2016-2023 Toyota Tacoma Brush Guard Front Grille Bumper - Hooke Road

Great bumper for the price. Looks great and I really like it a lot but there were some issues on the install. The directions leave something to be desired to say the least. The front of the truck disassembly was not bad. Lots of videos on the internet. Marking the plastic bumper cover where to cut was a bit challenging. The directions give you a starting and ending point, but no measurement points at all in the middle. I suggest cutting a little below, like a half inch, where the directions show. You can trim later if needed. I used a oscillating tool to cut the bumper cover. It cut like butter. The fender liners are easy to cut and if you push the front of them up you can bolt them to the sheet metal body above for a nice clean look. I had to trim the lower inch or so off of the two black plastic radiator air collecting fins on each side of the radiator for the new bumper mounts to go high enough to slide over the frame bolts. The grill must be installed before you install the bumper! It will not fit after! That said, if you're going to install the winch solenoid behind the grill, like the directions show, it needs to be installed before you put the grill and bumper on. I installed a Badland Apex 12k winch. First, I had to make a bracket to hold the Badland solenoid, which is way larger than the supplied plate. I also mounted it near the top of the radiator grill area for access if it needs replacing or service and to access the winch remote on/off switch and control cord receptacle. Then I had to trim a notch in the small plastic piece that connects the remaining bumper cover plastic and the bottom of the grill to be able to use the free spool lever. The only way to reach the lever is through the hole in the bumper next to the fairlead. If you don't trim a notch in both you cant reach the lever. You surely can't see it at all, even after cutting the notch! I had to make another bracket to hold the main battery disconnect switch next to the battery. I installed a six position fuse and relay box for the small supplied fog lights along with some flood/spot lights I bought them from Suparee. They are really nice and not too expensive. The bumper, winch, relocating the solenoid, installing the disconnect, making the solenoid and disconnect brackets, installing the relays, extra lights and wiring everything took two 12 hours days. I'll be curious to see how the winch plate and bumper hold up to the 12k winch with the truck buried to the doors in mud or pulling up a steep incline. The bumper is like 125 pounds and the winch is around 85 pounds. Once installed it dropped the nose of my 21 Tacoma a half to three quarters of an inch. No too bad. Hope this helps the next guy. It really looks great!