Toyota’s New Official Tundra Tonneau Cover

Alan just sent us an email alerting us to the new official Toyota tonneau cover for the 07-08 Tundra. Evidently, it’s so new that many dealers haven’t heard about it yet. Here’s what we were able to get our hands on:

Here’s an image from the brochure for Toyota’s official tonneau cover for the Tundra. Note the single recessed lock mounted rear center. While there’s only one lock, there are dual latches for extra security.

One of Toyota’s newest accessories for the Tundra, the tonneau cover is available in a variety of colors (all exact matches of new Toyota paint). It has a smooth, polished factory finish and it’s covered by Toyota’s standard 3 year/36 mile warranty. The single center lock is recessed into the cover so it doesn’t take away from the appearance, and there’s a detachable battery powered LED light under the lid that can either serve as a cargo light or be carried around as an emergency flashlight. Opening and closing the tonneau is assisted by two gas struts, and Toyota has certified that the tonneau is weather and water proof. Detaching the cover is supposed to be quick and easy – the latching mechanism just ‘snaps’ in and out. It’s also supposed to be very lightweight. Read more…

Toyota Tundra Aftermarket Lighting Options

Aftermarket lights are a popular addition that many pickup truck owners make to their vehicles. If outfitted with a brush guard, bull bar or roll bar, your Tundra has plenty of places where you could mount auxiliary lighting. Even if your truck is bone stock on the outside, you can still mount lights under or on the front and rear bumpers in order to increase your visibility at night or in inclement weather. There are three main types of lights on the market. Let

Toyota Tundra More American Than Silverado AND Ram

Twice a year, Cars.com creates a list of the “Ten Most American Cars.” Last year, we talked about how the Tundra was more American than the Dodge Ram. This year, we can talk about the fact that the Tundra is more American than both the Dodge Ram AND the Chevy Silverado.

The Ram and Silverado are more than 25% percent made in Mexico, making them less American than the Toyota Tundra according to Cars.com.

Cars.com calculates which vehicles are “most American” based on production location, percentage of domestic parts content, and American sales volume for each vehicle. Read more…

Tundra Paint Quality Petition

Rick, one of the admins of FriendSite.com (a pretty cool social network, btw) created a paint quality petition. Here’s what it says: Read more…

Featured Tundra – TS Member Ademadude1960’s Silver Crew

We posted a story about a TundraSolutions event in Myrtle Beach last month, and a couple of the trucks caught our eye, one of them being Ademadude1960’s Silver Crew. It looks big and mean, and it looks good dirty or clean.

Here it is after attacking some mud at the TS Myrtle Beach event.

Here it is all cleaned up. Read more…