Purple hood/bug deflector

[TRDCal]

I was suprised that my search came up with nothing because it's something i'm rather curious about.

My titanium metallic (silver) 4runner's hood/bug deflector has a purple tint to it. When I was intially shopping for 4runners a few months ago I came across an 05 same colour sport edition with the same purple tinted deflector also. Both say "Toyota" on them so I assume they came from the factory like that. I just wonder why Toyota chose to go with this colour as I think a black one would look much better. Being from a small farming community where everyone drives one of the big three, it's hard enough fighting off the stereotypes, this purple hood deflector isn't helping my cause! (Just kidding I don't really care what people think of Toyota, it's usually a gas pedal joke anyways, which were funny the first 100 times but not so much anymore lol)

I'm obviously gonna change it to a black one, just wanted some insight and theories on why Toyota would chose this colour?

 

[Mytoy4]

I've never noticed that before. Any way you could post a picture of yours?

 

[450exc115]

My 4runner came with a black Cabela hood deflector. Looks decent but I'm not crazy about the attachment.

 

[hamiltonj2w1]

It is just faded into that purple color mine on my 04 did it after a few years of sitting in the sun so I just replaced it

 

[TRDCal]

I've never noticed that before. Any way you could post a picture of yours?

I'm currently away from home for 2 more weeks with work, so I can't get a close picture but you can kind of see it in this picture

It is just faded into that purple color mine on my 04 did it after a few years of sitting in the sun so I just replaced it

I was suspicious of that but the colour seems so even and consistant over the whole deflector so that it made me think otherwise and the fact that the 05 I saw was the exact same shade, but I suppose you might be right, i'll take it off when I get home and if it's black under the clips than that should solve my mystery. Have you owned your 04 from new or did you buy it used with the deflector already faded??

 

[hamiltonj2w1]

I'm currently away from home for 2 more weeks with work, so I can't get a close picture but you can kind of see it in this picture

View attachment 50470



I was suspicious of that but the colour seems so even and consistant over the whole deflector so that it made me think otherwise and the fact that the 05 I saw was the exact same shade, but I suppose you might be right, i'll take it off when I get home and if it's black under the clips than that should solve my mystery. Have you owned your 04 from new or did you buy it used with the deflector already faded??

I bought it when it was a year old but after looking at your deflector mine was a different style then yours maybe yours did just come purple and didn't fade into purple? Thats weird

 

[TRDCal]

Wierd or What? where's William Shatner when you need a crazy mystery solved hahah