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Bumper alignment?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Scoobarooo, Jul 20, 2015.

  1. Jul 20, 2015 at 8:16 PM
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    Scoobarooo

    Scoobarooo [OP] Well-Known Member

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    my front bumper on my '02 DC seems as though the spacing is off. When putting the bumper on, is there little spacers that go between the bumper and the crossbeam that it bolts to?
     
  2. Jul 21, 2015 at 7:20 AM
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    often the front bumper brackets get bent in fender benders so the bumper no longer sits straight.

    look under there on the sides of the frame where the bumper brackets bolt on and I bet you will see that frame mounting bracket is bent

    a body shop usually charges a couple hundred dollars to bend it straight or just replace it. the price is all labor since the bumper and sometimes the whole front end has to be removed to do this
     
  3. Jul 21, 2015 at 9:49 AM
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    Well I'm pretty good all around with working on my truck, probably something I could tackle myself then
     
  4. Jul 21, 2015 at 8:38 PM
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    if you look at this video at time stamp 10:00 you can see the frame bracket for the radiator core support and bumper mounting brackets to bolt to. its blacker then the rest of everything else and located on the outside of the frame on the side of the frame about 6" back from the very front of the frame. even thought this is a tundra its pretty much the same as the taco design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urqq8FbVvb0
     
    Last edited: Jul 22, 2015

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