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Front bumper collision

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Tacogal, Apr 11, 2016.

  1. Apr 11, 2016 at 6:37 PM
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    Tacogal

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    I admit it I rear-ended a 2500 dodge ram and fortunately I wasn't going that fast and thankfully he had a tongue and ball, so I didn't touch his bumper or tailgate. It bent the piece behind the valence. Anyone have any recommendations on what part this bracket is called? Is it something DIY? Thanks!!

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  2. Apr 11, 2016 at 7:14 PM
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    WildLand

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    Unfortunately it is not a separate piece but the whole plastic portion of the bumper - called front valence panel.
    I do not know of anyway to fix it but painting that patch a pitch black (like mine) which would hide it well
     
  3. Apr 11, 2016 at 7:43 PM
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    I am not concerned too much about the plastic valence. The metal piece behind the plastic piece is what I need info on. Thank you!

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  4. Apr 11, 2016 at 7:55 PM
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    Oh yeah - sorry didn't catch that. That is just bolt on. I have one laying around actually. Yours for free if you pay for shipping if I can find it. But it is probably not a big deal if you don't replace it as well
     
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  5. Apr 12, 2016 at 10:48 AM
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    The real TW fix:
    Rear end another truck and cause minimal damage...replace entire front end with an ARB or equivalent.
     
  7. Apr 24, 2016 at 10:37 PM
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    Thanks for the replies. A big shout out to Josh (Wildland) for helping me out. Got the parts and replaced them. May take up changing the front end without hitting someone else now that I know how to take it apart. The Valence still has a blemish, but the brackets were my main concern and they are fixed. Yay!! Thanks again Josh, you rock!! Here are the before and after pics.

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  8. Apr 25, 2016 at 5:14 AM
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    looks good, nice job.

    just mount a light bar in there so when someone tries to say " hey is that a ...", turn the light on and they won't see nothing :)
     
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