nice! Glad you made it. I’m ok with all that.

 

Yesterday, I did this:


Today, I put it all back together, with a few tweaks and prepping for a few more…
Reinstalled the ECU and instrument cluster for my parking sonar (long story)
Rago dash plate installed
Added a on/off switch for my power mirror auto-fold
Removed every single t-tap that had ever been installed and replaced with break-out harnesses and in a few cases new fuse-taps with multi-line distribution for future tapping
Added MESO extended fuse box cover
Prepped for manual reverse light over-ride (turn on all the reverse lights with a switch in addition to standard function)
Prepped for VSC auto-off setup

 

Does the mirror control illuminate?

 

I just want to know if he can get rid of my connected services

 

Been done

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/mirror-control-switch-question.382370/

just curious if it’s the same process on tundra

all you need is an illumination circuit

 

No.
I’ve exhausted pretty much every option there short of cutting open the switch and trying to hack something inside of it.

The control switch from a European “Auris” (their corolla) has it’s own micro-processor built into the switch (it is a 28-pin connector) - it isn’t made to handle the sort of power draw that the bigger mirrors need. I tried - sourced one, wired it up, bench tested the function, then installed it and nada - it will trip itself before it actually fully moves the mirror in any way. Even trying to swap guts and other parts won’t work - they are completely and utterly different inside and even the buttons and parts aren’t compatible.
The KJTO option (if/when they have it) uses this particular switch. And it won’t work in a Platinum/1794 at all because they use their own ECU in each door to actually control the mirrors (part of the memory function).

I thought I had found one that would work from a Japanese Prado, but it ended up being just enough the wrong shape and size that it couldn’t be made to fit.

So, unless someone starts making on in the aftermarket market, I do not see any options for it.

 

I’ve been through that thread many times too - having green illumination would drive me nuts and I wanted to have upper illumination too. I may revisit it again some day…or not. I really don’t fuck with my mirror switch very often, especially having the auto-fold set up.

 

I ordered some that were a little thicker almost like a gel sticker. But like mentioned only blacked the front out and left the sides silver which to me looks fine

 

Not happy with my current set-up so going to put the stock tail pipe back on. I got this for free on FB. It's from a 4.6L but I believe it will work. I just hit it with the wire wheel and sprayed with Rust-Oleum bbq paint.

The OE tail has a tip, which now looks like crap, and the Helmholtz resonator which has been nothing but a PITA

 

What’s the problem with the Helmholtz?

 

It keeps resting on the spare tire no matter how tight I get the clamp. This then turns the tip upward and it rests on the rear bumper. Heat + paint/rubber is not good. Its burned a nice mark in the tire already. Since the DD pipes are not 'keyed', the tail pipe is free to rotate

 

Can you send a pic of this “key” on the OEM setup?

 

Couple of tack welds would solve that twisting problem I would think. Or maybe a hanger on the resonator to support it?

 

I had a galaxy S9 with Zero charging issues and when I went to a S21 ultra I was getting the charge-no charge-charge error too till I (by accident) found if i put this "pad " in the console it charges just fine now

Just a FYI ( @1UP )

 

Android is NOT wired only.....

This is wireless FYI

 

My charger has been hit or miss. Might have to try this idea

 

Nice looking set up. I’ve been looking at a Wolf Pup as well. For a while just haven’t committed

 

maybe a photo of the clamp tightened down as well. I thought mine was snugged, but an impact driver got another almost 1/2” of threads tightened down.

 

Want to sell the resonator?

 

Hoooooooly Shit! It freaking works.

Bruh..... Thank you.

 

Where did you get the pad? My iPhone 8 charged no problem but my 13 is flakey.

 

@ColoradoTJ

I don't know how you earn a Trophy point, but give one to @redrum448

 

I ran without my front sway bar for a couple years and it was fine. Just a little more leaning on turns. Once I installed the supercharger, high speeds on highway (85+) and “very accelerated” runs on the highway made the truck sway side to side (hard to describe but like a quick rocking left to right). Not a safe feeling and I ended up putting the front sway bar back on. It fixed the high speed swaying.

Now I have some kind of clunk that is definitely coming from sway bar reinstallation. I’ve been under the truck to tighten, loosen, whatever and can’t get it to go away.

 

Well...all the "I paid it off" posts inspired me. I chatted with the wife and she agreed we should go ahead and do it, so today she went down to the bank and...PAID IT OFF.

 

Did my first 10K oil change

I'm normally a 5-6k interval, but have done a ton of long trips since Christmas for grand total of 8,000 mi since Christmas Eve. Being that it was all highway and I was running synthetic 5W-30 I wasn't too worried about going 10K.

Oil came out not too dirty and still had good viscosity. Ran a strong magnet through the pleats of the filter and came up completely clean.

I also finally remembered to install the magnetic drain plug I've had the last 2 years.

I'm trying Castrol edge extended performance 5W30 for this fill will be interesting to see how it affects noise and fuel mileage.

Last fill was the Pennzoil Platinum.

80K in 5 1/2 years of ownership down, 200K and 20 more to go

 

It's a good feeling ...

 

We are officially car payment and mortgage free.

 

Congràts! We're heading that direction too. We just paid off the mortgage on our primary home and have a year and a half left to go on the mountain vacation home. Perfect timing as I retire 2 years from now.