TRD PRO Skid plate is it worth it?

After doing a lot of searching online, I found the best price at Schaumburg Toyota. The price ended up being a combination of stacked discounts from the dealer and Toyota for black Friday.

 

TRD Pro is more than adequate for most people!, and save $$$ at the pump!

 

I sent an online message to the dealership in Illinois...let's see if they can make a great deal to a Delawarean like they did for you from Tennessee!

 

Just to throw my .02 into the mix, I get some pretty gnarly rocks out here where I wheel in the desert. Started out with the TRD skid and ended up gouging it up real nice and ultimately cracking it. Switched to RCI full steel skids. Those aren't bomb proof either. I wound up denting in the oil access plate to the point where it was difficult to remove. Happily, RCI sells replacement panels.

I sacrifice weight & mpg for better protection based on my needs.

By the way if you see somebody with the TRD skid and the red letters still attached, good indication they don't take their rig offroad (or at least nothing serious). I lost those letters the first time I had it out.

 

Love my TRD skid.

 

Here is a size comparison for those who may be interested.

 

It's worth the eye candy.

 

Beautiful "Eye Candy".

I want to buy one...hopefully, I can find/catch a Black Friday sale.

 

Eye candy = good (I like the silver-ish PC on the silver truck looks)

 

Finally able to see this photo.

Fantastic!

That looks like the skid plate currently on my '21 Sport.

 

Why do I feel like I pulled off 2 separate sections of "skids" on my stock '21 OR when i put the Pro on?

 

I believe the plate on an OR is different than a Sport.

 

I put a pretty good dent in my stock OR skid so I'd like to upgrade to something a bit better (even though I won't be doing a lot of heavy offroading).

Is this the knockoff you guys are discussing previously? Looks like a great deal.

Front Skid Plate for 2016-2023 Tacoma Off Road TRD PRO Sport SR5

https://www.amazon.com/LOSTAR-2016-2021-Toyota-Tacoma-PTR60-35190/dp/B091PRVVBG?pd_rd_i=B091PRVVBG

 

That's the correct Part Number:

$459 PTR6035190 PTR60-35190

PTR6035190

 

Thank you!

 

I put one on when the clowns at the dealership destroyed the nuts welded to the stub frame that holds the front of the flimsy ass
sheetmetal on. The factory metal piece is actually referred to as splash guard, in the parts manual. Probably some of the better money to spend on a tacoma if your going to go off road.

 

I got one a couple of weeks ago and really like it. Did mine to change the look of the truck away from the Sport "air dam" look, with the added benefit of more protection. My truck is a 4x2 and the most off-road I go is dirt and gravel so this is all I will ever need.

 

Oh, wow!

So that's what it would look like without the "Air Dam"?

I've read/seen YouTube video explaining the purpose of the Air Dam--because the Sport is tailored to street driving, the Air Dam forces air downward and keeps the front of the truck down. Apparently, it has been known to lift without some sort of mechanism keeping the front down.

I've taken my Sport (with air dam on) to 90mphs and it felt just like my 2003 Honda Pilot when I reached over 120+ kphs on the Autobahn from 2003-06. (I was stationed at Ramstein AB for 3 years)

Not likely, I will be making those speeds on the regular here in Delaware. I may just consider removing the Air Dam (but not disposing of it) too if/when I get a TRD Skid plate.

 

I did a post and asked a question about stability before I removed mine and the consensus was no adverse effects even at highway speeds. One person complained of a bit more wind noise. A couple of people said they notice a slight difference in MPG without it but most said no. Based on that I went for it and I like the look a lot better. My air dam is still in the garage too just in case, but I don't think it will be going back on. Just FYI, if you want the skid plate the air dam has to go.

 

Yeah, I figured that was the case.

I'll keep mine on in the meantime...I just have to persuade my wife that this can be my Christmas Gift...& if I can get it reduced price for Black Friday, maybe it will soften the blow...but I think she will still be annoyed. lol

Thanks for sharing the pic...really makes me want to go the route you did.