Face-lift complete

Face lift finished. I wish I had a before pic. I straightened the tilted bumper, bought painted and installed a trim piece under the passenger head light, polished the head lights, bought the missing badge on the grill, installed the Raptor LEDs, and just put the bug deflector on. Mechanically I changed the oil of course, replaced the steering bushings, had it aligned and cleaned the motor. I put a cheap flat panel stereo in. This weekend I'm replacing the valve cover gasket.

 

Looks good. Welcome to TW

 

Looks nice! I also need to to replace the filler between the headlight and bumper. I already have the unpainted piece. Did you prime, paint and also clear coat it? Thanks for any advice!

 

@Rags I primed and painted. No clear coat.

 

looks like brand new. nice work

 

Beautiful! Looks great. I like the lights you added.

 

How hard was straightening the bumper? Mine has a dent in the front that's not a huge deal but it always bugs me and I was trying to decide if it was worth fixing

 

@heavymetallecturemonster I'll probably catch flack but I was able to lift the slouching side by drilling new holes to make a higher attaching point on the frame mount. There are two frame mounts that appear to be made to bend so the frame doesn't take the damage. I hope I don't get lectured about it. I know I'm taking a risk if I have a similar collision but heck, 257,000 miles and it's a weekend ride anyway.

 

Nice truck and welcome to Tacoma World

 

I had the same problem with a crooked bumper even after replacing it with a new OEM bumper. I found it would line up when mounting it to the frame, but the upper mounts (where it mounts to the inner fender with rubber cushions) were throwing it off. I was planning to drill a hole in the passenger side fender mount when I get around to completing it, for now I just left that one out and it looks acceptable.

 

Raptor LEDs? You went too far! Now it's a 3rd gen!