Tacoma pro skid

He may have had the 2015 TRD Pro skid plate... which was not 1/4". Or at least I'd guess as much, since he's driving a 2nd gen. But yes, the 2016+ TRD Pro skid plate is 1/4" aluminum.

 

It's not steel

 

@Frsh2df looks good
Thanks

 

It’s aluminum

 

Clean!

 

My bad. He's still not denting it like the non-TRD plate though.

 

The OEM 3G TRD plate is very strong for an aluminum plate. The way they bent up the sides adds rigidity and it mounts in three places (6 bolts). Not for “rock crawling” but good-to-go for everything else. I painted mine dark grey as I did not like the light coloured beige/grey it comes in. I think the idea of the stock light colour is so it gets noticed at the mall.

stock picture from web:

 

I think they chose a color that resembles oxidized aluminum... So when it gets scraped up, it's not as noticeable. I used bed liner on mine... I didn't like the silver powdercoat either.

 

Yeah. That makes sense.

 

I'm picking up a TRD Skid Plate soon, deciding if I should paint mine a darker color. Anyone paint theirs dark gray....or any more pictures of it painted black?

Thanks.

 

Spray painted two tones...




That chipped badly, quickly, so I then bed lined it and used @TUFSKINZ for the letters. Held up great, until you scrape it off on the trail.

 

I bedlined mine , bad pic but you can kind of see it.




Edit : Apparently I posted a better pic on page 1 a while ago

 

That's pretty cool with the red vents. If I paint mine black I may steal your idea and paint mine Dark Gray

 

Looks sweet, you got a sick truck and like the MGM! I'm hoping to do black housings in the near future too.

 

Go for it! I taped the front, to block the vents, and sprayed the red from the back. Super easy and was a fun touch. Was disappointed to lose that touch when I bed lined it.

 

Thanks man I appreciate it

 

Gets noticed at the mall hahaha

 

You still need one? I am in Santa Barbara and just took mine off. Its in like new condition.

 

I painted mine with automotive primer. That way when it gets scratched I can simply shoot more primer over it.

Before:

After:

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I'm sure this was said in jest, but I believe the actual reason is that if it gets scratched, the color is very similar to the raw aluminum, so it wouldn't be as noticeable.