Updated Pics - My 2003 Phantom Grey

[DeebsTundra]

Long story, had an accident, body shop screwed me, 9 weeks in the shop, $10,000 charged on what should only have been $5000 in damage. Spent another $1000 out of pocket, fixing stuff the body shop didn't fix when they gave it back. Blah, blah, blah. Finally to the point where I wanted to take pics of it again. So here we go.

Mod List:

285x70r17 Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor AT's.
17x8 Black Rock Viper 900B
Magnaflow 3" dual exhaust.
Toyota of Houston grille, with v8 emblem off a landcruiser.
Clear Front Corners.
Black Housing 2005 Led taillights.
Autolumination 7440's in the rear, 3187's in the front when they come in.
Wheeler's Offroad .75 Add-a-leaf in rear, with Bilstein fixed 5100's.
Bilstein 5100 Adjustable Shock in front.
1" Transfer Case Drop.
Putco LED Third Brake Light
Debadged.
Westin 3" Ultimate Bullbar with PIAA 510's.
Pioneer Touch Screen double din deck with SD card slot ( )
Cobra CB in dash, antennae mount hard-wired.
Back up camera goes in next week.

[jjjackies]

looks like it was never in an accident very nice ride

[Derek24]

Looks great! I'm sure you are glad you have it back. I love that color....

[YOTAtoy]

DANG! I need to get my truck into an accident if thats what it will look like when I am done!

[MrdrdOutTundra22]

truck looks awesome! i noticed you took off the decals what did you use so you cant see where the decal used to be i used goo gone but you can see the outline like crazy still

[DeebsTundra]

Thanks for the thumbs up gang.

Only reason I debadged it is because they ended up painting the whole truck. The outline depends on how long you wait to debadge after purchase. If you wait too long then sun fades the paint and the fresh shiny paint underneath the badge will shine thru like crazy.
This was my debadge process:
1) Heat with hair dryer.
2) Unwaxed floss under the corner, slowly peel emblem off.
3) Goo-be-gone the residue.
4) Clean a larger area than I used Goo-be-Gone on.
5) Rubbing compound by hand to polish the dullness off from the Goo-be-gone.
6) Splash of wax to bring the shine back.

[MrdrdOutTundra22]

im pretty much efffedd its an 03 my dad bought brand new in 03.. oh well ill figure something out thanks man

[Kuntryboy]

how bout instead of debadging, just paint the emblems black.


your tundra is looking great by the way Deebs! are your bilsteins in the front set at 2.5'' of lift?

[DeebsTundra]

It's been so long since I put them on I forget the numerical values of the settings. I'm set on not the very top, but the one just below that.

[Kuntryboy]

cool. i looked on wheelers for that .75'' rear aal and was unsuccessful in finding them. was that a custom made aal to order?

[jflops25]

How much was the grille?

[Johnny_5]

im pretty much efffedd its an 03 my dad bought brand new in 03.. oh well ill figure something out thanks man

You might be alright. My 05 spent 4 years baking in the Arizona sun before I bought it. I debadged it late last summer and there was no fading at all.

[ZapcoTundra]

debaged my 2004 in 2009, and mines a cali truck it gets more sun than all ya'lls trucks combined. no worries man. look at my sig it looks fine, that pic was right after it was debaged...

and best way is a heat gun and an eraser wheel. can get the eraser wheel at any automotive paint supply store. thats what the pros use.

[DeebsTundra]

AALs: Toyota Tundra Add a Leaf Kits - Wheeler's Off-Road -

My AAL was only .75, and only cost about $40, seems they don't have that package anymore.

Grille: TUNDRA Color Coded Custom Sports Grille 2003-2006 00012-T0300

This is the aftermarket department website of Toyota of Dallas.

[Kuntryboy]

oh well. man i want that grille! looks sweet.