Door frame molds fading

My truck was still under warranty and the dealership replaced them for me.

 

Nothing will work for it.....I had 2 professional detailers try and nothing worked. I decided to ask the dealership and they replaced them for me under warranty.

 

Wrong ......

 

That’s great. I’m the second owner. Bought it used. It was a lease trade in. I doubt they will cover it. I had to sign I am buying the truck as is a zillion times and they’ve already denied fixing the white paint coming off behind the back windows which is common as we all know.

 

Ask your dealership who they would use to replace them and have them do it. It was around $250 they told me. If your handy, you could obviously do it yourself. I think the truck looks better with them on versus leaving them off.

 

Thank you for the advice and definitely having them done will look a lot better. I agree that they will look better on than off, especially the way my truck is set up.

 

FTW.

I applied their product to the 2008’s Element’s left headlight, and it came out looking awesome. Back to where the right headlight is. Still looks new.

No doubt, this will perform as well. I can’t wait for it to arrive on Thursday.

 

Polish the first, then a good Cermaic coating or some good carnauba wax. The wax might do better for shine but won't protect very long.

 

That clearly neglect as anyone can clearly see that but please explain why it looks like it does.

 

Take it off!!

 

I like it better with… on a white truck

 

I agree. My white truck is a strong combination of white and black including window tint and it just flows. It has a very clean look. There are no factory emblems on it anymore, black Tacoma letter inserts on the tailgate, a black bed cover and black rims.
It just flows. If I broke up the black on the windows by taking off the stickers, it wouldn’t work.
So I agree it does look better on a white truck. Other trucks it looks fine with that.

 

sun fade does happen.

i'd like to know what kind of 'neglect' could happen within 3 years...

 

I agree. When I bought the truck they were in bad shape. I even have water spots on the windshield that I cannot get off. I’ve never sent thing like it. The truck is in great shape besides the decals and those spots.

 

Second Gens never had them

 

I wasn’t aware. I had an 05 Tundra for 18 years and it’s blacked out on the window posts. My Tacoma just would not look good without them because of how it’s set up. I think it’s pathetic that these can deteriorate this fast when the rubber and seals all over the rest of the truck including the windows are very healthy. These trucks should hold up better. They’re not exactly giving them away.

 

I agree for the $ paid, they should hold up better.
Maybe you could get a quote from a shop that does wraps.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. It was a consideration. I can only imagine what Toyota wants just for the stickers ‍♂️

 

Toyota refers to it as "Black Out Tape". Here's my post about a semi-similar issue including the Toyota part numbers if you decide to replace them (fairly inexpensive):

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/black-door-trim-fix.802021/