What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Slapped on @dirtydeeds

 

I got it dirty.....again..... the day after I detailed the interior......

 

Installed rago ditch brackets with baja designs lights.

 

what light bar is that?

 

If you are asking about the yellow one in @TomC843 hood bulge. I asked him this same question. Here's the link he shared. If you are wanting the other one, that I don't know.
https://m.ebay.com/itm/Offroad-Car-...-Driving-Lamp/233826135900?varId=533493019312

 

Should be going on this Friday.

 

The hardest part, other than making sure you're not laying directly under a bolt you're loosening (dirt) is getting the bumper top cover off to access the top bracket bolts. The instructions have you disconnecting the license light and the trailer plug which if your fully removing the cover you need to do, but I found I could access the inboard bolt without entirely removing the bumper cover. I used a stubby socket, then a U-joint, then an extension. I taped the tailgate above the bolt so not to rub the paint. It's tight, but I removed and reinstalled the bolt using my 1/4" drive impact gun.
Once loose, it takes some wrangling to get the old bracket out and more wrangling to get the new one in, but it's only 5 bolts. It's not difficult, but it's tight.

 

I can't wait to see what this looks like on. Are you color matching the surround and bulge?

 

SOCMOB. CBS. Cracked windshield.

Fortunately, my awesome insurance agent decided to put a "no deductible" glass rider on my comprehensive insurance. New windshield will be installed Tuesday.



Standing On Corner Minding Own Business. Clear Blue Sky.

 

Many, if not most states requires the no deductible glass repair/replacement coverage these days due to safety.

 

Unfortunately, Vermont isn't one of them. Last windshield I had to replace cost me $350 or so.

And I STILL haven't got a FUCKING CLUE what broke it!!! That's what's REALLY frosting my cookies. NO CLUE. Just came out from my service call and noticed the 3" crack on the right side.

 

Cleaned her up after our wonderful winter!

 

the tri color badge is money! nice looking rig you go there

 

Thanks @greg8765 I appreciate it

 

Am i right in assuming these fit between the brackets in the hood for the bulge, e.g. you didn't have to cut the hood?

If so, can you post a link to the lights/install kit and some night shots? Nice job!!

 

All is going to be matched up front other then the corner caps (where the fog lights are). I was thinking about doing those and color matching it to the cement color. But I’m thinking I should just save the money and get a front bumper.
So that will be the only silver

 

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Yeah, no need to cut the hood. I got the idea from a light kit sold by Rough Crountry. (https://www.roughcountry.com/toyota-40in-led-hood-bulge kit-70847.html?find=2016-toyota-tundra-4wd-738571). I used the instructions on that page to get everything apart, instructions attached. I had the lights laying around for a different project, but realized they would fit in the hood bulge.

Link to Instructions - https://s3.amazonaws.com/roughcountry/install/921708460.pdf

Link for Lights below - at that price, I don't know how long they will last, but any similar sized LED light should work the same. I DID NOT use the brackets, double sided sticky tape on the bottom of the lights to the black plastic housing, but honestly they fit tight enough that you probably don't even need the tape.

$20 True Mods 2pc 7" Ultra-Slim Single Row Off Road LED Light Bar [1530lm] [18W] [IP68 Waterproof] [12V - 24V] Fog/Driving/Work Lights for Trucks ATV Cars - 60 Degrees Flood Light

https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Slim-S...words=online+LED+store&qid=1616605655&sr=8-47

A couple of quick notes. Once the mesh grill is off you will see there are 4 "compartments" in the housing. They are all the same size, I just chose the two middle ones. I stuffed the lights in the black plastic housing, it made the housing bulge a little, but the front came right back together when I screwed the mesh back on as outlined in the instructions. I did have to drill holes in the black plastic housing to run wires, but I DID NOT drill any holes in my hood, I used one of the existing holes on the drivers side.

I did not purchase a wiring harness for these lights, I made my own. I bought a fuse-able link from NAPA (Link below) and put that from the battery to the rocker switch with a 20 amp fuse and grounded the lights to the body ground beside the battery.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_...Isu6m0bbJ7wIVwbeGCh3CWQUeEAQYBSABEgLevPD_BwE&

I routed the wires down the hood lift strut like the instructions and went through the rubber grommet in the firewall with the factory wiring harness and used an empty switch hole on the lower left portion of the dash beside the steering wheel. I bought my switch on scamazon and it did not fit correctly, so I had to "massage" the opening. I believe rough country sells a rocker switch that is the right size and will greatly reduce headaches.

https://www.roughcountry.com/led-backlit-rocker-switch-709sw.html?find=2016-toyota-tundra-4wd-738571

Having the switch wired directly to the battery allows me to use the lights without turning the truck on. I hope this helps and if I think of anything else I will update this post.

I will try to remember to get some night time photos.

*Cheesy Disclaimer - Most states it is illegal to run any lights higher than your headlights on public roadways.*

 

Plastidipped my wheels and added TRD center caps and black color lugs. This was my first time plastidipping anything, not too bad of a process. Ended up doing 7 coats of dip and 4 coats of glossifier.

Only issue I ran into was when I pulled off the old center caps, it took some dip with it. What’s a good way to fix that? Also had one place with a bubble, should I just pop it and respray? Both are barely noticeable, I just don’t want them to start peeling.

 

You guys out there replace windshields with 3" cracks? Here in Alberta a car is unique if it doesn't have a crack, we don't replace windshields until it spiders into the main drivers eye part of the windshield. If I replaced after every 3" crack I'd be about 5 windshields in on my truck and I'd be lucky for them to last 6 months there's so many stones and rocks on our roads.

 

Thanks for this!!

 

Cleaned it. Again....... ...... tri color badge as well. I will not go offroading I won't go offroading .....

 

can you only do this on the JBL Head Units or does the none JBL Head units capable of doing this as well?
i have tried to customize my screen but un able to do so.

 

it's not possible in 2020 and 2021 trucks. The newer HU doesn't have that feature.

 

You realize you are "off road" in those pictures, right?

 

I think of how much money in vacations I could save if my view already looked like this from home... Like endless upgrades to the tundy.

 

Lol I always forget about that when I post pics at the house ...... I'm from Texas and that's the exact reason I moved here lol

 

Although I think I spend more on vacations now..... we are so much closer to cool stuff now we go more often. In texas we were days away from anything.... here it's 4 hours to Vegas, California isnt far, let's take a 4 hour trip to the grand Teton lol