What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Damn! I thought mine was a garage queen with 13k miles.

 

I washed my truck and polished my 10-year-old wheels, again.
Used CERAKOTE® Ceramic Trim Coat on the center caps.
I treated the tires afterward but forgot to take a pic.

 

Speaking of CERAKOTE® Ceramic Trim Coat, I did the front and rear bumper valances as well as my black mirrors and tailgate handle last month.
I followed the instructions and also added the step of 50/50 water/alcohol as suggested by @ToyoMafia

It came out very nice..

 

I've been dying to do this. I have a box of the wipes just waiting for me to do it. Life grabbed my time and I haven't been able to get to it and now our weather is too hot to do it. Now it'll wait til October when we cool off below 100°F again.

That really dressed up the black like I want! I guess I missed @ToyoMafia's memo about 50/50 water and alcohol prep. What is that about?

 

Yea, what is that about? Also have a box around waiting to do this. I did my door handles last weekend.

 

That cerakote is good stuff. I need to figure out what to use on my new wheels to help keep them clean and protected.

 

Whatever you do... DO NOT get that stuff on your car's paint; it'll mess it up. I mask off areas of paint with painter's tape to insure a clean job. This stuff works very well. That old WIPE-NEW (As Seen on TV) stuff works just as well and it lasts a very, very, long time...

 

I had my 35% tint on the front windows changed to 5%. I could not STAND having lighter front windows. I always thought it looked lame and a waste. These temperatures helped push me to get this done.

 

How did you polish your wheels? You had them taken somewhere and done?

 

Whats that like to drive at night?

 

The ceramic tint allows more light to pass through but maintains the UVR protection. Still dark but not that bad

 

You barely drive your truck. My '21 Tundra has 14k miles on it and I thought that was low.

 

I used V38 Optical Grade Final Polish | Chemical Guys
A buffing ball

$38 Flitz Buff Ball Car Buffer Drill Attachment with Self-Cooling Design, Never Burns and No Exposed Hardware to Prevent Scratches, Buff and Polish Any Surface, Machine Washable, 5", White

Amazon.com: Flitz Buff Ball Car Buffer Drill Attachment with Self-Cooling Design, Never Burns and No Exposed Hardware to Prevent Scratches, Buff and Polish Any Surface, Machine Washable, 5 Inch, White : Automotive
And a lot of elbow grease with some old towels to get into the corners and crevices.
I then went over them with

$12 Meguiar's Cleaner Wax - Liquid Car Wax, Cleans, Polishes and Protects Your Vehicle - Easy to Use, Long-Lasting Shine - 16 Oz

Amazon.com: Meguiar's A1216 Cleaner Wax – 16 Oz Bottle : Automotive and buffed it out.
It took about 2 hours..

 

True. Well, I got this brand new in Nov 2023 and I work from home, so not a lot of driving. I did a Big Bend trip with the boyscouts few months back and I plan to have another long trip to Palo Duro canyon in September. Hopefully by then I will have the supercharger installed and dialed in for the long trip.

 

Rotated my tires. I didn't think to have the shop do it while installing the new wheels. No biggie since I had to pull them anyway to check my brakes. They started squeaking recently. They are StopTech Sport slotted rotors. The front pads looked good but the rear appear to be down to about 1/4 inch or so. I haven't gotten as far as to see if the noise is front or rear. I'm wondering if I should put new pads on front and rear and see what happens.

 

These tundras kseem to wear the rear faster than the fronts.

I just changed my rear pads along with the rotors. The fronts where done 2 years ago and they were fine.

 

My experience is the exact opposite of this. Fronts wore WAY faster

 

I'm just going to order both sets and compare them to the old ones. The rotors should be fine. They are backordered anyway.

 

Wheeled this morning. Came home removed the 2.5 bypasses and getting the rig ready to drop off tomorrow for some fab work. 3.0s will go on this week and LP9s.

 

Hey, nothing wrong with a garage queen… my 2014 only has 29k miles!

 

2.9k miles a year? Where do you drive it?

 

I drove it to what I didn't realize was going to be a life changing visit with my wife's coworker. I am middle aged, I have a house, the house has a finished basement and a garage. Perfect little setup.

Until the assholes brought me into this:



Needless to say, I feel about 35 years younger now. The things I didn't realize I needed in my life...

 

For the most part I don’t , I work from home and I use my legs to walk/bike to most places. Now, majority of those miles come from visiting family in California (1.2k mile round trip) and visiting my girlfriend or picking up groceries in a nearby city (40 mile round trip).

She’s a little dirty from a trail ride earlier today, but she doesn’t care what terrain I take her on…

 

Got my RCI bumper and skid plate mounted up. Couldn’t be happier with the build quality and looks




Sliders get their final coat of paint tonight then hopefully toss them on tomorrow after work!

 

The Red Dog neon sign! Do they still make that stuff?

 

When do you mount up your pair of Badlands jacks?

 

Looks great!

 

Honestly don't know. It's one I've never actually had, but know the name

 

Placing an order for high lift mounts this week! The other Jack will only come along on more intense trips

 

It's nice to have a 3 ton Badland in the bed. I've had to use mine 3 times already to help people with flats.