OEM Fuel tank skid plate part# question
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Few days ago i had WTF moment while doing fluid film to my 4Runner. This is the first time I noticed the fuel tank skid plate is covering only first 1/3 of the fuel tank leaving 2/3 of plastic exposed to anything I drove over.
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/attac..._tank_skid-jpg I go off road sometimes but I am not doing off-roading (I mean going on rocks etc.) so I do not have a need of having armor under the truck, but some kind of protection of plastic fuel tank would be nice. At least the same what I have in my 1995 Tacoma. Then I search for it and I found that 5th gen 4Runner has factory skid plate covering the entire tank - at least what it looks on pictures. So I guess I will take a trip to my my local dealer (buying in USA plus international shipping to Poland is not cost effective) to look for factory full size tank skid. I am just confused about two different part numbers I found camelbacktoyota on-line: 1. Tank Shield Part Number: 77606-60190 Other Names: Protector Sub-Assembly Description: With skid plates. Price: $250.30 2. Tank Shield Part Number: 77606-60200 Other Names: Protector Sub-Assembly Description: Without skid plates. Price: $174.47 What is the difference? Both parts show the same picture (the same url for image file): http://dz310nzuyimx0.cloudfront.net/...95b7e4420b.png and the same location on the parts diagram: http://dz310nzuyimx0.cloudfront.net/...47acb71bf1.png Again, I don't want heavy duty skid I can slide on (i.e. aftermarket) just a tin can piece of metal between road debris and plastic fuel holder. By the way the same part numbers are for Lexus GX460 - but the description is different: 77606-60190 = W/AIR SUSPENSION 77606-60200 = W/O AIR SUSPENSION . |
To be completely honest, just put up a wanted ad in the WTB FS thread and you will probably get a few hits from people getting rid of theirs (thats if you are willing to pay for shipping costs). And if youre gonna pay a dealer that kind of money for oem, aftermarket is MUCH better. I left mine with my mechanic to throw out with the garbage when i got my aftermarket one.
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The real question is not how to buy it, but what to buy. It will be a special order for a dealer (in the whole country there are probably less than ten 5th gen 4Runners) and most of them are probably already converted to LPG. I just don't want to end up with the same half-skid what I already have. Part numbers are so confusing as they show both pictures (full and half skid) under the same part number. |
Any resolution on this? I think the cheaper one is plastic and the other one is aluminum.
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I have not buy it yet. Busy. |
cbielat is an active member who posted about replacing his.
Fuel Tank Skid Plate - Install TE one on an SR5 Send him a PM. |
IIRC At least initially the SR5 skids were only a front hit protector, first 1/3rd. The Trail and later TRD models had a full factory skid. It's just thin steel and easy to scrape and dent, but better than having exposed plastic.
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I needed the full skid for what I thought was a small trail scrape. It was rubbing on the tank but barely made a mark. I removed the skid and bashed it out with a rubber mallet.
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/attac...24526bbc7-jpeg |
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