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1st gen Tacoma, 3rd gen 4runner replacement front skid plate $200

Discussion in 'Group Buys' started by RAT PRODUCTS, Dec 16, 2013.

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  1. Feb 18, 2014 at 3:33 PM
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    Aftermarket bumper. No welded nuts. I'll just run to the hardware store in the morning
     
  2. Feb 18, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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  3. Feb 18, 2014 at 3:53 PM
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    I dont
     
  4. Feb 18, 2014 at 4:02 PM
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    Someone used the 5 finger discount on em a while ago. I bet they were there but have fallen off. I vuagely remember that strip though
     
  5. Feb 18, 2014 at 4:32 PM
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    I'm sure a bfh can take care of it
     
  6. Feb 18, 2014 at 5:12 PM
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  7. Feb 19, 2014 at 8:32 AM
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    The middle one up front was a bitch without that welded nut but I managed. Skids look nice and ill put em to work on Saturday. Thanks Ryan!u3uze5ub_d25046f44b58c10256e4291a202fcd3d4d2d45cd.jpg8una4u4u_4dca10967c11cf2a459350d765371419ee8fa348.jpg
     
  8. Feb 19, 2014 at 8:43 AM
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    Did that cardboard hold up alright, Tanner? I ran out of stretch wrap right before Fedex was scheduled to show up, so I had to improvise with the pile of cardboard I have.
     
  9. Feb 19, 2014 at 8:49 AM
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    Haha not at all. The tape on the inside was the only thing holding it together. I'm pretty sure they actually destroyed it and jimmy rigged it back together with cheap packing tape. But the skids werr fine minus a scratch or two that was fine though sine I scratched the hell out of it with a wire brush anyway
     
  10. Feb 19, 2014 at 8:51 AM
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    Well it was a good test then, since they can't keep the stretch wrap together either. A bunch of little girls work there I guess. It was only 80 lbs.
     
  11. Feb 19, 2014 at 8:55 AM
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    Maybe just wrap en together with some tape from now on. Save some shipping money and really won't lose any protection since they always get messed up
     
  12. Feb 19, 2014 at 9:01 AM
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    Fedex won't let me. Shipments need to be fully covered. They said stretch wrap is the preferred method with things like this. They just don't know how to pick something up.
     
  13. Feb 19, 2014 at 9:14 AM
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    Well that's useless
     
  14. Feb 19, 2014 at 9:17 AM
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    Yeah, I gave up trying to talk to them about it. They say it's my fault, I say it's their fault, and we get nowhere. I bought some thicker stretch wrap now for the future. I give up beyond that.
     
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    Guess you better just keep building quality stuff
     
  16. Feb 19, 2014 at 10:09 AM
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    Haha, sounds like a good plan.
     
  17. Feb 19, 2014 at 12:15 PM
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    Just got home and this was waiting by the back door.

    [​IMG]

    Thanks Ryan :D These look super beefy!!
     
  18. Feb 19, 2014 at 3:27 PM
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    Oh good, the hardware made it too! :rolleyes: Stupid fedex.
     
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    Yep, everything made it, no damage and the first coat of primer is already on. ;)
     
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    Got mine 2 days after I got the shipping info! The skid is stout! Even for a 1/8. I'm gonna paint it up this weekend, maybe paint a TRD symbol somewhere. At work today I had a hug log slam against the new skid and it did nothing, not even a scratch.

    Thanks Ryan for the great product!

    Also, I keep forgetting to send the $37 for the steel letters. I'll try to send it tonight once I get home
     
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