I think they talked to Toyota about it and I am as well. Agreed, the Toyota rock rails are supposed to be easy to mount, but that is the problem. Without the threads they won’t work. Not sure if the dealer is correct or not, but the dealer is putting this on Toyota. According to the dealer...
Thanks! This is helpful. Dealership said they could do nutserts, which sounds similar to what you mentioned. But they said Toyota wouldn’t warranty it and that it wouldn’t be strong enough if the rock rails got some proper use and had to support the weight of the vehicle.
Took delivery of a 2025 4Runner TRD Off-Road yesterday. I was disappointed to learn that I would have to put a decent amount of money into it to have it live up to its “off-road” moniker. But I bit the bullet and purchased a couple of real skid plates and rock sliders, all from Toyota.
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