Do you have the installation instructions? Curious if you had to drill sheet metal or if they use existing holes.just installed the new OEM Mud Guards $125 shipped from sparksparts.com
No drilling. There were three screws to remove on each side in the front and those were used to install the front mudguards. The kit came with 4 screws for each side in the rear. There are already pre-drilled locations for the install, so it's literally just lining it up and putting the screws in. Super easy and the fitment is great. You can find them online, but the dealership that I bought my truck from couldn't find any mudguards in their system.
I had the same problem, even waited for a couple of months and they said they still couldn't get any.
What mud flaps and wheels are you running on your Tacoma? ThanksMud flaps alone will not stop the rock chips. Take a string or long straight edge and place it behind the front tire at ground level. Now have someone stretch the string until it is touching the front of the rear fender flair. The point is that rocks fly under the flap and hit the rear panel.
If you want zero rock chips you need wide running boards AND good mud flaps.
Just got off the phone with Toyota customer engagement after filling a complaint. Our 25 limited has extreme stone damage due to the sub-standard front mud guards. We drive about 3/4 miles on gravel but stay below 20 mph and the truck has auto running boards. The dealer had all kinds of excuses “your truck wasn’t designed for gravel roads” but three Tacoma trucks before and average of 200K miles not even close to this amount of damage @ 15,000 miles no less.
