Hit a deer need help parts sourcing

I have a 2009 Tacoma Pre Runner. Hit a deer at about 20-30mph. Body shops will only get me prices on OEM stuff, but I would suspect that there's decent stuff out there for an affordable price. The vast price difference in parts online is pretty scary. I know you get what you pay for so I'm wary to order the $70 fender from carparts.com. I've been a motorcycle mechanic for 10 years, but completely ignorant on parts sourcing for automotive industry. Anyone have any recommendations for where to get parts? I don't expect OEM quality, but I don't want to try to mount it and have it completely not fit.
Parts I need:
Passenger side front fender
Headlights
Grill
Headliner (not from the deer lol)

Thanks in advance for any information! Excited to be part of the community. Once I get this baby put together, I'm upgrading to an extra cab 4wd 3rd gen

 

Start with local junk yards, FB marketplace, Craigslist, etc. A truck hit in the rear or driver side is a candidate, or someone who just has the parts.

Whatever you buy will have to be painted anyway, so color doesn't matter.

'05-'11 should fit.

 

First, welcome to TW! Second, sorry about your incident with the deer.

As to your questions, generally speaking, aftermarket crash parts are hit and miss on fit. I've seen some fit relatively well. I've seen others where I questioned if they were even made for the right vehicle. And I will say that the primer / finish on virtually every aftermarket sheet metal part I've seen is crap. If you live where they use road salt, they will rust out much more quickly than OEM. Yes, OEM parts are more expensive, but they are unquestionably better built. If you can't afford new OEM parts, as Bill has said, junkyards are your friend. A great resource for finding junkyard parts is:

Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market

 

If your not driving it. I’d start pulling parts off and make a list of what you need. You’re gonna need more than you listed. Aftermarket is pretty much all crap. Hit the local junk yard for parts. Or once you have a complete list, talk to local dealer parts guy and see if he’ll give you discount if purchase everything at once from him, never hurts to ask.

 

Sorry OP!

 

Thanks guys. I'm in Wyoming and there's like 2 junkyards in the entire state lol. I had a feeling it would be that way with aftermarket parts (same with bikes, can't compete with Japanese manufacturing) but I thought maybe there would be a secret golden ticket. Really appreciate the responses, all too often on forums people aren't very helpful. Thanks so much. Taco love all around.

 

If/when you get it all patched up, put one of these on it & next time the deer will take 99% of the damage:

(ARB Deluxe Bar. ARB part #3423030)

$1,241 ARB Deluxe Bar (Black) - 3423030

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/arb-deluxe-bar-black-3423030/_/R-BHWQ-3423030

 

I neglected to mention some important points -- as elsewhere in life, there are some trade-offs & downsides:

This bumper will:

• Set you back close to $1500 dep. on sales tax in your jurisdiction -- more if you are being charged shipping also.
• Take 2.5 to 4 hours to install, if you are DIY'ing it for the first time. (Or cost you a couple hundred dollars in shop labor to have a mechanic or body shop do it.)
• Require permanent & non-reversible modifications to your lower front bumper fascia. (Cutting ~5 linear feet of plastic.)
• Add net ~75 lbs of weight to the front end, way out there at the end of the vehicle. You can really feel the decrease in steering performance if you don't also upgrade/adjust front suspension for the additional weight.)
• Add anywhere from ~4" to 9.25" total length to vehicle, depending on the exact ARB bumper model you install. Takes some getting used to for tight parking situations and anywhere else length may be critical.

All of these drawbacks are well worth it to me, considering that the stock front end (as in almost all modern vehicles) is very weak & subject to crumpling in even light impacts.
This bumper is engineered to bounce an adult kangaroo off the front at 30-35 mph with no damage to the vehicle. Saving the headlights/corners, grill/hood and radiator, etc.

 

As a stranger on the internet, I'm going to go ahead and nitpick your helpful post!

I don't have before/after measurements on my 2nd gen, but those numbers look accurate for the 3rd gens, which do protrude quite a ways. On 2nd gens I think it's probably more like half that. Also, the extra length is not so bad to get used to since you can use the top outside corner of the driver's side hoop as a visual reference.

 

Where in Wyoming are you? Some of us in Colorado head up there semi-frequently and could shuttle you some stuff from the Front Range.

 

Your reply inspired me to bust out a tape measure. It depends on which exact model of ARB bull bar/bumper you put on. In my case, with a 2012-2015 2nd gen, my ARB bumper is ~8.95" wide, with an additional 1/4" to 3/8" air gap between the bumper & vehicle body. At just shy of 9.25" additional length, it's a uuuuuge addition.

I actually like this as it puts more deceleration / crunch space between whatever I might hit & the body of the truck. I think some of the older-style 2005-2012 taco ARB bars are considerably narrower from front to back. Haven't seen them in person but from photos is looks like maybe only 5.5" to 6" total extra length.

 

I'm in Lander. That would be amazing if you come through this area. We got a couple feet here, I've been just driving around the SxS while everyone else in town is getting stuck lol. Even if y'all don't come up this far, I've kinda accepted I'll either have to go to Denver or SLC area to get what I need most likely. I'll do some calling around.

 

I'll be in Lander… mid summer for climbing. Is that soon enough?

 

The problem with aftermarket parts is the fit. Often the parts need reworking to get them to fit, so the labor costs offset the savings.
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a. a third gen is certainly not an "upgrade", but most of us will buy your truck as is today if you want something shiny
b. how much meat did you get?

 

well now you got me thinking, but I need something that can haul more weight though with my upcoming business ventures. how much you think its worth in current state? I think its worth about 10-12 in good condition.

unfortunately I didn't kill it and didn't get any meat. didn't even stop to exchange insurance information.

 

probably not, but ive been trying to find someone to take me rock climbing lol hit me up when you're in town.

 

So it was a hit and run? The deer was at fault for brake checking you.

I'm sorry, I'm not the money/value guy. That said, they are fetching more than they used to - cruise the forum a bit and you'll see what people are paying and what they're being offered or selling for.

There's a few reasons the 2nd gen is so valued - mostly the 1GR-FE being a 4L, and having more horses. There's notably fewer creature comforts to annoy/fail you, and they're better looking trucks.

The third gens are nice trucks, two friends have them. They're just a little too happening and not enough open platform for the owner to customize in my eyes.