Archive for April, 2009

Is the Tundra’s Bed Bounce Problem Overstated?

On August 30th, 2007, we wrote a post about “Bed Bounce,” a problem that we heard a lot of new Toyota owners complaining about at the time. We laid out a reasoned analysis of the problem and the likely causes, and many people who read the post seemed genuinely concerned and/or effected by the problem. At that time, we weren’t completely certain about the actual size and scope of the bed bounce problem, so we decided to send an email to Toyota. After a lukewarm response, we realized that we needed some hard data if we were going to have any hope of getting a sense of the size and scope of this problem.

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2010 Tundra – Quieter, Less Fuel, Still Great Power

TundraHeadquarters isn’t cool – at least not to Toyota. Rather than give us the opportunity to drive a pre-production Tundra, only PickupTrucks.com had a shot. At least they published a nice review.

2010 Toyota Tundra with the 4.6L V8

Here are the take-aways from their review of the new 2010 Tundra 4.6L:

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TundraHeadquarters Now Tweeting

After ignoring Twitter for the last year and a half, we’ve succumbed to peer pressure. Our idols over at PickupTrucks.com have a twitter feed and it’s actually kind of cool.

SO, we’re on Twitter now – you can search for “tundrahq” to follow us or see our Twitter profile here.

If you’re not sure what Twitter is (or why it’s important) you’re not alone. We’ve been debating the value of Twitter for a long time, but it’s easy enough to setup an account and test, so what the heck, right?

We’ll be posting links to new blog posts at a minimum, but who knows what else we’ll do.

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Caring For Your Truck’s Leather Interior

Leather seats are the ultimate when it comes to truck upholstery. Comfortable and classy, leather is also unfortunately a little harder to keep looking good over time than simple vinyl or fabric. Not only does the sun conspire to burn your legs (and behind) if your truck is left exposed to its hot rays in the afternoon, but the UV light and heat can cause the leather to crack and fade over time, leaving a wrinkly-looking mess that might eventually tear.

Keep your Tundra leather interior looking new.

Obviously, depending upon the climate you live in, it can take a long time for your leather to end up in that kind of condition. With a little bit of effort, however, you can take some steps now to prevent your leather seats from ever succumbing to decay.

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Porter Cable Dual Action Polisher Review

Curious as to how much I could improve the paint on my vehicle using an orbital polisher, I decided recently to pick one up and try my hand at it. I had heard many good things about dual action polishers, and the model that was most often recommended to me by friends in the detailing business was the Porter Cable 7424.

Porter Cable Polisher model 7424. About $140 from Amazon.com.

Orbital dual action polishers are great for newbies because their rotation is designed to be random. With a random action polisher, there is little chance that heat will build up under your polishing pad and burn into your paint (unlike a regular rotary polisher). In other words, it’s virtually impossible to damage your paint with an orbital polisher.

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