OEM skid plates missing? part question

[gordonf]

So I noticed on OEM skid plate there are two points for attaching something?
I marked these points as red circles.
Is there some part which is selling on the market which can be put there?
I marked it as green rectangle

 

[Whippersnapper02]

That's normal.

 

[gordonf]

Thanks, I understand it's normal.
But is there any additional armor which can easily be added there and will not require buying all skid plates for $2.5k?

 

[Whippersnapper02]

Thanks, I understand it's normal.
But is there any additional armor which can easily be added there and will not require buying all skid plates for $2.5k?

Toyota only offers the TRD which is weak in itself but there's nothing OEM that goes further back. My Bud Built skids were just over $1K, not 2.5.

 

[Nobody Special]

Some cheap plastic "shield" is in that location on my '21.

 

[gordonf]

OK, so just plastic.
Gotcha.
Thank you!

P.S. What trim is your 4r?

 

[Nobody Special]

OK, so just plastic.
Gotcha.
Thank you!

P.S. What trim is your 4r?

Limited/Nightshade.

It was just up in the air today. If you posted this last night, I would have taken a clear pic for ya. :hatsoff:

I'll see what I can grab in daylight. No promises. :hand:

 

[Nobody Special]

Pretty sure this is what you are wondering about.

Pay no mind to the "discoloration". It is just some rust preventative.

You are looking from the "B" pillar looking to the front passenger wheel here.

 

[17Jetta]

2016 Limited. Another angle. Definitely a small skid plate there on mine.

 

[Nobody Special]

2016 Limited. Another angle. Definitely a small skid plate there on mine.

Toyota = plastic skid plates?

Probably for the U-Joint. Deflect debris.

 

[17Jetta]

That’s not plastic. Some heavy ass steel. Not kidding.

 

[fkheath]

Toyota only offers the TRD which is weak in itself but there's nothing OEM that goes further back. My Bud Built skids were just over $1K, not 2.5.

The TRD skid is not all that weak. It is 1/4" aluminum which is much better than the original thin sheet metal skid. I hit a good size rock last year while off roading in Colorado; put a scrap in it and took off one of the TRD letters, but no dint and no other damage.

 

[gordonf]

Thank you for great photos!
That's useful, so at least on Limited they put that.

 

[1000MPH]

That’s not plastic. Some heavy ass steel. Not kidding.

Steel? Is it aftermarket?
A heavy piece of steel dangling back there off of two bolts?

 

[17Jetta]

Sorry. I’m not a metallurgist, maybe it’s not steel. It’s a thick piece of metal held on by two bolts.

 

[4r-4ever]

Yes, i have it on my 4th gen. did not notice it on my 5th gen since I did not look underneath yet. it's actually steel.

Steel? Is it aftermarket?
A heavy piece of steel dangling back there off of two bolts?

 

[badattitude]

Its molded carbon plastic, very light. I just checked mine to make sure. Toyota has been putting them on 4runners since 2003. I had it on a 2008 Sport and a 2015 Limited. Its not a skid plate. It keeps debris away from the front driveshaft u joint.

 

[ElectroBoy]

Its molded carbon plastic, very light. I just checked mine to make sure. Toyota has been putting them on 4runners since 2003. I had it on a 2008 Sport and a 2015 Limited. Its not a skid plate. It keeps debris away from the front driveshaft u joint.

Interesting. My 2018 does not have that plate. Or maybe it did but the dealer oil changer forgot to reinstall it after my first “free” oil change.

Anybody have a part number for it?

 

[Rainier42]

Interesting. My 2018 does not have that plate. Or maybe it did but the dealer oil changer forgot to reinstall it after my first “free” oil change.

Anybody have a part number for it?

This is a transmission cover. I wouldn't think it would have to be removed to change the oil.

 

[1000MPH]

Isn’t it only on the Limiteds in US?