Bottom of body panels looks textured all the way around the truck..Normal?

Hi all,

Was just putting on some nurf bars on my new 2017 TRD Sport MGM with 30 miles on it from the factory. When I was down on the ground I noticed about the bottom 8 inches of the of the body/paint has a texture to it all the way around the truck on both sides (not on the plastic painted trim). Is this normal? It's consistant all the way around both sides but it's not a smooth transition.

Is this normal or some form of protection? Just want to make sure or if I need to go back to the dealer.



Thanks,
Hawk

 

Yup

 

Yes, and yes.

And welcome to TW

 

Normal the smarter companies texture this area so it's not as prone to having paint chip off

 

Whew!! My stomach dropped out and got all nauseous when I saw it. Thanks for the fast replies, you saved my Saturday!

 

Totally normal, I think almost all new vehicles have lower body chip resistant paint.

 

Got the running boards on.. looking good. Thanks again ya'll.

 

I thought the same thing when i got mine. Looks like bad overspray tbh. At least it has a purpose

 

Mine is the same way.....













I like your rails. They've worked out really good for me, too.