Paint issue on '17 Pro

arrived home from work yesterday and something caught my eye when closing truck door. Take a look at pic of bottom of driver's door and let me know your thoughts.

The paint issue is from cab front to back of bed on both sides.

I washed the truck one time (3 weeks ago) w basic car wash soap - nothing else. No wax or anything else.

Can't decide if I possibly ran over something or if the issue was deliberate in origin.

I've had the truck for 5 weeks now.

Geesh!

 

To me looks like the added factory paint protection, pretty standard on most vehicles nowadays!!!! It is in the painting process not stuck on vinyl.

 

^^^ This. I believe it's dependent on the state you're in, but it's on a lot of Tacomas, and is supposed to be that way. I'm in CO, and all of them here have it (mine included).

 

I have that thicker band on the lower section of my truck. Figured it's normal

 

Are you talking about the scratches or blotchy paint?

 

that is 100% normal and the way they come right off the lot

 

Thanks, everyone, for your replies! I'll take my issue radar off hyper-sensitive mode and go back to my cave.

Again, THANKS!!!!

 

The orange peel texture is normal - meant to be thicker and protect better from rock impacts and such.

 

Completely normal. I freaked out when I saw mine too. I though it was sun damage or something.

 

Toyota started doing this on the second gens both my 07 / 11 had it , should of done it to the frames as well