I see a silver skid plate and I want it painted black.
NYTOP Catalytic Converter Shield
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You just dated yersef there, Bluegill...
I saw the Stones decades ago and Mick was already old!
Does it also cover the center dif? That’s the part I’m concerned about. Though you make a good point on the weeds getting near the cats or exhaust.
I talked to a local metal shop - they can make flanges to attach to the existing skid plate to achieve the same effect for less than 1/2 the cost. I like the NYTOP - but at the end of the day this is not rocket science.
My Prem+ didn't come with any plates so the decision was easy for me.
I like DIY like everyone else, but the stock plate looks too thin to support any additions to it. I'd be interested in how the "cat wings" get attached to it without fear that they could just be pried off or break off while driving due to vibrations.
I like DIY like everyone else, but the stock plate looks too thin to support any additions to it. I'd be interested in how the "cat wings" get attached to it without fear that they could just be pried off or break off while driving due to vibrations.
I’m not worried about someone stealing my CATs
Let me change that comment - just looked under the vehicle based on Bluegill's comments - I could use one of those battery powered wheel cutters and steal those cats in minutes - and with the ground clearance it would be beyond fast for some crack-head to to that
Needless to say - I ordered the NYTOP shield last night - cheap insurance. Thanks for the original poster with this ideal. All assumes any of these things are coming into the US anytime soon -
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I received mine yesterday. Holy over-protective packing, Batman! Thick cardboard box, box completely wrapped in plastic, heavy-duty bands clamped around box with plastic band protectors on the edges of the box, the box is fully-lined with soft foam, about a million soft foam chunks surrounding the skid plate, skid plate completely wrapped in plastic over soft foam protective padding. This skid plate could have gone down with the Titanic in 1912 and just been brought to the surface in perfect condition. Howard Carter could have opened King Tut's tomb in 1922 and found this skid plate untouched for 3,245 years and it would be ready for installation under my truck. I don't protect my children this well.
I'll see if I can find time to install this weekend.
I'll see if I can find time to install this weekend.
When did you place the order?
This has me thinking. I might paint mine with black epoxy paint before installing it. Gotta check if the paint I have is still good.
I'd bet stove spray paint for high heat would work well
Tuesday, April 1st. I immediately received a confirmation email, then about half hour later received a "your item is shipping email" then shortly after received tracking info saying it would arrive Thursday the 3rd. I felt like Wile E. Coyote ordering a rocket sled from Acme.
On stuff like this, I've found that a simple high-quality black spray paint is fine, maybe hit it with a primer too. The skid plate is aluminum so the paint is not for corrosion protection, it's just to hide the part under there by painting it black. Going overboard on applying a coating isn't worth it because the coating will scrape off if you drag the truck over a rock - no coating can take that abuse. Simple black spray paint will only take a minute to touch-up. A simple but quality spray paint will also stand up to typical water, mud, gravel bouncing up off the tires, etc.
I'm 8 weeks out -
Sounds like a plan
When I purchased, their website said 2 or 3 left in stock. As mentioned previously, this thread resulted in their stock being sold out.
If you were a real humanitarian you would have offered yours to the less fortunate versus consuming the last for your own selfish use. Please reflect on this over the weekend with the appropriate beverage....
As I patiently wait for my Lexus dealer to provide news on my 2025 OT order and lurk on all these great posts, I am contemplating multi mods including better skids. Has anyone installed the Victory mid skid while keeping the OEM front skid? Curious if the OEM front skid will still be able to slide off w/o removing all the bolts with the Victory mid skid, and general fitment of this skid. Ok, back to lurking...
If anything like the NYTOP only the front plate needs to be unbolted for oil changes.
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