OEM 2007 Toyota Tacoma Bumper

2007 Toyota Tacoma Bumper Parts Q&A

• Q: How to replace the front bumper cover on 2007 Toyota Tacoma?

  A: A proper start to front bumper cover replacement involves disconnecting the negative battery cable terminal. Use a clip remover to remove the radiator grille after detaching the 2 clips and taking out the 2 screws and then disengage the clips to free the grille. Use protective tape to wrap the outer front bumper cover edge before removing 6 screws with a clip remover to separate 7 clips and 2 further clips. The first step includes disconnecting the fog lamp connectors if the vehicle has them and disengaging 2 claws and removing the front bumper cover while also removing 6 clips. A clip remover tool should be used first to extract three clips while removing seven retainers in order to separate the front spoiler cover LH (X-Runner type). The Front Spoiler Cover RH (X-Runner type) can be separated after removing 1 clip together with 6 retainers. Disassemble the front bumper extension LH with the removal of 5 retainers on Pre Runner and 4WD versions or 4 retainers on X-Runner versions and repeat the procedure on the RH side. Two claws need to be disengaged in order to remove the center front spoiler cover of an X-Runner type together with the front bumper hole covers LH and RH (without fog lamp). The front fog lamps can be extracted from their assemblies by disconnecting 2 claws when present. To remove the front bumper side support on the right-hand side workers need to disconnect a screw along with a claw mechanism. Start by removing the front bumper filler LH with a clip remover while taking out a clip and fulfilling two claw step. Repeating this approach will remove the front bumper filler RH efficiently. Begin the front bumper replacement process by taking out 4 nuts from the front bumper retainer upper center and then removing the front bumper reinforcement extension by removing 2 nuts. Remove the front bumper arm mounting brackets LH and RH by taking out 2 bolts then follow the same procedures for the reinforcement sub-assembly and front bumper extension sub-assembly No. 2 LH and RH while torquing the nuts to 58 N.m (590 kgf.cm, 43 ft.lbf) for the extension and 13 N.m (135 kgf.cm, 10 ft.lbf) for the brackets. All components need to be installed in reverse sequence with proper torque adjustment on both the front bumper reinforcement and retainer upper center. Complete the installation by connecting the cable to the negative battery terminal using 3.9 N.m (40 kgf.cm, 35 in. lbf) and follow any required adjustments for headlamp and fog lamp aim.