Hi mate welcome to the channel! I honestly would think there should be a class action lawsuit against Toyota because the vehicle is most certainly not fit for what it's being advertised to do. I was underneath it last night installing diff breathers and the amount of rust from brand new is crazy. Even though it is all coated now It looks like it's been rusting for a few years only driven 500km and 1 week old
I have a 2021 sandy taupe 76 series and every single door has rust on the corners. It is going in to get re-sprayed under warranty this week. The paint job is shocking!
It's not really surprising, Toyota went cheap in the mid 2000's, mate of mine has been a Toyota mechanic since he left high school 30yrs ago, he has quite the stories
I wont be surprised if all manufacturers have lost their pride and just purely look at doing the bare minimum now to make maximum profit. in saying this, the car is sold at a huge premium that warrants "average" not "well below average" paint thickness
Toyota have always had very thin paint. When I had my Prado assessed by Toyota for peeling paint, they said that anything that over about 100 microns was indicative of a previous respray and would only warrant panels that measured less than that.
the standard industry practice for respray is to look at the out of ordinary thickness. Because most cars are now sprayed by robots the paint thickness is fairly consistent (within lets say 20-30 microns) but if there is a panel with a very high variance (more or less) you can assume something has been done to that panel. We do the same thing before carrying out paint correction on a car to try and identify possible different paint but the ultimate way to investigate will be to use a posimeter gauge that uses ultrasound to actually see the various layers not just overall thickness
Sadly I have to agree. For the premium they charge for this car taking everything away that it doesn't have any luxuries or modern items that we can attribute to reliability and simplicity they should at least put some paint on it.
G'day mate, nice video. I noticed the same thing with my 2024 single cab sandy, extremely thin paint and is being damaged easily out bush.
Hi mate welcome to the channel! I honestly would think there should be a class action lawsuit against Toyota because the vehicle is most certainly not fit for what it's being advertised to do.
I was underneath it last night installing diff breathers and the amount of rust from brand new is crazy. Even though it is all coated now It looks like it's been rusting for a few years only driven 500km and 1 week old
How does it measure now with PPF =)
Video for that incoming!
May be a class action against toyota!! Ive got a 23 model 78 series and can see rust on the welds on the rear door 😢
I think it might be the way to go
Good to have it confirmed, pathetic for 100k. Can you check a metallic colour like the Silver Pearl or Merlot and post on the 79 group?
Hi Mark no problem at all mate if I can get access to another colour I'll be more than happy to check All it takes a few seconds
I got no paint on my 2020 200 series.
very keen to know what it is in microns if you have ever checked or visited a detailer with a good quality paint thickness gauge
Its all newer toyotas, 2014 corolla, same thing
Look at any Toyota over 12 years old , roof bonnets are always faded or clear coat flaking off, two of my landcruisers had bonnet fade early
Good point, I have noticed that
I have a 2021 sandy taupe 76 series and every single door has rust on the corners.
It is going in to get re-sprayed under warranty this week. The paint job is shocking!
That is very interesting mate glad to hear they're doing it on the warranty
We the people are cheated AGAIN by toyota... people just won't buy....
Big time
It's not really surprising, Toyota went cheap in the mid 2000's, mate of mine has been a Toyota mechanic since he left high school 30yrs ago, he has quite the stories
I wont be surprised if all manufacturers have lost their pride and just purely look at doing the bare minimum now to make maximum profit. in saying this, the car is sold at a huge premium that warrants "average" not "well below average" paint thickness
Toyota told me the minimum spec is 100 microns on average if not it's warranty
That would be amazing if you can get it in writing. It is nowhere near that
I think you’ll find that’s a maximum, Toyota won’t warrant thicker paint because it’s indicative of a respray
Rubbish these days.
I hit my maroon coloured 96 hilux with a shovel by accident the other day. Hardly scratched the paint 😂
I wouldn't be surprised hitting it with a shovel in the 90s was part of Toyota's quality control protocols!
@@iglcoatingsau I think it actually damaged the chinese made shovel more than the lux 😂
Toyota have always had very thin paint. When I had my Prado assessed by Toyota for peeling paint, they said that anything that over about 100 microns was indicative of a previous respray and would only warrant panels that measured less than that.
the standard industry practice for respray is to look at the out of ordinary thickness. Because most cars are now sprayed by robots the paint thickness is fairly consistent (within lets say 20-30 microns) but if there is a panel with a very high variance (more or less) you can assume something has been done to that panel. We do the same thing before carrying out paint correction on a car to try and identify possible different paint but the ultimate way to investigate will be to use a posimeter gauge that uses ultrasound to actually see the various layers not just overall thickness
Discusting. Toyota is becoming a joke.
Sadly I have to agree. For the premium they charge for this car taking everything away that it doesn't have any luxuries or modern items that we can attribute to reliability and simplicity they should at least put some paint on it.