When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Put the 4R CarTrimHome TRD skid plate on to replace the factory skid plate that gets in the way during oil changes. I rattle canned the letters to match the blue overland symbol as well. I think it turned out pretty well. I also greased the spiders and slide yokes while I was underneath.
Put the 4R CarTrimHome TRD skid plate on to replace the factory skid plate that gets in the way during oil changes. I rattle canned the letters to match the blue overland symbol as well. I think it turned out pretty well. I also greased the spiders and slide yokes while I was underneath.
Please post a link to what you bought.
Any modifications required?
I only had to do two mods. 1.) The installation requires you to remove the rad supports in order to accommodate the skid plate. The skid plate then bolts from the frame to the rad frame providing the support. This step is detailed in the instructions provided. 2.) I removed the small plastic air dams attached to the front bumper. They just twist off and I am pretty surethey don't do much. They were getting in the way.
Changed the oil. Cannot for the life of me figure out why people complain about the factory skid plates being such a pain. An extra 2 minutes really isn't a lot to ask.
Changed the oil. Cannot for the life of me figure out why people complain about the factory skid plates being such a pain. An extra 2 minutes really isn't a lot to ask.
a lot of it depends on the vehicle. the bolts can snap off in the welded nut.
on mine those small y like arms where there were some nuts I had to take them out and reweld them. if its a no rust like new vehicle then its 2 minutes sure. but if they are all rusted together then it can be a lot more than 2 minutes.
Changed the oil. Cannot for the life of me figure out why people complain about the factory skid plates being such a pain. An extra 2 minutes really isn't a lot to ask.
For myself, the factory skid plate was a bit of an eye sore. Do I plan on refurbishing it and keeping it around for a backup, yes. My issue is that I don't have tall enough jack stands to get the angle on the factory skid plate in order to remove it and dislodge the hooks on the frame. With the factory skid plate hanging off the frame during an oil change it is quite a chore to reach around the plate to reach the oil filter. The TRD skid plate, or replicas, come completely off with four bolts making acces to the whole undercarriage relatively easy and provide lots of access to other areas of the engine bay. Are there better versions out there, sure. Could I have purchased taller jack stands for the same price, sure. But I get the recognizable TRD symbol on my GX, and all it really needs to do is push snow in the winter. So for some the TRD or Cartrimhome replica serves a purchase. To each their own.
For myself, the factory skid plate was a bit of an eye sore. Do I plan on refurbishing it and keeping it around for a backup, yes. My issue is that I don't have tall enough jack stands to get the angle on the factory skid plate in order to remove it and dislodge the hooks on the frame.
Either place cribbing under your jack stands or get ramps, easy peasy.
05-05-24, 08:46 AM
