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How to put my front end '98 bumper and metal parts back together

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by bradman, Sep 2, 2015.

  1. Sep 2, 2015 at 10:14 AM
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    bradman

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    I know I must be the forum idiot. I searched on here and couldn't find what I needed. I've got my parts, painted everything, straightened the metal back out (thanks to you guys) and now can't figure what goes where. I looked on the passenger's side and don't see the same parts. I have a long piece with two smaller pieces hanging down. I know that the bumper attaches to the top of this piece, but how does this piece attach to the truck? I also ordered another forked piece that doesn't exist on the passenger side. By the way, my damage was on the driver's side front end, sorry I didn't mention that. Thank you for any help. I'll put a picture in here. Thank you guys for any help I really appreciate it. BradDSC01456.jpg
     
  2. Sep 2, 2015 at 10:23 AM
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    first things first, on your drivers side you still have bent interior metal that needs straightening or all the brackets and whatever will not line up, kinda below where the headlight goes....didn't you take it apart yourself after the damage happened?

    If you have all your parts, it is fairly EZ to figure out, especially if the passenger side is the undamaged side, just flipflop what it takes there for the driver's side...I have been through this two times, the second time around I realized just how easy it was....getting the bumper end brackets right makes a huge difference, and I can see from your only picture that side is still major fubared....

    The radiator cross support looks to be hammered on the bottom drivers side, they sell that as a separate part (the whole cross support, huge piece, Ebay), unfortunately, replacing that requires some major work, lots of stuff including the radiator are attached to that support...then move on from there...

    BTW, what color did you shoot on the truck? Or is that just the primer?
     
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  3. Sep 2, 2015 at 10:33 AM
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    bradman

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    Okay. I thought I was close to being right. Looking at it again I see what you are saying. I'll get back on it. Thank you very much for taking the time to review it and giving me the feedback.
     
  4. Sep 2, 2015 at 10:53 AM
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