Anyone ever drilled out the nuts that hold the front skid plate on?

The front skid plate (oil filter one). Can one drill /grind out the stripped nuts and weld new better ones to the bracket?

 

I'm sure it could be done. And you can put in rivnuts. Just weigh the value of your time vs. replacing the brackets:

KDSS ver: https://www.amayama.com/en/part/toyota/5140360030
Non-KDSS: https://www.amayama.com/en/part/toyota/5140360020

 

I had a bad one and i just retaped it cleaned up the threads and it was fine. you can redrill it one bigger and retape it also whatever you end up doing put silver death on the new ones to keep them from rusting.

 

Go to Auto Zone and buy some M8x1.5 coated bolts. They will take a 13mm buy have always screwed into the stripped holes. They were for high heat applications. Anti seize and a calm ratchet tightening it. Run them snug with an impact and tighten by hand.