Hi there,
This is my first post, so please be gentle.
After emails & letters to Toyota re the crappy, do nothing mudfalps on my new Prado 150 GXL & getting absolutely nowhere, I collared the Dealer Principle from my Toyota Dealer.
He inspected my vehicle & agreed that the mudflaps seemed rather small for their purpose & provided minimal protection at best, particularly as the vehicle was purchased for the specific purpose of towing our caravan.
He put his staff to work on finding a solution & came up with the following:-
Mudflaps from a Hi Lux SR5 FRONTS 76625 OK030 & 76626 OK030 REARS 76625 OK130 & 76626 OK130.
The original mudflaps were left on the vehicle & the new ones fitted as well. The main reasons being that if the rears were removed a hole would be left in the bottom of the bumper bar, the originals would provide additional support for the new ones.
No holes were drilled in the vehicle.
If I were doing it, the only thing I would do differently is to use a small "Pop Rivet" in each corner of the original rear mudflap to secure it to the new one, not a screw in the middle.
I hope this is of help to others.
Stay safe,
Tar Trek
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This is my first post, so please be gentle.
After emails & letters to Toyota re the crappy, do nothing mudfalps on my new Prado 150 GXL & getting absolutely nowhere, I collared the Dealer Principle from my Toyota Dealer.
He inspected my vehicle & agreed that the mudflaps seemed rather small for their purpose & provided minimal protection at best, particularly as the vehicle was purchased for the specific purpose of towing our caravan.
He put his staff to work on finding a solution & came up with the following:-
Mudflaps from a Hi Lux SR5 FRONTS 76625 OK030 & 76626 OK030 REARS 76625 OK130 & 76626 OK130.
The original mudflaps were left on the vehicle & the new ones fitted as well. The main reasons being that if the rears were removed a hole would be left in the bottom of the bumper bar, the originals would provide additional support for the new ones.
No holes were drilled in the vehicle.
If I were doing it, the only thing I would do differently is to use a small "Pop Rivet" in each corner of the original rear mudflap to secure it to the new one, not a screw in the middle.
I hope this is of help to others.
Stay safe,
Tar Trek
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