Mine came (at 2 years old) with a small dent in the front bumper, but the rear is/was mint until rust got ahold of the left corner. It actually rusted from the inside out -- I didn't know how bad it was until the truck got hit and the bumper kind of imploded! Replaced it and it looks good as new.

 

I've got a nice dent the size of a fifty cent piece right near the tow hitch on the bumper. Guess the previous owner missed the ball a few times with his trailer. I think the stealership put some cheap chrome paint on the ball to hide the rust because I know it wasn't there when I bought it and I've never towed anything.

 

Any more?

 

Both my front and rear bumpers were "customized" by the previous owner. One looks like they backed the rear corner into something inanimate, and the front looks like someone stood in front of it and threw a baseball at it. Being that I'm not the original owner, God only knows what these trucks have seen. Anyone have any experience removing these dents? (00 SR5 4Runner w/ black bumpers)

 

I had a dented one...



Fixed it....

 

I have a few dents in mine. I recently saw a mint bumper for sale cheap. I thought, hmmm if I change it I will get rear-ended for sure!

 

my '91 has a bent rear bumper, but i can't figure out how it happened. right where the "cutout" is for a trailer ball/license plate, the top surface is bent upward. below the bumper, it's smooth, and same with the front of it. it's like somebody hooked a chain up to the upper edge or something. hard to explain.

 

both of mine came with dents ... ive added a few of my own.

 

some idiot in a tl slid into my rear bumper in the rain. a small scratch on mine vs a ball dent on his hood.

 

my 4runner was smooth when i bought it. 3 mos later when i was at the JY i backed up into the owners lowered lexus, that he had just fixed 2 days earlier. small dent in my left corner, creamed lexus fender from lens to door jamb

the pickup has rear double tube that looks like a golf ball. i think people hit just for fun sometimes. i havent backed-up into anyone ?!?

 

I would like to take this opportunity to say that I have a 2nd gen 4runner chrome bumper with no dents available for sale..

 

My 1st '89 was injured a bit when we needed pushed off a random heap of fresh dirt (bottomed right out, she did!)... dart those front-end loaders, anyhow. My second '89, well, he's got angle iron back there, so use your imagination... and my pretty boy Tyke, the '95, is spotless!

 

dented rear bumper and snapped the second rear bumper with the car trailer. neither bumper looks very pretty.

 

ooh, just washed all the mud off, ($12.00 of quarters later), cleaned the paint, polish, and waxed,

I moved forward in the bay about to leave, some guy was waiting to go next, I got out to get my floormats, was going to throw them in the back, he didnt seem to be watching, so i waited for him to stop....

2-3 inches 'under' my 4runner... luckily for me, while it looked really bad there, he mostly hit the hitch, HE destroyed the hood, bumper cover, and grill on his intrepid

must've had a really bad driving record, was worried about cops, and gave me $300 on the spot, pretty shady yes, but his paint buffed out at home and I'm 300 closer to paying off the 4runner, or just gonna get more stuff

 

who doesnt?

 

yup dented it this weeked first time with trailer.

 

I am always looking for parts, and I just found this and thought it was funny.
http://portland.craigslist.org/pts/142377202.html

 

mine has a small dent on the lower drivers side from a rock, lots of rust though

 

One dent on the drivers side, one very large dent on the corner of the passenger side from the previous owner

 

Just wondering if this could be moved to the '86-95 forum? It was an ongoing joke I have, and it never really applied to anything over '95. Thanks!!!
PS. It is almost like it is more than just a coincidence!