Unfinished paint on cross members in engine compartment

[FourWalker]

Has anyone else noticed unfinished paint on some of the cross members in the engine compartment? I could see through the grille that it was much lighter color than the surrounding parts and when I took the cover off, this is what I saw.

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[127.0.0.1]

normal enough...

my 99 4runner, 2013 tacoma, 2010 yaris all have some level of fade on engine bay crossmembers, but any outside facing paint is complete

 

[AdFour]

No, that looks pretty bad

 

[Mad Ghost]

Never seen anything like that on any other Toyota I've own, heck never even seen something that bad on a GM

 

[dgorman]

Japan is the best still? Facepalm.

 

[Mad Ghost]

Well I take back what I said. Guess mines like that too. Guess cause it’s hidden why waist the paint. Mine is heritage blue.

 

[Matt4Runner]

Mine is exactly like that but green

 

[FourWalker]

Well I take back what I said. Guess mines like that too. Guess cause it’s hidden why waist the paint. Mine is heritage blue.

What bothers me is that it’s pretty noticeable through the holes in the lower grille on the TRD OR. I get that those cutouts are for lights but it takes away from the fit and finish to be able to see it without lights installed.

 

[Chicane]

normal enough...

my 99 4runner, 2013 tacoma, 2010 yaris all have some level of fade on engine bay crossmembers, but any outside facing paint is complete

NOT normal at all.

 

[FourWalker]

NOT normal at all.

can you share a picture of yours where it is not like this?

 

[FourWalker]

Never seen anything like that on any other Toyota I've own, heck never even seen something that bad on a GM

So yours is not like this? Can you share a photo? If people can comment with their trim and share photos maybe we can narrow down who got burned and have something we can go back to the dealer with when they say “trust us, it’s normal”.

 

[127.0.0.1]

NOT normal at all.

oh my aching *****
please, go after Toyota and post up your results LOL

there is no defect here

 

[xraytekca]

can you share a picture of yours where it is not like this?

 

[FourWalker]

Thanks, looks to be about a 3-4 inch difference between ours on each side.

 

[FourWalker]

oh my aching *****
please, go after Toyota and post up your results LOL

there is no defect here

maybe not a defect but good to catch QC issues. If not consistent across units, could very well be considered a paint defect. Would not have killed them to spend the 1 extra second to hit those center spots in any case.

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