Bumper Replacement - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

haux · 10-21-2009, 11:55 PM

ghettosled · 10-22-2009, 07:12 AM

very good job. im need to replace my front bumper as soon as i repaint the "new" one i pulled from a local salvage yard.

i do have a question for you - on the gen 3.5 front bumper, there is a metal bracket on each side of the bumper as a support that connects the top of the bumper just below the corner light to the front of the fender. when i pulled the fender off from my car, the bolts were seized and snapped the 2 studs on this bracket. exact same thing happened on the bumper brackets from the salvage yard. does yours have these same brackets? any similar problems?

photo of part: http://www.car-stuff.com/carparts/to...nt9178-31.html

haux · 10-22-2009, 02:38 PM

That bracket does not look familiar, so it must not have moved to the next generation. =\

ghettosled · 10-22-2009, 07:37 PM

dammit - thanks.

/threadjack

very nice job. who painted the bumper?

haux · 10-22-2009, 09:31 PM

My sister's husband's brother.

...'s dentist's neighbor's drug dealer's second cousin.

Well, that second part isn't true. But hey, why not?

haux · 10-22-2009, 09:39 PM

By the way, if you need to replace one or both of those brackets, the OEM part number is 5206133010 and they're $10.82 on Rock Auto.

US Route 6 · 10-23-2009, 10:35 AM

I have a painted to order front bumper for my '99 on order from ebay. 225 with tax and shipping. They had a link to get the paint code from, and an approximate 2-3 week wait. I'll let you know how it looks when it shows up.

haux · 10-23-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by US Route 6

I have a painted to order front bumper for my '99 on order from ebay. 225 with tax and shipping. They had a link to get the paint code from, and an approximate 2-3 week wait. I'll let you know how it looks when it shows up.

I bought my aftermarket bumper from eBay as well. Just material black. Under $80 shipped. I was considering getting the painted one, but I didn't feel comfortable paying up that much. I look forward to seeing how yours came out!