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Originally Posted by arthurm
I've had the truck for seven of its ten year life and never even been in water that deep. The drain holes were clogged and I never checked.
As this is UHS (ultra high strength) steel, shops are telling me that they will only replace it as officially required by Toyota. That's $7K per side or more, one quote.
Welding UHS seems to be a specialized and technical job. Finding a qualified person will be difficult.
The more I think of the welding difficulty, the more I lean towards the 3M structural adhesive and mild steel. I'd bet that's more than enough to keep me going.
Frankly, I can't believe that simply clogging these drain holes leads to total replacement of these parts at considerable cost. I'm sure a repair will return the strength to good enough, albeit not up to Toyota's standards.
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the drain holes were clogged with mud or dirt? what was clogging them? that looks like some serious salt water damage after prolonged exposure. at $7K per side no way I'd put that money into a 2013 truck. If I had the $14K to spend I'd sell the 4runner as is and use the proceeds plus $14K to move onto another vehicle. I bet if you start poking around there with a screw driver you will poke holes all through that rocker. is there any good steel left?