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THE ACCESSORY DREAM GUIDE
BACKWOODS_TUNDRA
FEATURED VEHICLE
Modifications & Accessories:
- Smittybilt Front Steel Bumper
- Iron Cross Rear Steel Bumper
- Custom Retrofit Headlights
- Color Morf Halos
- Recon Tinted Taillights
- Anzo LED Tailgate Light Bar
- LED Interior Lights
- HID Headlights
- Rigid Industries Pods in Grille (amber)
- Rigid Industries Pods Flood (fogs)
- Rigid Industries 50”Roof Light Bar
- LED Bulbs All Around (interior/exterior)
- Addictive Desert Design Roof Mount
- Speed Demon Reverse LED Pods
- Custom Mountain Vinyl Wrap
- 20” BMF Novokane Rims
- Hawk Performance Brake Pads
- 33” Toyo Extreme AT2 Tires
- .40 Cal Shell Valve Caps
- Painted Calipers (orange)
- Painted Emblems (orange)
- Paint Match Grille
- Chrome Delete
- Tow Mirrors
- Painted Trim Interior (orange)
- Realtree Camo Seat Covers
- Hilux Altitude Meter/Leveler
- 2 10” Shallow Kicker Subwoofers
- Custom Subwoofer Box
- 1500 Watt Kicker Amplifier
- Limo Tint (all around)
- AFE Cold Air Intake (painted orange)
- External Bluesea Fuse Box
- Raider Topper (lined with carpet)
- Smittybilt Shackles (powder coated orange)
- Rotopax 15L Jerry Can
- 5” Zone Lift (powder coated orange)
- 2 Undercover Swing Case
- Flowmaster Super 10 Muffler
Year/Make/Model:
2013 Toyota Tundra SR5 TRD
Owner:
Martin Banasiak
Location:
Calgary, Alberta
Instagram:
@backwoods_tundra
“POP! BAM! POW!” That’s how Martin describes the change his 5” Zone lift made to his
’13 Toyota Tundra. It is “in your face with all the bright orange accents.” Next, he wants:
“bigger tires 35” Nitto Ridge Grapplers and my headlights retrofit with after-market LED
honeycomb Jeep JK headlights… yes I did say Jeep that’s why these are going to be one
of a kind.” Even when it was “bad to the bone stock”, he saw “so much potential in my
truck. I wanted to make it an expedition truck similar to the Devolro Tundra, but with my
own unique touch”.
His truck’s name and his Instagram handle BACK-
WOODS TUNDRA says it all: “I love the mountains
and it is a big part of my life, anything that has
to do with the outdoors and camping”. Living in
Calgary is close to the Rockies but he also likes to
travel further. The best discovery yet is outside Van-
couver where he “decided to explore some new
trails. I learned very quickly where my tires were
and where they needed to be.” The furthest he’s
gone so far is to New Denver, BC and he plans to
take a road trip “up and around Alaska and the Yukon for a month or more”. His most fond
memory is “camping because I could basically go anywhere in my truck”. This ride pride
continues when he considers the most extreme conditions he’s encountered: “Extreme
conditions pfffttt it’s a Tundra it’s unstoppable.”
Durability is fundamental for Martin. He describes both his favourite brands using the same
terms. Toyotas are “built to last and fun to rip around with” and Rigid Industries LEDs are “built
to last and bright”. There’s a photo of him as a child in the garage “helping his Dad by hitting
the tire with a rubber mallet” so it seems that Martin was built to create dream rides.