Bumper install help

You should really do the end cap mod if you plan on adding a winch. Id stay away from HF or shittybilt.

 

Been looking up the end cap mod,but photo bucket killed all the photos. From what I'm understanding, you just cut and weld a cap on the frame horns?

 

3x3 1/4" or 3/16" L-bar. Drill a few holes on the outsides of each of the frame cans so you can rosette weld the piece of the L-bar that sides into the frame. Weld cap. I'd prefer drilling a hole and welding a nut similar to the stock setup. I've seen people weld a straight section of a u-bolt. Wish I had pics when I had it done...

 

Ahh I see, stock end cap looks weak as shit, so basically you just fab up a new reinforced end cap. Op can use that for sure!

I used the trail gear mount, for the base of my bumper build so I'm still contemplating just cutting off and capping the frame horns and welding close the bumper mount.

 

My stock caps crumbled the first time I winched.

 

I bought some new blinkers. Why do i need to relocate the fluid bottle?

 

You can see part of the bottle behind the bumper so people relocate it so it won't be seen. I have a TG rock defense low pro bumper and like you said, you're going to paint everything behind the bumper that shows.
That's what I did too. I painted all the metal and everything else that shows including the bottom part of the washer bottle with matte black paint. Since my truck's color is lunar mist, it stuck out behind the bumper and looked terrible

 

Yeah, i did notice part of the resevoir is showing.

Im adding more support using the bolt holes Fuergriss suggested. I used some flat plate to tie the 2 bolt holes to the top of the crossmember. Ive been cutting, grinding and drilling. My little brother is welding it all up. My first time doing metal work. Ill be ready to build a swing out bumper soon

 

Finally finished the bumper install. We used 8 of the stock mounting bolt holes and welded the crossmember to the bumper. We strengthend the caps at the end of the frame aswell. I painted all the back stuff and painted the crossmember and flat bar with POR15. Im really happy with the end result.

 

When you bought it, did it come with the cross member, or did you have to order separate.

 

Crossmember included. 100% bolt on. I read 98 - 00 you had to cut the frame horns before installation.

 

That's not an issue. When I bought my TG bumper for my land Cruiser, it was direct on and off. Then I saw for the Tacoma, there was a separate cross member for another $150 that was needed to mount the bumper haha.

 

I bought it used off a 4runner. I bought the bumper only. The PO welded it directly to the frame so i had to cut off the old frame cans. I bought a 2x3x48 tube and fabbed up my own crossmember. It was alot of work but i like to build and not buy whenever possible. It was my first welding project so i thought id give it a try.

 

I bought mine from offroadwarehouse.com and it all came as one package. I didn't get charged any extra for the cross member.

 

I was talking to Trail Gear and they said some of the retailers got confused because the bumpers and the mount were shipped in different boxes and the mount was able to be purchased separately. The bumper should have come with the mount for the retail price of the bumper.

 

Im having an issue with my turn signals. They worked fine with the key in. They both blinked like normal. I heat tube wrapped and taped it all nice and neat. But after i turned the truck on to test them out again. They burned my 10A turn signal fuse. Im not sure what to do other than replace the fuse. Im not an electrically savy person. Any ideas on how to fix my problem. The pic has the light specs

 

I did some troubleshooting on the blinkers. The passenger side turn signal is the culprit. Even though it was wired correctly for whatever reason the right light when connected, keeps burning the fuse. Ima try connecting the oem blinker to see if its a wiring or the new light is causing the issue.

 

I just finished my bumper. Since I've had my whole hand in a cast it was difficult but I managed to reinforce the frame. I would have liked to use 2 pins but I did 1.
Here are some pics

 

UPDATE: Turns out one of the lights was bad. It kept blowing the blinker fuse. I ordered an other pair and replaced the bad light. Now they both work BUT they blink really fast. Its really annoying. They blink twice as fast as the rear blinkers. Maybe faster. Does anyone know how to fix this rapid blinking issue.

 

Front and back blinkers are supposed to be wired together to the same flasher. Is your not? So whatever the blinking speed is, front and rear blinking at the same time at the same speed.

If your lamps are connected as factory are (together with rear blinker) and front still blinks differently that back, then looks like the LED lamp you installed in front doesn't like to be "flashed" and does blinking on it's own.