Newbee has question on skid plates

[Phoenix]

This is probably a dumb question, but we went down to look at our new Tundra last night (taking delivery next Tuesday); and I was checking to see that all of the options we ordered were installed. We ordered the Off Road Package, which comes with skid plates; and I thought that they would be gray, like in the marketing brochures. Instead, the one under the oil pan was either black, or it wasn't installed; because all I could see was black.

I wasn't dressed for crawing under the truck, but does anybody know if they are now in black; or maybe the gray one is installed later by the dealer?

Also, I looked for the skid plate under the gas tank, but all I saw was a black, hard-plastic pan under what I think was the gas tank, just ahead of the left-rear wheel. Was that plastic pan the skid plate? I thought it would be heavy metal.

I am going back down to look at it again, today, in the daylight; but would appreciate any input you guys have.

Thanks, in advance...

[turnandburn]

I have the offraod package and yes mine are all black. gas tank one is plastic(probably for good reason) and the front is metal.
Tyler

[RunItHard]

They're all black as Turnandburn says. I think there's an upgraded TRD skid plate that's thicker and powder coated gray but it's not the one you get with the off-road package.

[Phoenix]

Thanks for the quick responses. Now, a couple of more dumb questions:

I ordered options that included a heavy duty battery, alternator, starter, etc. It was easy to see the transmission oil cooler and the sway bar (since it's red), but how can you tell if the other parts are HD, and not the standard parts that come on the Tundra? Do you have to assume that if they are on the sticker, they are in the truck? The sales people don't know; I wonder if someone from the service department would recognize the upgraded parts...

(I ordered most of the HD items, because they are relatively inexpensive and will help with towing and reliability.)

[turnandburn]

Thats a tough one, hopefully someone will be able to help you out.

[TexBiker]

From previous discussions on this and other Tundra forums, it appears that there is no difference between the HD battery and alternator and the "standard" units. Part numbers seem to be the same from the research I've seen.

Consensus seems to be that these items on all Tundras are "heavy duty," but that moniker only appears when describing items included with the tow package or cold package.