Quote:
Originally Posted by hayseed
Just took delivery of a 2007, White, Double Cab, 5.7, TRD. The person at the dealership that put on the front license plate must have been cross eyed. The plate was off center and crooked. It was so bad that the first two people at work to see the truck didn't comment on a nice truck, but instead commented on the license plate mounting.
Question: Doesn't Toyota provide a mounting bracket for the front license plate? The installer just drove the two screws in to the plastic in the middle of the front bumper. Because there was no mounting pads the screws stripped out the plastic and the plate was loose besides being crooked.
Can't believe Toyota would not provide for a better mounting.
The truck is great, but the dealership experience was terrible. My son was with me to take delivery, and was thinking of buying a Toyota. The next day he went and got a Honda. The Honda dealer offered to reprep the truck for me it looked so bad.
|
It's a shame a careless / sloppy dealer caused your son to go with a Honda, As for the plate bracket YES there is a mount for a front plate available, I have one on mine DC, it forms the from bumper and fits perfect, then the plate mounts to that!
Please be sure to make some noise about this with both the dealer and Toyota, I assure you this is not a good example of Toyota service &/or quality.
I't amazing how the dealers sometimes forget that they are representing Toyota as a whole and cause cause negetive feelings towards Toyota when really it's just that dealer or even that employee.
I was very fortunate to find a dealer that had as much pride in this truck as I do and tackles every incident as if it was their own personal rig.
Congrats on the new truck, I hope your son is as happy with his Honda as Im sure you will be with your Toyota (not knocking Honda's they make a nice product).