A Simple and Effective Solution for Restoring Rusty Screws on Your Toyota Tacoma Using Fluid Film or Cavity Wax

Rico's4G · 2025-08-16T19:05:32+00:00

One of the few mistakes some new owners do make, is not kmwoing how to differentiate a 3rd Gen OEM steps from that of a 4th Gen. There isn't much of a difference but the little difference there is, makes the 3rd Gen steps not compatible with a 4th Gen Tacoma. For 3rd Gen steps, the rail mounts horizontally to the ground. The steps for 24+ are angled to the rocker panel and the steps are mounted to the bottom rail with plastic side covers. Shared a photo of both the 3rd Gen side steps and that of a 4th Gen so owners can be able to spot and tell the difference. 3rd Gen 4th Gen

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Yesterday at 4:43 AM

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I noticed these 2 screws were starting to rust on my truck and didn't know how to fix it at first.

Not until recently, when I got a solution for it. So if anyone else has started to accumulate rust on these screws and is looking for the best way to fix it, you could try this.

I removed the two screws and coated them in fluid film/cavity wax, and they looked so much better.

So if you've got the same issue, try out this simple fix and see how well they'd look.