vfhayden

Well last night the wife backed into something in a parking garage downtown Seattle, christmas shopping, she didn't know what it was . A concrete column that shouldn't have been there , I'am guessing, any way , it put a good size dent in the left corner of the rear bumper. As I remember on our 93 I was able to replace the corner of the bumper [ that was before she rolled it on Grants Pass, totalled , no one hurt.] Is the bumper on the 99 similar,I haven't had a chance to really look at it yet. Can I replace the corner piece? How much will a new one cost? OH Well.

Dr. Zhivago

The corner piece is replaceable. It is held in place by 4 bolts or so. Retails for around $162.00. Ask for a 15% discount when you buy it and they will most likely give it to you.

Hope this helps.

Dr. Z

DavidO06

hey, you can replace just the corner of it. You can do it yourself for abou $200 i believe. I had to replace mine when a friend backed into it in the drive way, along w/ a tailight.

UKMyers

Sounds like the wifey is harsh to your Runners... I am pretty sure the bumper is 3 pieces just like your 2nd Gen was. Welcome to the Forum BTW stick around I think you'll like it!

AJatx

I banged up my corner piece when I was sliding down a hill (too much mud accumulated on my tires for a small rock climb).

I inquired about the piece (forgot the P/N), but it's around $130 or so (depends who's at the parts counter) for an unpainted rear corner bumper piece.

J

vfhayden

Thanks for all the replies and info. I'am going to go down to the dealer in the morning and see about getting the piece. I better hurry because she took my truck this morning , she didn't want to drive it with a dented bumper. Thanks Frank.

1Runner

VF, you have my sympathy... you see, I too am married to a "driving impaired" woman. I'm unsure if this will help you, but I share your pain.
My wife has dented every single vehicle she has owned. I believe
this is hereditary..... her father and brothers are all "driving impared". The wifes dad hit BOTH of their cars in one night in the driveway. Look at your father/mother-in-law.... how do they drive??? IF it IS in the genes, sadly, there is nothing to be done. (except for guys like us to pray for more "stem-cell research"
I bought my wife a '03 Toyota Matrix for our anniversary... she raved and raved about the car, so I surprised her. She drove it for a grand total of 9 days before hitting a curb and wrecking the rim and a 16 in. Z-rated radial. Then, she was incident free for an ASTOUNDING 2,035 mi. At which time she hit a Bob-cat,(the feline,not the ugly mercury car...) and did $860.00 damage.
Can you appreciate how difficult it must have been, to run down an animal that runs 35 mph and can leap 8 feet vertically??
All in a day's work for my pooky.......
Maybe we should start a support group??? Think about it.

Cebby

Do we need a new thread to comiserate over our women or other women mashing our Runners. I've got a couple of stories...:cry:

ohio

Not sure if it's an OEM part or not, but I was fishin' around online for the corner piece for my '95 which rusted through, and I'm going to replace in the spring. Found it for ~$80...

Might be worth doing a search for your 3rd gen, and save yourself some cash.

thepoolguy

Heh- My GF has a slightly different take on bumper dings. My 96 Tacoma had a couple of small dings in the rear bumper, then I backed into a hidden tree stump at a friends house a few months ago. My fault, long story. Anyway, that afternoon I bring the truck home and start looking up replacement bumpers. My GF looks at it and says something about it adding character to the truck. I haven't fixed it yet, but that's because I haven't decided on which aftermarket bumper to replace it with.

Stump1883

Well for once I'm glad not to be part of a group here on the forum. My g/f hasn't done anything to my Runner YET(knocking on wood). Maybe that is because she hasn't driven it but 3 times, she says it scares her to be driving something so big(hehe, nice coment, she didn't mean it to be). She drives a 98' Eclipse and for her to drive a lifted Runner, it's a big jump, not to mention she's only 5'2". She recently totaled her car a few night ago, (she's just fine and it wasn't her fault) but her car is GONE. And so know she's actually loong into a bigger vehical/SUV. So we'll see if I can talk her into a Runner, if her budget allows.

Ah well just thought I would share, and try to sympathize with youmeried guys and your accident prone wives. Good luck on your new bumper search.

Beavah

They are pretty expensive for a piece of sheet metal.
One of mine met a lady driving a BMW325i.

I took it off and layed it in the driveway and took a hammer and dolly to it.
Sent it to a shop for some plastic and paint and it looks like new. Cost me $50 total.

Unless it's really tore up, see what they might charge you to fix it?
Just bring the piece to a place.

Good Luck,
:beaver: