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Old 02-24-2008, 03:09 PM
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plastic thingy!

ok so I am wondering about the little plastic elbow shaped thing behind the bottom of the rear doors , just in front of the back tire. it seems like its only useful for collecting bushes and dirt to help me make my truck look more rustic. can i just toss it or what ?? WTF is it even?
Old 02-24-2008, 03:13 PM
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Anything that can be pulled off, cut off, peeled off, hammered off, wrenched off or taken off... and the 4Runner still runs, isn't vital in the first place.
Old 02-24-2008, 03:14 PM
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good... stupid thing im gonna go use it as a boomerang... maybe I should keep it in my emergency kit so I can hunt small game
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It is a 80' and 90's chip gaurd. It is where rocks would hit and cause damage to the paint kicked up by the front wheels. The trucks have one in front of the rear wheel. Now they use clear urethane chip film to do the same thing.
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just be prepared to find some rust lurking in there!

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My tire fell off and ripped of the first one so i took off the other one too. lol
So if u have trouble just have somebody loosen your lugnuts and let a 35" cooper stt do its work.
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Originally Posted by James Dean
It is a 80' and 90's chip gaurd. It is where rocks would hit and cause damage to the paint kicked up by the front wheels. The trucks have one in front of the rear wheel. Now they use clear urethane chip film to do the same thing.
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Old 02-25-2008, 03:42 PM
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it looks like crap when you take it off!!!! mine had about 15 pounds of wet sand in behind it but it looks so crap ass when its off i had to put it back on..... maybe If I really clean it out on both sides like super well I will just silicone it so its sealed.... this sound like a good idea ?
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