Recovery Hook Cover Plate Questions
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Recovery Hook Cover Plate Questions
While in Pismo with the bunch, I lost the Recovery Tow Hook Bumper Plate Cover on my 2000 4Runner Limited. It looks like this without the Cover on.
Parts man at the dealership says "they come painted to match your trim." I say "great!" After looking up my trim info on the door pilar this is what he comes up with.
He says all the ones he has painted are like this. They have the color, then a small unpainted (black) area, then more color.
Here is my question. Do I have a paint scheme that differs from what the factory did to all the other 2000 year Limited's? He says the valance was always painted and never left black. Is it so?
Regarding the plate. Should I just remove the paint on the right side of it to bring that whole area to black, like the rest of the valance? If so, how would you remove it?
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Parts man at the dealership says "they come painted to match your trim." I say "great!" After looking up my trim info on the door pilar this is what he comes up with.
He says all the ones he has painted are like this. They have the color, then a small unpainted (black) area, then more color.
Here is my question. Do I have a paint scheme that differs from what the factory did to all the other 2000 year Limited's? He says the valance was always painted and never left black. Is it so?
Regarding the plate. Should I just remove the paint on the right side of it to bring that whole area to black, like the rest of the valance? If so, how would you remove it?
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On my truck, the bar just along the bottom of that area is color keyed, so that cover plate matches. I'm suprised yours isn't, but I'm guess that's the reason for the mismatch. Maybe they changed it in '01.
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Mine is like toyota punk's too
And, I have actually had to replace mine too, I'm thinking about glueing it in!
And, I have actually had to replace mine too, I'm thinking about glueing it in!
Last edited by Albuquerque Jim; 08-27-2003 at 07:29 PM.
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