Some sort of mud flaps for rear?
What about some sort of cover for the rear tires, to prevent mud slinging all over the vehicle and attached cargo? Looks like it could really help, except for the weight.
+/- 220,000 miles
Alpine Tundra rocks! She's got about 220K on the ODO and has some new lights on the front end. I picked up some cheap LEDs on sale, and WOW ARE THEY BRIGHT!!! <RANT ON>Oh, how I hate KC Slimlights! They burn out whenever I think about turning them on, it seems. The new...
A co-worker of mine rented one of these when he came to Texas (yeah, right... a Mid Size -- you gotta be kidding me). Anyhow, he literally could not do 65 mph on the highway with it floored into a stiff 20-30 mph headwind. He could BARELY do it with a crosswind. Ignoring safety (which may be...
Frame rust recall
I got that recall notice too, Jim. I am afraid with no rear cross member and holes up and down my frame for the rock sliders, they would laugh me outta there. I'm not too worried about it because I hardly ever see salt in Texas (only on trips to CO & NM). I'll drop by for...
Looking good!
Those look really nice. I like the idea of gussets for added support off the mounting plates. You do good work. If I needed a set, I'd sure look hard at these.
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That sucks. I have a few of those from trees and rocks, but fortunately, all of the other ones got fixed. :-) The tree and rock damage give the Alpine Tundra its personality.
We have an 03 Tundra and Sequoia (both 1st Gen). I don't believe the center grille is interchangeable on them. There is a slightly different shape. I discovered this when mounting our bug deflectors on both vehicles. It may be different in the 2nd Gen Tundras and Sequoias, though.
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