30k report + C4 Fab Lo Pro bumper and Expedition One rear

METIS

New member
46671325711_6638c59461_b.jpg


46671319201_e8ee050de1_b.jpg


Hard to believe I've put 30k on this truck already. Have been following the prescribed factory maintenance schedule and performed all recommended services at the dealer for the 30k, including cleaning the crank case, replacement of all filters, throttle body cleaning, MAF cleaning, flushed front/rear diffs, brake fluid, transfercase flush, etc. Any recommendations moving forward will be appreciated.

In addition to changing all the front lighting to HID/LED I had pleasurable experiences with both C4 Fab and Expedition One for the bumpers. Ordered both in a raw finish and hand them powder coated locally so the tone and textures would match.

My installer is already giving me crap for not remembering to order a winch for the C4 Fab bumper, so that's coming up even though I have no immediate plans on doing any serious over-landing.

It was also really easy working with Expedition One. I wanted something as close to an oem look/feel as possible so we stripped as much as we could from their twin swing-arm bumper design and the only real options I added were the ports for lighting. Will be replacing the front fogs and adding rear spots through Baja Design.

Anyways. That's it for now. Over 30k the only real issue I have is the on-board bluetooth system not functioning smoothly and will often reset when I'm streaming and a call comes in. I believe the dealer has addressed/reset it enough to call it a lemon but may just have the entire unit swapped for Apple Car Play from the 2019s.

Happy Wheeling!
 
Register to hide this ad
Hard to believe I've put 30k on this truck already. Have been following the prescribed factory maintenance schedule and performed all recommended services at the dealer for the 30k, including cleaning the crank case, replacement of all filters, throttle body cleaning, MAF cleaning, flushed front/rear diffs, brake fluid, transfercase flush, etc. Any recommendations moving forward will be appreciated.

Man you are like a Stealership's favorite customer. Half of that stuff that you've done was totally unnecessary. Change filters when they are noticeably dirty, No way you needed the MAF or TB cleaned at 30K, no way on the brake fluid, and I'd say pretty early on the other fluids as well. I'm a huge advocate for regular maintenance but that's excessive. I was a parts manager at a Toyota dealership for many years so I know their games, SELL , SELL, SELL!! But it's your truck and your money and it won't hurt anything as long as they do it right.

Bumpers look great. I think I'm going with the C4 Lo Pro bumper myself. Good looking rig!!
 
Man you are like a Stealership's favorite customer. Half of that stuff that you've done was totally unnecessary. Change filters when they are noticeably dirty, No way you needed the MAF or TB cleaned at 30K, no way on the brake fluid, and I'd say pretty early on the other fluids as well. I'm a huge advocate for regular maintenance but that's excessive. I was a parts manager at a Toyota dealership for many years so I know their games, SELL , SELL, SELL!! But it's your truck and your money and it won't hurt anything as long as they do it right.

Bumpers look great. I think I'm going with the C4 Lo Pro bumper myself. Good looking rig!!

Hah. I figured that was the deal, but it wasn't about the amount and I figured better safe than sorry. However, moving forward I'd rather not make it rain every time I show up at the dealer.
 
Hah. I figured that was the deal, but it wasn't about the amount and I figured better safe than sorry. However, moving forward I'd rather not make it rain every time I show up at the dealer.

I hear that. My wife brought her '18 TRD Pro (Yes we have 2 of them) to the dealer to have the oil changed last week. When she got home she told me that they replaced the air and cabin filters on her 18K mile truck. I was so pissed I call the service writer up told her I was on the way back up there with the new filters I pulled out of the truck and she'd better have MY old filters on the counter waiting for me. It wasn't a pleasant phone call at all. When I got there she have 2 barely used filters and a credit invoice for parts and labor waiting for me. They will rip you off man I'm telling you.
 
Can you show a pic of the rear bumper with the hatch open? Most of the other bumpers I’ve seen leave the area between the body and the bumper pretty unfinished.
 
Can you show a pic of the rear bumper with the hatch open? Most of the other bumpers I’ve seen leave the area between the body and the bumper pretty unfinished.

This is exactly what I'm basing my final decision on as well. You don't see that detail too often.
 

Members online

Forum statistics

Threads
278,316
Messages
3,554,121
Members
248,016
Latest member
Advally Service

Trending content

Back
Top