First scratches and polish on the 4th gen Tacoma

TheChadster · 2025-01-16T14:54:30+00:00

Hey gang!! New to this forum and really excited about my 2025 taco coming in a couple months as a factory order. I have (as most of us have) seen the thread about the aluminum top plate located in the front shocks breaking when off-roading, possibly due to a new design that eliminated the external bump stops on the 24’+ Tacos. Now I do believe Bilstein addressed the issue, stating that their bump stops are now built-in the actual shocks. My question is, if I decide to add the aftermarket Icon top plate, in the event of bottoming out and cracking the aluminum part by Toyota, would Icon reinforcement plate “transfer” the load to a more important part like a control arm, thus potentially causing more expensive damage? Or is the Icon plate a cheap and effective preventative measure, “solving” the potential issue? Any advice is welcome and greatly appreciated!!

Riley_monthule

Member

Jul 1, 2024

Less than two months in and I already have a fair bit of scuffs and scratches on my new taco but it's time to take care of them. Just got some Nu finish, rubbed it in and like magic they were gone. The paint seems to take a polish well and be relatively durable but the real test will be how to clear coat holds up long term so we'll see. Also worth noting my truck is ceramic coated which technically adds to the paints durability but I'd assume none coated paint would take a correction similarly.