Replace Front Bumper

Has anyone replaced the front bumper with Toyota O.E.M? Toyota schematic makes it look like a major project. How much of an ordeal is it?

 

Removing it isn’t hard. Replacing it would just be the same steps in reverse. Go for it.

 

Thanks, RNGR! Any torch work needed, like welding/cutting? Local dealer made this sound like a pretty big deal - estimated $1,000 + which seemed insane and nothing less than major rip-off.

 

pretty sure it’s never been done.

 

Hardy har..... it’s easy, you might need to use a jack and some blocks to align it perfectly before tightening.

 

4 bolt and 2 nut. That's all, lol

 

Oh yeah, no cutting or welding, just wrenches.

 

The front bumper has crush cans that fold up in all but the most minor collisions. Just letting you know if the need for replacement is due to collision damage.

 

So I too am looking to replace my front bumper....I looked on Youtube and the process looked easy as pie....so I bought an OEM bumper.....trouble I had (am having) is that the bolts are rather far up in the chassis and my hands are rather large so I was having a difficult time knowing if my socket was seated properly on the nut for removal, not to mention that it was covered w/ rust which may have been preventing me from getting a good fit over the nut..............so I was not (yet) able to remove them....I got aggravated and decided to wait until I get better tools, more patients, or smaller hands....etc.

 

Bumper removal is literally a 3 minute job.

Just unbolts and that's it.

 

That might be the case is Sunny California .

Here in the great Liquid Brine belt if that hardware has never been apart it might be very interesting.

6 point sockets and your favorite penetrating chemical .

This part of the world it seems a Torch Set is your first major Tool purchase right before the Air Compressor .

 

I was able to buff mine out...

Like said above, they do tend to be stuck depending on where the truck has lived. I have removed them from 3 rusty 1st gens, and they do tend to have rusted bolts and be slightly stuck to the frame. The good thing is since you are replacing it you can get as rough with it as necessary.

On my other truck (never wrecked) I did have minor alignment issues to get the new one on, but I figure it was just not completely straight since it was not OEM. Only used a 2 x 4 to pry a bit and it looked perfect after install.

 

The "hot wrench" we call it

 

Pick a good penetrating oil (I use Kroil or PB Blaster), or an ATF/acetone home-brew if you prefer -- and not WD-40 -- and let it soak for a week or two. Sometimes the little (10mm?) brackets on the corner are as tricky as the main bolts. I've never been remotely close to needing a torch, but then, although I'm midwestern, I'm a bit outside the rust belt (and my home state of Ohio.)

But truly, this is an easy job. Put some antiseize on the bolts when the new one goes on and whoever does it again in twenty years will have no issues.

 

You and I and no doubt many others know this .

just think some one with no idea trying to picture a hot wrench.

 

I can`t recall it might have been on purpose or just a typo.

The forum is to much like work if I remembered every work order I wrote up my brain would have been filled years ago .