Every Tacoma owners worst nightmare...

Well I crashed my 98 Tacoma SR5 into the back of some lady in a 2011 Mercedes yesterday,after towing it home I got right to work on it, started cutting off Bent Brush guard,destroyed bumper, and destroyed grill, I came to find out that my condenser, radiator, and basically whole front end of my truck is ruined. So I've been pulling off parts and seeing what's good and what's not for the past 2 nights now. Most of it is not good and unusable. Here are some pics of how far I'm into it so far after 2 nights.

 

That is a nightmare, hope everyone is ok..

Sounds like you have skills! she is in good hands!

 

Damn op...sorry.
From that second pic looks like frame could possibly be damaged. Hope you're able to find parts. Good luck!

 

Don't forget the airbag (it DID deploy, right?) !

 

^I hope not. Airbags deploy typically in higher-energy crashes, where crumple zones come into play and the vehicle becomes a write-off.

X2. Check the frame to see if it's bent anywhere. Hopefull just the "horns" were damaged. ("Horns" are typically cut away for installing off road bumpers.)

 

Ouch. Sorry to see that, OP. But, at least it looks like you can straighten out the core support area.

 

The rad support should be replaced. Else there could be too many fitment issues for all the parts that attach to it (grille, headlights, etc.).

 

Your probably going to put more money into fixing the truck then it is worth. I did the same thing to my frontier last year and she got wrote off by the insurance(thankfully cause I now have a yota!). Yours looks like it was just as bad as mine if not worse. I would really consider either taking the insurance payout, or selling it for parts, and then find another taco. There's always some decent ones on craigslist

 

Looks like the front end swayed over to the left

 

Make sure the frame isn't damaged.. If it isn't now would be a perfect time for an 01-04 front end swap

 

Took me 1 year to find this. Never going to sell this thing, ever. Doesn't make a difference If it's completely totaled front to back, it will be fixed. Going to take a while, but I'm going to get it done.

 

Dang buddy that really sucks. Search the junkyards and you might be able to save a little cash!

 

Actually I have the airbags disconnected as my own option, I didn't want them coming out in a small wreck like this.

 

Went to 5 yesterday, nothing. I work at a performance shop in Fort Worth, so luckily I'm able to have access to aftermarket part books to see what I can get, everyday is progress!

 

Good luck with repairing that OP
Are you planning on replacing the radiator support?

I repaired a similar truck with a similar hit (this customers truck hit a deer), wasn't to hard, just time consuming.

 

Yea I'm planning on replacing THE WHOLE FRONT END unfortunately. Sucks not having a yota to drive in the mean time

 

Cool, keep us posted on how it turns out