Tacoma hidden Leaf trap

Was doing a build and noticed a bunch of leaves hidden behind the lower front fender liner..between the fender and body...potential rust trap. If you park near trees you should check this area out!!!!

 

Add a pic from farther out to better identify the spot ?

 

When you open the front doors on the second gens, its right by the door hinges on the body..its been discussed on here before.

 

Yup... been a few threads on it, but it always bears reposting.

In front of the doors, there's a black plastic flap.
Lift the flap and you'll find the crap that's fallen down there.

You can also access it from behind the mudflaps (or black boxes).

Adding some mesh under the cowling will help prevent this.

 

Wonderful !! Thanks for the heads up !

 

If you can..please put a link to the post and the fix...cheers.

 

yep, new one for me as well, how about either a picture from farther out or a link to the previous posts - search doesn't find it, Thanks

 

There really is no fix..just have to clean it out every so often..or like rich said, use some mesh..it will help.

 

Open front doors and lift up black rubber below bottom hinge.

 

If you trim flares and liner it opens this area, makes it much easier to clean.

 

Thanks, I'll have a look when it warms up; -15C this morning

 

Ya... might want to avoid pulling on that flap or dismounting the mudflaps/black boxes when it's that cold.

I found out the hard way what happens when you toss a traffic cone off the back of a truck when it's +15^f.

 

Found this spot on my '13 yesterday because the door was hitting the rubber gasket/cover to this hidden area. Full o' leafage! Good spot to hide "stuff" from cops if that's what your into!

 

Also good place to burst in flames when you're doing a cab mount chop with a plasma torch.

 

subd for later

 

Keeping that area clean eliminates the mulchy smell inside the cab when the leaf debris warms up after it rains.

 

subd just in case

 

I had an ant infestation that I couldn't find the source of until I looked in these spots. Cleaned them out and sprayed some killer in there and good bye ants. They fill up rather fast.

 

I've got to remember this lots of leaves and trees in my yard.

 

Many thanks!
My old faithful caravan had a trap on the pax side.
If you didn't know it, it was hard to spot.