What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Have the same one in my truck. Been running for over a year now. It’s had a few minor hiccups, it overall I’m pleased it with and looks really nice in the dash.

 

What did you have to cut?

I find car-part.com useful for finding parts from auto wreckers.

 

Dominator D6 for sure.... so sure I bought some myself after gawking at yours. Also, thanks again for the 4th bracket Looking forward to these arriving!

 

No sweat, Jim! Thank you.

 

You have to cut a notch on the bottom tab of the pillar trim to allow for wiring to pass through. You can see it in the instructions from Sparks. http://toyotaparts.sparkstoyota.com/install/PKTUNGRABinst.pdf

I have used car-part.com in the past but they were no help this time.

 

Dude has tree cover in his topper

 

Dude is a hippie

 

Probably looks pretty cool with the lighting though......

 

...but it's the LED string lights that really set the tone

 

Spent a couple hours with son, mounting the RC light bar. Super tight clearances with the bumper, where we have the DD Fogs and because we used nuts/bolts for the NFab skid plate (we will get a rivnut gun soon).

Final wiring tomorrow. We did test it and it works.

 

Nice InReach!

 

Was excited to see this. I called them today and they said they don’t have any in stock???
Thinks I’ll call back tomorrow as the guy I spoke with did not seem with it.

 

I really really like the drill rivnut adapter I picked up, I did a few others by hand previously, but this last time I had had enough trying to use the cheater method with a few nuts, and spent the $35. And it works so well. Would recommend. Perfectly installed rivnuts in seconds, very little effort.

$52 Low Gear Riveter Drill Tool, Proster Low Torque Drilling Gear Battery Propellers Low Torque M3-M10 Rivet Nut Attachment

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08PRXRLFQ

 

I'll have a look.

I can see it being super beneficial for the NFab skid. As it stands, we have next to no access to the lightbar bolts and fog bolts, aside from sticking fingers in a few openings.

 

Just did a quick touch up job to the finish and put some lights on. Really like the looks of it.
It was nice to meet your brother and see his collection of Toys. Great guy but I may have to keep some distance. After we loaded the bumper up he said “You know, I’ve got a Dirty Deeds 8” in the shed. Wanna see it?” Like a Tundra crack dealer. I had to just say no.

 

What OEM radio accessories were you able to continue using after install and what did you loose? Rear camera, road assistance, etc

 

To my knowledge nothing OEM. Everything works.

• I didn’t know that this head until which not in CarPlay would not offer real time gas and weather. This is due to the company no longer offering the support. (see attached)
• When but in CarPlay you can not use the compass on the home page menu and shows as 0’ (would be using. CarPlay so I don’t care)
• I have a front camera installed with a button to activate for trailing and or parking. This head unit offers a front camera mode BUT automatically turns on when creeping to a Stop Light or parking. No way to shut it off and doesn’t bug me too much.

Thats it. Other than than it’s solid (so far and reviewing within 48hrs.

 

Thanks for the link. I didn’t see that before I did mine. I ended up JB welding a nut for the second bolt and never trimmed anything for the wires. Seemed to go in without resistance though.

 

New center caps, you guys like or should I stick with heritage ones?

 

I prefer the heritage ones, but it’s whatever you like.

More importantly could you share more pics of your Tundra? I’m trying convince my wife that this is the way.

 

Depends how it looks with the rest of your truck. I'm normally a fan of the full heritage wheel look but if you have other red accents, the red cap could work really well.

 

Another cool tool I have to get to use once or twice....

 

Finally gave it a good wash, just too nice today not to

 

Radar detector mirror mount

 

longer BMC for the 37s...extended about 2"...

 

Removed the caps from my battery and topped off the cells with distilled water. Still the original battery on my 2018. Not sure if it is because I do this procedure every spring and fall. Any ideas?

 

Just posted some more photos for you