GRBPackFan
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I do not know if this has been addressed before, so sorry if this has been brought up.
I have a '98 Runner Limited, and hit a patch of black ice. After being launched into a ditch and blowing both airbags, I screwed up the lower valance and the chrome bumper.[amongst some steering parts]. Ugh! I need to replace both of these bumper parts, but have always liked the look of the '99-'02 bumper better. I wanted to keep the chrome look, and noticed Limiteds of those years are all painted.
Someone suggested to me that the Base/SR5 Chrome Bumper w/Side Flares would work, from a '99-'02. I know that bumper has the "fat lip" look, so I would imagine the bumper brackets would be different. I have "flares" on the side of my current bumper set up, so I think it would look good and match.
I just called my local junkyard, and they insist that according to Toyota themselves, the '99-'02 bumper will not fit on a '98. I really have a hard time believing this.
Has anyone swapped out the newer 3rd gen style bumper onto a '96-'98? If so, what parts did you need in order to accomplish the swap? I guess if you truly cannot put a '99-'02 front bumper onto a '98, I will suck it up, and just get a '98 Limited. Thanks for your help!
I have a '98 Runner Limited, and hit a patch of black ice. After being launched into a ditch and blowing both airbags, I screwed up the lower valance and the chrome bumper.[amongst some steering parts]. Ugh! I need to replace both of these bumper parts, but have always liked the look of the '99-'02 bumper better. I wanted to keep the chrome look, and noticed Limiteds of those years are all painted.
Someone suggested to me that the Base/SR5 Chrome Bumper w/Side Flares would work, from a '99-'02. I know that bumper has the "fat lip" look, so I would imagine the bumper brackets would be different. I have "flares" on the side of my current bumper set up, so I think it would look good and match.
I just called my local junkyard, and they insist that according to Toyota themselves, the '99-'02 bumper will not fit on a '98. I really have a hard time believing this.
Has anyone swapped out the newer 3rd gen style bumper onto a '96-'98? If so, what parts did you need in order to accomplish the swap? I guess if you truly cannot put a '99-'02 front bumper onto a '98, I will suck it up, and just get a '98 Limited. Thanks for your help!
