What is this part called?

HELP!!!My truck was hit and the culprit run. Right front fender(?) was busted. Can I replace it without costing me an arm and a leg? What's this part called? Thank you all.

 

Front bumper end caps. You can get them on eBay for less than $20 unpainted and about $85 painted.

 

Thank you Tom.
Is it a pain to replace it myself (or hubby) or should I just take it to a bodyshop?

 

Looks easy enough!

 

It's like Lego. You can probably just pop it off with your hand. If not, just lay down under the bumper and you should be able to squeeze the clips from the back side.

 

those look like mounting clips for the side trim.

Taking the money from the hit and run and buying a steel bumper would protect the truck from said hit and runs.

 

As the owner of a steel bumper on my current Tacoma and my previous Tacoma, I would not personally recommend it, unless you need the bumper for a winch.

A steel bumper will better protect you from low speed bumps but will make high energy collisions more likely to damage your frame. It will also noticeably negatively impact your fuel economy, not so much from the weight but because it no longer redirects air around and over the truck, and instead lets a lot of air under the truck, at highway speed.

And it will adversely impact the handling of your truck because the 100 extra pounds or so are cantilevered in front of the front wheels, so you will end up wanting to spend another $1,000 or more to upgrade your suspension too.

So unless you are wanting to drive offroad regularly and are wanting to upgrade your suspension and buy a winch anyway, or unless you just like the look of it and don’t care as much about fuel economy, don’t get a steel bumper.

I went for many years offroading without a winch without issue, including some of the most challenging passes in the Rocky mountains and many trails in Moab that require a lift, larger tires, and at least one locking differential. Picking appropriate lines, carrying snatch straps, a good jack and other recovery gear, having some off-road know-how, and (occasionally) recruiting help from other vehicles on the trail were more than sufficient for rare times I needed assistance. But a winch is highly useful for offroading in areas with deep snow or with large amounts of mud, or when trying optional obstacles where you know you might get hung up on the rocks.

So, bottom line, I personally wouldn’t recommend a steel bumper unless it is part of a bigger plan for a much more comprehensive upgrade.