I just realized where the 12mm spec came from...we misunderstood each other...I am referring to the bolt holes on the front frame rails on the sides of the rails (stock bumper mounting location) while you guys were referring to the bolt holes on the top and bottoms of the front frame...
yes! great info… but for sure aint no 12mm bolt going in there no matter what pitch…the notion that the Japanese thread their bolts differently makes sense…I ordered a few from dealer earlier today and we’ll see and report back for those who may be interested
Hmmm...if you look at the picture I posted, there are 3 bolt holes in this area...2 are (I also believe) M10x 1.25, but that
third one is not...I went to the Dealer today to look over the parts guys shoulder and there is no bolt indicated for that third hole on the diagram...I do believe there...
hmmm...Toyota doesn't mix metric and sae by any chance do they? I guess I gotta go to a dealer and eyeball their parts catalog
page to find this thing...
FYI, as it turns out...it is not 12mm ...it is also not 10mm (which is the actual bumper mount bolts size)...which are both too big for this hole...8mm is too small as I bought one of those to try...must be 9mm? couldn't get one of those so will have to search online
I have two of my front bumper mounting bolts broken off…I need to find out what the size of the non-used third bolt hole is to try ti use that for a temporary fix…any one know?