Hit and run bumper

Sigh, another parking lot incident.

 

Excuse to replace the fake plastic bumper with a real one.

 

If you plan to replace the plastic center portion yourself, you may find this link helpful. Post #22 has a write up on disassembly. Post #5 has an exploded view of the parts.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/16-tacoma-bumper-cap-removal.404082/page-2

 

I 2nd the steel bumper. Great for Mall Crawling....

 

Annoying... I got rear ended last year... I replaced the punched out "bumper" I wound up just leaving the marred up plastic and the creased up bumper cover on the driver's side .. none of it will rust ...

I'd take it off (it's not hard) and try and get it back in shape with a heat gun ... The OEM replacement was fairly expensive so I decided to leave mine the way it was after cleaning up all the rough edeges

 

A two-camera dash cam set in parking mode is a good investment too- pays for itself when you can prove who did it.

 

7 year old truck, was bound to happen and good thing it’s not too bad. Get a kick ass steel or high clearance one now!!

 

You might also get a low-cost used one from a TWer who went to a steel bumper.

 

The only way to avoid it is to NEVER park in a parking lot.
Unless perhaps you can (or want to) park in the extreme far corner.
Parallel parking avoids the door & side dings, but doesn't prevent the bumper dings.

 

Sliders FTW. The truck wins every time.

 

People will find a way to ding your vehicle. Park far, they park by you. Put a bumper sticker over it.

 

Yeah, that happened to me in my apartment’s parking lot. Damn maintenance guy on a 4 wheeler snow plowing the sidewalk hits the only vehicle not hanging over the sidewalk as instructed….. I upgraded and got a high clearance steel, chop someones head off if they crash into me bumper. Been great!

 

Never park in a parking lot….