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How to fix bumper

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by ping415, Oct 4, 2015.

  1. Oct 4, 2015 at 12:53 PM
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    ping415

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    Anyone ever have to fix their front bumper from bending out of place? What's the way to fix it?
    Thanks.
     
  2. Oct 4, 2015 at 1:13 PM
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    jrallan26

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    Post a picture.
     
  3. Oct 4, 2015 at 2:18 PM
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    How did you manage to bend it??
     
  4. Oct 4, 2015 at 6:03 PM
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    It's not the actual bumper. I think it's maybe a hinge that might be bent or twisted/out of alignment. It's not something you'd see if you were just walking by. The bumper slightly slopes on the passenger side. Imagine someone putting a good deal of weight by standing on either side of your trucks bumper, in my case the passenger side. I'd take a pic but don't have a phone. It dips towards the ground by like half an inch. I want to get it so they both sides are level. I was just wandering if anyone else may have had this issue. I seen it on a lot other trucks like Ford Rangers or other Tacomas where it looks like they had bumped into someone/thing.
     
  5. Oct 4, 2015 at 6:28 PM
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    Wadar

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    If I remember correctly it mounts with four bolts, I want to say they take a 17 or 19mm socket. There is a fair amount of play between the bumper bracket, and the frame holes. (i.e. the bolt holes are over sized.) If you loosen them up you will be able to move the the entire bumper assembly in, out, up, and down. Over time time the bumper always seems to move on Gen. 1's. After you realign the bumper where you want it crank the piss out go the bolts, that should it for quite a while.
     
  6. Oct 5, 2015 at 4:32 PM
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    there are several small brackets under there holding everything as one unit so loosen them all, then reset the bumper angle and then retighten everything
     

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