2023 Sequoia Front Air Dam removal

Wondering if anyone has removed the front air dam on the 23 Sequoia. I bought a 2023 Limited (wish the TRD Pro would come with a second row bench and I would be driving one). Since the Pro doesn’t have an air dam, I can’t imagine there is too much of a difference in MPGs or stability, but I wanted to see if anyone has done it and what their thoughts on it were?

 

gonna remove the front air dam, cuz feels like some sort of ugly.

 

Got the following mods installed on 2023 Sequoia SR5:
- Removed the air dam (valance) from the front of the vehicle.
- TRD Pro Front Grille (with Light Bar and 3 Marker Lights)
- TRD Pro camo pattern fender flares (with marker lights) for the 4 wheels
- TRD Pro Skid Plate with red TRD lettering (not clearly visible in these photos)
- aFe Front Tow Hooks (red)


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Also, painted the chrome window moldings glossy black.

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That looks good! How did you paint them? I'm wanting to do the same thing.

 

I got this done at a small body shop for $200. They sanded the chrome, applied, primer, then sprayed a couple of layers of gloss black paint, and polished it.

 

Did either of you experience any large drop in gas mileage when you removed the air dam?

 

I did not notice any drop in mileage whatsoever after the air dam (front valance) was removed.

 

SHOULD be drop a little bit.

I put 20K~ miles yearly, mpg is about 18.5, gas is $3.2/gallon, with air dam 2% saving fuel, so save `20000/18.5*3.2*0.02 = $69.20` a year.

So...I choose to ditch that ugly stuff.