01-04 front bumper on a 97-00 Tacoma?

So ive been wanting to replace my banged up front bumper on my 2000 Tacoma with a new one. I have the opportunity to pick up a pristine 2001 bumper at a good price, but not sure if it would look good, or even more important, be a visual faux pas.

I want to keep it classy, and i like the way you can color match the top half of the 01-04 bumpers, unlike the earlier ones. Anyone have pics of these mismatches to show?

 

I have a 99' with a 02' bumper. Give me a sec I'll go snap a picture

 

Here ya go...

 

Wow, that actually looks really good.

 

Any more pics?

 

Thanks man! Ya I am not fond of the 98-00 bumpers. I eventually want a plate or tube bumper as well.

 

@Caligula some more pic

 

I had an 01-04 bumper and Jon and I couldn't get it anywhere near close to fitting on my 98-00.

Still baffled by this ever since I saw 4WD put one on his.

 

cannot really give to much insight on the install procedure. this bumper was already on the truck when I bought it.

 

What exactly was the issue with fitment?

 

It didn't fit.

































The bumper wouldn't align with the mounting holes on the frame. Not even close. Like 4" away and it had nothing to do with the frame horns on my 98. While I'm not about to call the two of us The Dynamic Duo of IQ... we're pretty savvy enough to have figured this out.

 

I went the other way. My 04 has 98 front end. Once you put QN aftermarket bumper on, it really doesn't matter what you have.