What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

True!

 

Yeah I've got the belt, idler, and tensioner (kit on RockAuto) coming along with a couple gallons of Pentosin.

 

Painted rims with plasti-dip “gloss”.

Sprayed my tails with VHT niteshades - time for some VLeds

 

Throw a couple dryer sheets in a bucket of warm to hot water. Soak your favorite rag and those will come right off my friend...
I'm still working on some use for love bugs. If they tasted better we could make some kind of special peanut butter...

 

Thanks. I confirmed it’s my skid / Cat plates.

 

Had to change out the battery today. It had been acting up for a month or so, I had to jump my truck this morning after it sat for the 3 day weekend then had to jump again after work, so it is gone. Went thru 2 odyssey battery's in under 5 years, so I went with a cheaper option.

 

oh, i know how to handle them. Wanting to is a different story lol. great comment though for those who dont know.

I am about to take my girl on a mid state trip thursday so I already have the treatement ready for her return!

 

Seems like that was what things looked like when the water pump was going on my 2008...

 

that was about where my 2008 went.
The second one lasted over 180k

 

Good cause our Sequoia is at 125-130k and I don't know if it's been done before we got it

 

I have a website that auctions off secondhand items (usually Amazon items) that were returned. You’re allowed to go look before you bid. I found a cat shield that I ended up paying $5.81 for. Downside, there’s a big ass dolphin cut out and I think the corners are bent down some (I can bend back). Upside, all hardware is there and $5.81 is a lot cheaper than replacing cats. Just need to install now.

 

You can always cut a different shape into the center. For 5.81 you have a lot of wiggle room to customize

 

Yeah I was thinking about options I can do with it. I don't have a welder or anything like that but I could at least cut it into a rectangle. Or just pretend I'm a miami dolphins fan

 

Or throw up a Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy quote and call it a day. I'm sure anything from that book would confuse the heck out of anyone under your vehicle

 

Grab a sharpie and write, "So long and thanks for all the fish" underneath it and call it good

 

These are great

Pork of the Sea lol

 

It's either that or: "Laces out, Dan!"

 

Well, I discovered a different issue after forcing the water or winching through the mud: it is hard to fill up the tank at the gas pump now. The pump cuts off unless the flow is kept very slow. Need to crouch under the truck and check the charcoal canister's vent. Or maybe it is half full of water, need to take it out, drain and dry up then. I had a similar issue with my old Volvo: there was a spider net in the vent, and a spider died apparently being high up

Probably a good idea to relocate the canister's vent as well.

 

Picked up this 2021 in March. First upgrades completed today;

Yokohama Geolander M/T G003 275/70/18 - Perfect size imo for the actual type of off roading I do. Not a fan of wheel poke.
Bilstein 5100 all around
A.R.E Overland cap

Only drove it home from the off road shop and haven’t had a chance to really look it over but a quick look and the A.R.E Overland cap looks like it’s missing a rivet piece and one of the side windows has some pretty rough finishing.

Most everyone has tire favorites. Mine are Super Swampers but since I’m in my 40's now and not a teenager driving my dads 1979 Jimmy, I went with something that I have no experience with but will get me safely to Wegmans and home…don’t see much on these Yokos here but I’ve seen these absolutely be abused and still slay off road and snow after 30k miles.

Yes, I can easily feel the weight difference and they are way louder compared to the Yoko A/Ts.

If anyone lives close to Rochester NY area and wants the Bilstein 4600’s I took off for free let me know.

Looking forward to taking the rig and seeing how it does in the bush up in northern Ontario on a fishing trip in a few weeks.

 

Nice Truck! GLWS

 

Welcome northern neighbor.

 

Great 1st post offering free shocks.

Just be careful about selling the tires. Read this.....

https://www.tundras.com/threads/buy-sell-trade-rules.203/#post-2358

 

Thanks. No ill intent. I’ll put them on FB marketplace.

 

All you need is a matching Tow Hitch cover! Phins Up!

 

I didn't think so, since your first post you were giving something for free.

 

Had my tint put on today. I got my 17 SR5 about a month ago. Didn’t go ceramic like my little commuter car, can’t tell the difference really tbh. Feels good to be back in the tundra world. I had a 21 limited double cab in cavalry blue and frequently posted all my mods about a year ago. Pic is my current little stable lol. Sorry if it’s not allowed - My ES300 is a 1999 with only 64k miles.




P.S. - Morimoto xb’s in amber getting delivered tomorrow for the truck

 

I remember your 21...it was a nice truck. The XB's are nice. I love mine. Get rid of all that chrome though lol.

 

Thanks! The gears are turning for how I wanna go about that lol. I found a Tacoma forum post where some guys with quicksand used an off-the-shelf can of Rustoleum in “Gloss Khaki” that is a very passable match. I bought a few for $6 vs actual factory paint code cans. I don’t think I’ll do the $800 sparksparts grill here unless the home job turns out horrible. I’ll pass on the ecoological shells too (at least on the grill).

 

I always bought my paint from automotivetouchup.com. They were an exact match. Yeah I am not font of the shells either.

 

Go Browns!