Noise after removing air dam

What trim model do you have?

 

TRD Offroad, aka, Goldmember

 

I trimmed mine down to cover the skid plate gap and NO funky whistling like people are getting.

 

When it comes to parts and pieces like this, I like to find the cheapest crap I can find...What can I say, I am a cheap bastard. I found these:

$6 uxcell 8Pcs Silicone Plugs, Rubber Round Snap in Locking Hole Plugs for 20-22mm Hole, Hole Stoppers Waterproof Hole Plug for Metal Tube, Furniture End Caps Inserts, Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5ML89HL
They are the silicone hole plugs, not the plastic stuff I have seen posted. For any of those frugal peeps.

 

that looks great! how many bolts did that leave?

 

I don’t remember exactly, 4 ?

 

My son and I removed the air dam and sure enough I didn’t have the plugs. I got the noise but it’s not a whistle but more of a whirling sound. Very noticeable so I patched it up with gorilla duct tape for now and ordered the plugs from Amazon.

 

Would it have hurt Toyota just to put the plugs in all of them rather than just the 4WD since they knew damn well owners were going to take the ridiculous thing off. That's why they made it so easy to remove.

 

on paper….yeah. All about that bottom line.

 

I asked the dealer to give me the plug for free and their response was they if the customer “chooses” to remove the dam then they need to purchase the plugs.

 

Makes Cents

 

Worked perfect! Thanks! No more howling.

 

Not a very smart dealer, and one that doesn’t want my business………

 

I had the dealer remove the snow plow with the purchase as I picked it up. This was before I understood the problem. They did not volunteer plugs with the removal The $6 Amazon plugs worked fine.