Long bed, short bed, it's all the same. I have an access cab short bed in black pearl sand and after 5 weeks the paint along the rocker panels and especially the lower front rear fender looks like it's being sandblasted off. There are some chips, but mostly the paint is just peeling and flaking off. Please email Toyota and tell them about this problem that seems to be affecting alot of trucks. The word is that Toyota will repaint the defective paint along rocker panel area but only if we purchase and install the
running boards. We should not have to do that. I never heard of a car company witholding a legitimate warranty repair unless the customer purchases an expensive accessory that the customer doesn't even want. After spending almost 30K for this truck only a few weeks ago, I won't pay a single penny to fix Toyota's paint problem. If Toyota thinks
running boards are necessary to protect the paint, then Toyota should put them on at its expense. I wonder what Toyota will do for the regular cabs that have this problem because Toyota doesn't make
running boards for those trucks.