OEM Mudguards Install - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

LE05 · 03-15-2006, 05:50 PM

Hello, first post here...
I'm currently bidding on OEM mudguards for my '05 LE... my question is do the rear ones require drilling? searched for some posts on this, but none of them specifically mentioned the 05. if they do require drilling, is there some sort of paste i need to apply to the holes to prevent rusting?

thanks in advance

RICO8458 · 03-15-2006, 06:21 PM

good question. look at the number of holes on the flaps and then go to the car and count the number of screws...

BadChicken · 03-15-2006, 06:33 PM

Yes

LE05 · 03-15-2006, 08:12 PM

thanks for the replies! unfortunatley i don't have the mudguards yet ...
but i do notice that there are two holes in the rear, but they seem to be situated a bit too far into the wheel well to be for the mudguards...

anybody else have any experience with installing OEM mudguards?

touringcamry · 03-15-2006, 09:20 PM

The mudguards I bought for my 02 required drilling some holes in the rear. You will drill the holes in the rear plastic bumper cover, so there shouldn't be any rusting.

The front ones you use or replace the existing screws.

These were for the Toyota color matched set, I dunno about the black ones, I assume they're similar though.

islandboy57 · 03-16-2006, 03:46 AM

Yeah, I bought them from eBay about two weeks ago. You need to drill..so that's why I haven't gotten them installed yet. I bought the black ones.

cuttooth · 03-16-2006, 08:05 AM

^ how much did it cost you in total to get them shipped to hawaii? i was thinking of getting the black ones too and having them painted to match

touringcamry · 03-16-2006, 02:17 PM

^ The ones I bought were color matched and I think they were about $80 shipped from North Carolina to California. I didn't get them off eBay though.

islandboy57 · 03-16-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cuttooth

^ how much did it cost you in total to get them shipped to hawaii? i was thinking of getting the black ones too and having them painted to match

$33.04 including S/H to Hawaii.

Hajoca · 03-16-2006, 03:31 PM

Check out the link for the gen 5 Factory Service Manual (2002) that is posted in the sticky thread part.

cuttooth · 03-17-2006, 06:08 AM

thx...
$33 to hawaii is a good price...i think i'll check ebay when i get back from the big island

LE05 · 03-17-2006, 08:35 AM

mine are $33 shipped too, just awaiting shipping now!

on a side note, will it be necessary to take off the rear wheels for drilling? looks like there might be enough clearance for a drill...

DOHCammer · 03-17-2006, 05:38 PM

Technically you need to drill. I got around it this way. Snugged the rear guards up to the body and marked the cover. Slid the supplied screw retainers over the cover, centering them under the marked spots. Held the mud guard up and with an 18V drill and a nut driver just spun the bolt till it grabbed into the cover and screwed them right in. It took me longer to get the wheels off than put the mudguards on. Piece of cake.

ToyotaToday · 03-17-2006, 08:13 PM

Are these colour coordinated mud guards you guys are buying? Or just the black ones you get from the dealers for %50 CDN?

LE05 · 03-17-2006, 08:47 PM

^i bought the gray ones from ebay