dingo
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Hey gals & guys, wondering if you could help me out. I searched long and hard for a diagram of the front bumper assembly for the '06+ models and only came up with the older '03-'05 front bumper diagram. Does anyone have the '06+ front bumper parts/assembly diagram available?
The reason is that while I was inspecting my fogs, there is some loose play on my '07 SE's front passenger side bumper. It flexes/moves up and down quite a bit (almost 1 cm of play) from the grill to the side of the headlight assembly. I compared it to the driver's side and the left seems pretty solid. I'm thinking a loose clip or something on the right somewhere. I need to access the brackets below and behind the headlight to take a closer look. For reference, I only found these separate parts/pics. I recognize them from underneath but cannot access them.
Bumper reinforcement:
Front/passenger side bracket:
Side/passenger side bracket:
On an interesting note, I crawled under my '05 SR5 to compare and was surprised that the older design was reinforced more with those plastic ribbed black brackets. My '07 had none of the brackets. It seems that my '05's bumpers and cladding seem more solid than the '07. Sad but true. I also considered the possibility that since the bumper cover is plastic, it could also be the way it was molded and the problem also lies with the actual shape of the right pass side of the cover. The passenger side bumper gap underneath the passenger headlight/garnish piece sits slightly lower, but it still should not move the way it does. Strange I haven't noticed this until now.
Thanks to everyone in advance.
The reason is that while I was inspecting my fogs, there is some loose play on my '07 SE's front passenger side bumper. It flexes/moves up and down quite a bit (almost 1 cm of play) from the grill to the side of the headlight assembly. I compared it to the driver's side and the left seems pretty solid. I'm thinking a loose clip or something on the right somewhere. I need to access the brackets below and behind the headlight to take a closer look. For reference, I only found these separate parts/pics. I recognize them from underneath but cannot access them.
Bumper reinforcement:
Front/passenger side bracket:
Side/passenger side bracket:
On an interesting note, I crawled under my '05 SR5 to compare and was surprised that the older design was reinforced more with those plastic ribbed black brackets. My '07 had none of the brackets. It seems that my '05's bumpers and cladding seem more solid than the '07. Sad but true. I also considered the possibility that since the bumper cover is plastic, it could also be the way it was molded and the problem also lies with the actual shape of the right pass side of the cover. The passenger side bumper gap underneath the passenger headlight/garnish piece sits slightly lower, but it still should not move the way it does. Strange I haven't noticed this until now.
Thanks to everyone in advance.
