I've been researching it for a while now and it would appear that everything I've found is outdated or no longer working. I'm searching for a direct fit metal skid-plate to replace the stock composite POS. I have seen a thread that used to have the CAD files necessary to get one fabbed up but it has since decayed. Does anyone have any experience with purchasing or fabbing one and how I can buy/make my own.

 

Have you checked carid.com? Or ebay? Thats where i look for parts on my tacoma.

 

I've hunted around. So far the best I can find is one built for trucks with a particular 4 inch lift kit. Otherwise I found Fabrication plans for one specific for T100's. Sadly the aftermarket support for Toyota's redhead stepchild of a truck never really developed. I think I will be taking the CAD drawings I found to a local metal fab shop and getting them cut and bent in stainless.

 

Try budbuilt.com

 

Great site with lots of other armor but I'm not seeing a front skidplate for my model. Looking for something similar to this but without the extension beyond the front axle. I will go ahead and contact BudBuilt and see if they have a plate in the works for the T100's. Thanks for a link!

 

The only skid plate that bud built offers is one that covers from the front suspension cross over, back to the trans crossmember. It includes a new low profile crossmember.

https://www.budbuilt.com/index.php?p...art&Itemid=170

Here it is.

 

Ya I took a look at that one and that may be a future upgrade after my T is no longer my daily and I can really dig into it. I might just have the design I found fabricated just to get my by for the time being until I get a lift.