Getting ride of Chrome Rear Bumper pieces on 2017 SR5

Does anyone have thoughts on different ways to get rid of the chrome corners on the rear bumper on a 2017 SR5?

I've seen posts that say taking those chrome pieces off is actually fairly complicated and might not be worth it.

Other options? That is the only chrome left on my truck and I'd love to find a practical way to get it to black.

Plasti-dip the entire chrome section? But, without any corners and angles - just a large sheer chrome piece - will the plasti dip lat at all? I can always redo it, but want to avoid a cheap look.

Is there a company that makes a mask that gets put on over the chrome but doesnt require removal or paint?

Thanks!

 

I've seen color matched bumper caps for 3rd gens. Can't remember where I've seen them sold though.

You could also go through camelback Toyota and buy Sport bumpers already color matched. Those will be the best results.

 

I plastic dipped mine for now. I'll replace them or paint them some day.

 

How has the plasti dip stayed on with the sheer surface? Did you rough it up a bit for hold? (Hope not...)

 

Looks like each side is about $90 for a color bumper cover. Good solution, just worried about total cost for two plus install given what I've read about getting that bumper off for a swap like this. Thanks for pointing this out! I'll definitely have this on my list.

 

Any chance you could post a picture of those chrome pieces with plasti dip so I can see what it looks like on the truck??

 

You don't have to rough anything up for plasti-dip, or do any prep other than make sure it is clean.

 

Yeah, I know. I've done my emblems and such. But, with the slick chrome that is so wide, figured it might come off quicker than on emblems which have corners and angles to cling to.

I suppose there is no harm in giving it a shot -- it can always be taken off.

 

DipYourCar on YouTube is a wealth of info.

Or see the sub on Reddit - Plastidip

 

I plasti-dipped mine and the edges are peeling a bit. One thing I will say is this: looks a LOT better in black than chrome. So now I may just bite the bullet and take apart the f'ing bumper.

It's either that or buy an after-market black bumper, which kinda makes sense since this one is plastic.

 

I took them off and plasti-dipped them. I did it in winter too and didn't give myself enough time for a perfect job, but it's more than satisfactory. Unfortunately there is a metal toothed spring clip that is too difficult to get back on without getting some different access that I couldn't figure out or was unwilling to do (dropping the bumper?)when I replaced them, so it stayed off. The caps are still very solid without it (it was one of 7 or 8 clip points per cap) so it may stay off even when I redo the caps this summer.

This is from the side.



This is from the rear with crappy lighting.



I'm still very happy with the 'black out' even if I know I can get a better result when I have some better conditions. Taping the area looked like it was going to be a PITA and leave me with an incomplete job. Even with the hassle it is to pop the caps off, I will be touching them up with Plasti-Dip this summer because it's worth it to have them black and I'm a bit particular about seeing a 'run' in the dip even if no one else notices.

 

I did my rear bumper. It's a second gen but same idea. It adhered no problem on the corners

 

Whoah baby that looks cleeeaaaan ^^^^

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/16-tacoma-bumper-cap-removal.404082/

It seems fairly simple to remove the bumper caps. You don't need to remove the entire bumper to do it.

There's also a memeber that plasti dipped his caps. Pictures are just towards the bottom of the first page.

 

thanks, it was just to hold me over until i decided to order a color matched bumper, or found a used one, but the color was so close i may leave it awhile...

Unless you were talking about dvS21 truck, in which case, yeah i think that looks way better than chrome

 

Nawww I meant your bumper! (not to take away from dude's white Taco). Thinking about doing the same for mine but the top of my grille needs dipped too. May practice on my trailer's wheels first!

Have you considered just getting it wrapped?

 

$90 for the matte black that still needs painted is what I saw. Where are you guys finding pre-painted ones?

 

"MetrickMetal said: ↑
After reading the bumper removal instructions posted up by mxwrench which are great, I though I would share how I went about disassembling the rear bumper to install my new black end caps

1. Remove license plate

2. From underneath the bumper remove the (8) push pins on the end caps and the two for the center cap.

3. From underneath the bumper depress the steel tabs that secure the trailer wiring plug socket to the bumper and push it out and disconnect the wiring connector from the socket.

4. From underneath the bumper, depress the plastic tabs on each side of the license plate light housings and push the housings out of the bumper. With the light housings pulled away from the bumper release the electrical connector from the housings, then pull the wire and connector back through the hole in the bumper so they don’t get damaged when removing the center cap.

5. There are a total of 14 integral retaining clips on the center cap that secure it to the steel center cap support plate. So from underneath the truck use 10” flat blade screwdriver to pop the plastic retaining clips out of the steel center cap support plate starting from each end and working towards the center of the cap.

Once you have all of the front row of retaining clips free, from the outside start at each end of the cap and gently start pulling up on the cap until the rear row of retaining clips pop out, and this takes a little bit of force. Once all of the retaining clips have popped out the steel center cap support plate, Lift the center cap and remove it.

6. Remove both end caps and the inner end cap supports as an assembly by first loosening the two M8 bolts down in the recess on the steel center cap support plate, and then remove the 4 M8 bolts on each end of the steel center cap support plate that are threaded into the inner end cap supports.

Now from underneath the truck remove the two M8 bolts that attach the inner end cap supports to the frame. The side caps and inner supports can now be removed from the bumper by pulling up on the steel center cap support plate enough to allow the two locating pins on the inner end cap supports to come out of the locating holes."

Yep, seems simple to me. It ain't rocket science, but muckin' stalls ain't rocket science either. (Disclosure; I'm a total "city slicker")

 

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I actually bought the dip for the wheels because they were pretty scuffed/scratched when I got them, and had some left over so tried it on the bumper. It was super easy. Just took the black plastic trim, license plate, and plate lights off, taped it off and did 5 light coats, 10 min apart. Taking the black plastic trim off was the hard part. Wheels were really easy too, just took them off, cleaned, sprayed 5 coats.

 

Thanks for the confidence boost, going to try and tackle it this weekend. I'd imagine patience is a virtue with those wheels.