OEM painted fender flares

is there anywhere that sells colour matched OEM fender flares for our 3rd gen Tacoma’s? From the dealership all I can find is non-painted. And also can the dealership order them painted? Costs?

 

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Not real sure about Tacomas, however body parts typically come un-painted from factory. Don't believe I would want them factory painted as most likely wouldn't match existing paint very well.

 

So after buying factory parts you need to get a body shop to paint them with proper colour

 

Yes

 

Just curious what is the explanation behind that? If the factory is using identical paint code as the vehicle and spraying under similar if not exact conditions/ equipment what would cause it to be a poor match?

 

There is a possibility that the paint on your truck is not the same shade it was when brand new. Paint changes over time depending on conditions like weather and care.

 

I thought maybe that was what you meant but I wanted to clarify. Thanks for the response

 

The mis matched paint could be part of it, but more than likely they don't want to try and stock every color of part. On top of that they don't want to try to make, paint, store and ship a painted part, by the time it ever got to your hands from the dealership the chance of the paint being scratched in some fashion would be very high.

 

Can’t believe that the manufacture / dealership can provide a part for a vehicle that they sell. I get that you can take it and get it painted but that means another shop and paint cost (not that it would be cheaper at dealership) just more haste for something simple. Is there any good aftermarket replacements that come colour matched?