What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

Thanks. Looks like the previous owner did not drive much on these tires or recently purchased them.

 

Ah that's better!



I have a feeling the alignment was off before I replaced my coils and shocks, since the truck has more lift and drove like crap before and after swapping them to 6112s and Freedom UCAs. But it's great now!

 

They rode good for so long but over the last couple of years, they just gave up. They ride rough and are extremely loud.
Before driving the truck ~350 miles a week, it was manageable. I wouldn't want to ride on them long term - makes me not want to drive it actually.

Been saving cash for something else but I may have to break down and get a set...

 

2002 AC LTD 4x4 4.7 L
I'm 3/4 of the way through the install and I'm stuck with the upper and lower dash pulled out and snow on the way to a place that usually doesn't get snow. I've got the OEM head unit and amplifier extracted. I've swapped the OEM brackets over to the JVC head unit. I've also got the the adapter harnesses wired up and ready to go. I found a great way to mount the microphone by sliding it under the overhead console ledge. The kicker: I thought running the microphone wire would be simple, but it keeps falling out of the headliner and A-pillar. How do I keep that wire in place?

 

Push it in deeper I guess. Or use a coat hanger to fish it thru and pop out at the lip of the overhead lights/console

 

Yep. I sported those babies on my 80 Supra.

 

Given recent events for the both us, if we could send you our snow and ice you'd be very happy and so would we!

 

Meanwhile in Eureka, CA earlier this past year….

 

So "bad timing?"

I was reading on another forum: "just wait till the spring rains come and we get MASSIVE landslides [where the fires burned]."

 

Yeah, it’s gonna be ugly this next year.

Honestly, I was impressed with Malibu, with only skeletons of houses remaining, you can see the ocean again. California needs to reclaim it and turn it into national park space. Nobody should own the beach.

 

THE SNOZZBERRIES TASTE LIKE SNOZZBERRIES!

 

bumpers are lame anyways

 

First morning pics. TITS and MITS

 

The JVC head unit is 98% installed. I was able to pull the overhead console and route the mic cable through that opening and it appears to be staying in the headliner now. I did not have a T-30 bit to remove the A-pillar trim, so I still have work to do there.

If I can't get the A-pillar trim pulled and the wire properly routed, I do have the option of these little adhesive wire clips. They came with my dad's V1 radar detector for routing cords down that blacked out portion of the windshield edge. They will be a last resort.

Once the mic wire was at the base of the A-pillar, it was easy to push it through the gap between the pillar and the dash. I pulled the rocker panel and foot well trim so I could route the wire behind and under the dash. After that, I used a coat hangar to fish the wire over to where I could get a hand on it. (Don't tell @shifty`, but I didn't loom the mic wire; I just zip tied it to an existing loom. )

This unit also came with a USB plug at the end of a cable for directly connecting a smartphone for power and music streaming. I routed that cable down the radio hole and out the trim panel in the passenger foot well using a coat hangar.

Crutchfield suggested these Posi-twists when I bought the unit, so I added them to the cart. They definitely made all the harness connections feel solid.


There is a noticeable gap around the unit. IIRC the instructions said that the unit trim bezel would not be required, but I decided to try it anyway. However, the HVAC control trim would not fit when I added the bezel, so I took it out.


During the install, I accidentally broke the rear of the HVAC trim in two places. One of the lower snap-in posts broke off and part of the housing also broke. These are superficial wounds and I know it's 20+ year old plastic, but it just tics me off.

So, I've still got some work to do and some questions for Crutchfield. The JVC user interface is foreign and not intuitive for me, but I'm sure I'll get better with it. Sound quality was (subjectively) amazing. At the end of the install, I ended up with 2 extra trim screws. I racked my brain for what I could possibly have missed. Finally, I realized they were left over from removing the OEM amplifier.

 

5100s

 

If we all ponied up $10 we could get Noah a new bumper...I'm in!

 

Babies is spensive bro, they're more important than looking good rolling down the strip.

Anyways, this is the "I don't have insurance special" so that screams GTFO of my way

 

If you've got 2 extra trim screws, check that you reinstalled above each heater vent when angled up. Easy to forget because it actually fits quite well without them

 

Fine...we'll all chip in and get you an old rusty bumper.

 

Not gold

 

Saw a lil drippy droparoo on P/S floor. This is the way.

 

The OG starfish

 

Naked. Unadorned. UNGILDED

 

That’s why it’s the spare rim with a “get home” tire mounted to it

 

I would actually be willing to chip in on this, knowing @JasonC. has one he can find a way to get up to Noah. We just need to figure out how to most-cost-effectively get it from TX up to KY.

But the big dilemma is, pretty much, we could probably find decent ones at a JY near him for the same amount it'd cost for shipping. Hell, you can almost get new ones for more $$

Bro. I love you and all, but it's not bumpers that are screaming that. They're just the punctuation on an already-dark sentence. No judgment by any stretch. But Crackie's had a hard life, and that's OK. You did right taking that thang in. Even the mangiest of mutts deserves a good, loving home.

 

I already gave Noah a front bumper. He picked it up from my house in Knoxville in 2020 and it was destroyed by a deer later. What he needs is a steel bumper!

 

That sounds like an excuse for an unfinished job. I should know... It's kinda one of my specialties.