rear mudflap/mudguard

[marc3]

on my 88, the rear mudflap (black piece behind rear wheel) have these metal strips integrated in the piece(like 88 body moldings)that keep the piece molded to the rear bumper curve. these are now rusted out,and need replacing/upgrading.
now i was wondering if the 89+ cars solved this issue(like the body mouldings)by replacing the metal strip/insert by a plastic one.
i will be buying new ones ,so if the 89+ are improved , i would go this way.
... or maybe rear add-ons :icon_bigg

 

[supra90turbo]

I don't believe that the ones on my 90 had any steel in them, but i could be wrong. It was a looong time ago.

 

[Poodles]

No metal in mine that I've seen...

 

[marc3]

just to make sure we are talking about the same thing, the metal strip would be where the m5 bolts go through. 3 bolts along side the bumper, and 2 under. and i'm NOT talking about the metal strips that hold with small rivets on the bumper.

i 'll to toyota later and see if the part # are the same or not!
thanks guys for the in put. i'll confirm later about the part #

 

[reydio]

I think the pre89's have the metal strip on them and they tend to rust. This includes the side moldings also. 89 and up are without the metal strip. The front mudguards are discontinued, I don't know about the rear. The only way to really get a nice look is getting an aftermarket side skirts.

 

[marc3]

The only way to really get a nice look is getting an aftermarket side skirts.

what ? where do sideskirts come into play here?
the part i'm talking about is on the rear bumper!

 

[reydio]

what ? where do sideskirts come into play here?
the part i'm talking about is on the rear bumper!

My bad, I meant if the front mudguards go bad and if you can't find a replacement, sideskirts would be a way to go.

 

[adampecush]

they do have metal in them. All that was left of the framework from the mudflaps on my 89 was some rusted metal.

edit: same part number for all the years as well.

 

[marc3]

thank you, i hadn't had time to go to the dealer .