Like the title says, I’m just curious what everyone’s thoughts and opinions on the plastic engine cover. Do you think it serves an actual purpose, or do you think it’s just eye candy.
Also, do you have one one your Hemi, or have you removed it.
My '21 Classic didn't come with the eye candy cover, either.
I like the appearance but after my experience with having a cover on my Tundra, I'd pull it off asap and use it as a paperweight or wall candy in my shop.
The rodents love to build houses in there and if it weren't for the miraculous luck of a Toyota recall, requiring the entire intake manifold to be extracted, it would have been an expensive wiring repair.
They were already in there, so, it cost about $100 for a new connector, wiring, and labor.
The recall charge (under extended warranty, compliments of Toyota USA, was just short of $2K in about 2012, AFAIR.
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