'12 front end on '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 Tacoma

Bobberbill did it on his it looks solid check out my bhlm thread

 

Bobberbill just finished his 12 front end conversion and he has front glass fenders. Told me they fit fine.
Maybe hit him up to see what glass he's running up front.

 

Brute force fab has a gb going on bumpers right now. Lead time is 6-8 weeks and billy WILL deliver on that time frame. Cheaper than 1500 too. It'd look sick.

 

I was quoted some other core parts.....and since I haven't done the bumper cover yet, I don't know for sure if it's necessary. I'll know better in a week.

Fender flares are held on with blue clips. They are easy to pop off and on.

 

Oh! Ok I will look into this!

 

yea idk who quoted you $1500 but you can get front and rear brute force bumpers for $1500 shipped




that being said.. i think swapping your front end to make it look like a 2012 is a complete waste of time and a huge expense for absolutely no benefit. I read this whole thread expecting to read that you were in an accident and had to replace a ton of shit anyway.

whatever.. to each his own. must be because youre canadian...

 

Craig I thought your truck was a lease? Isnt that what u said back in the custom tacos days @ tacoberfest? 2007ish?

 

This would be cool to do and instead of doing a 2012 stock bumper you could just do an aftermarket like ARB or whatever is out there for 12s these days, That would be SICKKK, What else seperates the 12 from the earlier years... Anything besides interior?

 

They have LED tail lights (as of 2009 I think), and I believe in-dash touch screen navi systems (which I do now too). The parking brake is a pedal as of a couple of years ago, so not just 2012 model. I wonder if the outside temp and compass boards are still as crappy as they always were of if they fixed that issue.

Burns, it was. I bought it out

Shrockworks, AllProOffRoad, and any other full steel front bumper after you put fog lights in it, with grill and headlight hoops. If you would have read the whole thing like you said you did, you would have read that the front end did get destroyed by accident, and this IS why I'm actually doing it.

 

pwnd

 

Ah.. Missed this post. Expected to see something in the op.

Still wouldn't be 1500 and all pro offers a full steel bumper? Last time I checked it was still made out of tin foil. And shrockworks is notorious for being pricey. Definitely should look into brute force fab.

 

I definitely am looking into the Brute Force GB. Thanks for the heads up on that.

 

And good luck on the rest of the conversion.

 

Sub'd.

 

Wow really nice! Hood, lights, grille, all look great..how difficult was the install on that? Also are you having difficulty finding a bumper or I'm just curious to see I want to make the same mod to my 07 Texas edition

 

Well I didn't think it would take me this long or else I wouldn't have started the thread so soon. The availability isn't the issue....time is though. I'm currently in NC for work, heading to TX tomorrow. When I get back I'm going to get a front bumper cover and finish this thing.
Thanks for the kind words, and this is a VERY easy swap. The fenders are the same, everything bolts right up so far. Apparently there might be a few brackets I need for the bumper cover, and I'll definitely update this thread as soon as I get that far.
Cheers

 

Noticed the new wheels, spun around for a drive by, noticed the front end, looks good, show it off, I'm going for a bit, 61 trucks signed up.

This Sunday in Missisauga

http://www.sontt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3084&start=0

 

I did my taco the same thing but a little different with color and realistic great job.

 

Does anyone know if you can put a 12+ just bumper. On a 06. I know it said you have to convert everything but people were mostly talking about starting with headlights. I just want to replace the bumper can there's a crack in my family members 06 and there's a 13 for sale for cheap. Thanks