A Little Incident...

[endgame]

Hey guys.

I was driving this morning behind a big truck who suddenly swerveed twice to avoid two objects in the road. The second object was one of those plastic crates. I could not swerve in time to avoid it and hit it.

The plastic underpanel middle section poped off some and has a dent in it. I did not see any major damage aside from the panel cover. What does that panel cover over? I will be taking it in for a check, but is there anything vital in that section that could have been damaged?

 

[brockeverly]

Could you post a pic? I would like to help, but I am not quite understanding as the skids are all steel not plastic. If it is indeed just plastic then it is just the front bumper fascia, and that protects nothing.

 

[Stifler]

are you referring to the plastic fascia attached to the lower bumper?

 

[endgame]

Yes....

 

[Eagle]

Or the plastic covers?

(See Antman's oil change pictorial...)

 

[endgame]

SORRY. It is plastic cover to the left that looks like a box....

 

[Antman]

SORRY. It is plastic cover to the left that looks like a box....

It appears the piece he's talking about is the plastic scoop that leads to the skidplate opening, right? I took mine off a long time ago.

That piece doesn't protect anything- in fact the Trail editions do not have that piece.

 

[Eagle]

It appears the piece he's talking about is the plastic scoop that leads to the skidplate opening, right?

That is the piece I thought of from the "looks like a box" description. I wasn't able to find a picture of it to confirm.

 

[Antman]

That is the piece I thought of from the "looks like a box" description. I wasn't able to find a picture of it to confirm.

I'm guessing one of these in my "useless factory parts" pile

 

[ColoradoFrosty]

I'm guessing one of these in my "useless factory parts" pile

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Dang Antman, you could eat off of that floor it's so spotless. Makes me want to roll around and do snow angels.:cheers:

 

[endgame]

I think so.. It looks like that box shaped platic on that beautiful garage floor. Time to redo mine! Thx Al! I feel much better...

 

[brockeverly]

I think so.. It looks like that box shaped platic on that beautiful garage floor. Time to redo mine! Thx Al! I feel much better...

Ya, you don't need that. Don't worry about it.

 

[adam2562]

Antman, you not using those spacers that i assume are to level the front?

 

[Antman]

Antman, you not using those spacers that i assume are to level the front?

Good eye! That picture is old from a previous post. The spacers are on my truck. Sp8ball and I did a writeup when I installed a set on his truck. Here's the link:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...er-s-ideas-since-mid-2010-a-6.html#post754964