Engine Bay Body Rips - Page 219

Bodegas · 02-12-2008, 11:28 AM

Damn! 52000 kms and have 2 symetrical bulges in front of the hood shock. Its like it happened overnight. I had the tranny replaced last week and there were no bulges. Now I have 2 itty bitty titties!

ikonxone · 02-12-2008, 02:46 PM

i just checked my engine bay this past weekend and noticed a small bulge in the right fender. i am stock with the except of oem size bfg all terrains. i have taken the fj offroad a handful of times and nothing crazy.

Bodegas · 02-13-2008, 10:40 AM

This is what I have on mine with 52000 kms on it.

**DC Cruiser** · 02-14-2008, 11:52 PM

Just curious. What happened to your tranny?

Bodegas · 02-15-2008, 01:36 AM

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DC Cruiser previously said:

Just curious. What happened to your tranny?

It was slipping from 2nd to 3rd and dropping in hard. I sampled the ATF fluid and it was burnt. Toyota doesn't have to tell you the reason for failure when under warranty and they didn't. No questions asked, they covered it.

highbeams · 02-15-2008, 02:45 PM

Full report on the warrantied replacement of the inner fender aprons will come next week. They stopped working on them for a few days to But soon we will have a brand new set of fender aprons.
Oh, by the way the new ones are identical to the ones in the 08

other1 · 02-15-2008, 03:12 PM

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highbeams previously said:

Full report on the warrantied replacement of the inner fender aprons will come next week. They stopped working on them for a few days to negotiate some stuff. But soon we will have come to an agreement and I will have a brand new set of fender aprons.
Oh, by the way the new ones are identical to the ones in the 08

So, have the '08 ones addressed the problem???

**bernd** · 02-15-2008, 03:43 PM

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other1 previously said:

So, have the '08 ones addressed the problem???

No since my replaced aprons are the same and the driver side has already started to bulge.

1 Bored Clerk · 02-15-2008, 05:34 PM

After reporting my tiny bulge to my dealership in Aug/Sep 07 and getting a somewhat ho-hum response, I finally called Toyota Corp and got a claim number. They'll call the dealership and get them on the ball and have a rep come out sooner than later to take a look.

This isn't new news for most of you, but just another post about the process.

highbeams · 02-16-2008, 05:23 AM

the 08 has a redesigned inner fender well, you can clearly see differences in the placement of the crumple indentions and some dimples around it. The aprons they welded into my truck, appear to be 08 fender aprons.