Has anyone run into this? Not sure if the Arizona heat caused this or maybe I torqued something off road or something but the center pin or clip that holds the bulge to the hood keeps popping out. It pops right back in but every time I drive more than a mile or two it pops itself back out.
Anyone else have this issue? Going to try and replace the clips first, if that doesn't help I'll just pick up the TRD pro grill I suppose.
It's definitely not any tape separating. It's the full plastic "bulge" retaining pins and all pulling itself out from the hood itself. I snap it back in every time I stop.
I plasti dipd my grille and this has happen to me one time after putting it back on the truck. I just pushed it back in and the clip popped into place. It hasnt happen again.
My TRD PRO black hood bulge is doing the same thing. It started of when I drove the truck for some time on hot days, the corners would lift up and then after the truck cooled down it would go back to normal. However after two years both corners kind of stay up. My parts guy is trying to find a way to get Toyota to give me a new bulge , however since my TRD came with chrome and I got the grille 3mths later it's consider customization and the warranty is only 1 year. Will see what happens....
the 2 upper corners lift up in under the sun's heat then go back down when cooled down.
black attitude so my guess is the black paint accentuates a weak design.
Yes I tried holding it down and retourquing it, but that does not help. I even tried warming it up with a heat gun, holding it in and cooling it down, that works for a short time until the truck gets some good sun.
From what I can see the chrome bulge is much more sturdy than the painted one.
Quick update, since I work for the dealer ship and installed it my self the warranty was only one year cause I didn't have a receipt for the labour, my dealership paid for my hood bulge.
However, if you bought your truck and had the hood bulge installed by the dealer from day one, it's covered for 3 years or 60K, here in Canada. If you got the bulge after the delivery of the truck and had it installed by the dealership it's covered for 2 years 40K as all other Toyota parts/accessories.
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