Wondering what this arm is and where I can get one?

Hello,

Noticed a rattle on the bed of my truck and found this piece of medal cracked off.

curious what the exact name of it is?
and where to get one?

cheers

 

I don't know the official name but I'd call it a fender brace.

If that has failed from rust I hope you'll carefully inspect the rest of your frame!

 

Edit: just looked at your other posts. You have an unsafe vehicle. That brace isn't worth replacing until the whole frame is replaced.

 

Hey Clearwater.

My older post, I had that fixed for $400 by a CWB welder. Cut out and replaced.
He didn’t see any other issues with the frame. I had a motor vehicle inspection done once that was fixed and was fine and signed off.

That bracket rusting off is probably from road salt, as I’m in an environment that uses it 6 - 7 months of the year.

Thank you for your reply! I’ll try and track down the bracket.

Cheers!

 

Might be "Brace, Front Side Panel" and it looks like there are a couple different part numbers for different vehicle models and side, example:

$35 65671-04050 Genuine Toyota Tacoma Side Skirt Truck Bed Panel Brace (Right, Front) (65671-04050)

65671-04050 and 65672-04050.

 

I replaced my two braces this year. I just bent a 1 inch galvanized steel bar (might of been 4/3 inch?) to mimic the shape of the brace, drilled out the holes and cut the top part of the existing brace to sandwich everything together. Bolts broke so I needed to remove the pressed steel part from the bed with a bit of convincing and a bit of heat from a torch.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/broken-metal-rod-attached-to-wheel-well-frame.862879

 

It shouldn't be hard to fabricate a replacement. Go to hardware store, but a piece of flat steel. Cut to length and bend ends to match. Drill hole for bolt.

Everbilt 3/4 in. x 3 ft. - 1/8 in. Thick Plain Steel Flat Bar 0704 - The Home Depot

 

Mine are kinda crusty, so I ordered both of them while I was also ordering all the parts to do the front of the engine.

$35 65671-04050 Genuine Toyota Tacoma Side Skirt Truck Bed Panel Brace (Right, Front) (65671-04050)

65671-04050 Truck Bed Panel Brace (Right, Front) $23.62
65672-04050 Truck Bed Panel Brace (Left, Front) $23.62

Prices are from Ourisman Toyota. I'm not looking forward to cutting off the old bolts.

 

I do a lot of salt water activities, so a lot of things tend to get replaced with stainless parts, if I can help it. If your truck will see more salt, see if you can fab a SS bracket.

 

I was going to suggest that same fix, no way I'd drop the coin for such a simple part on a older truck with that much rust.