I hit a guard rail and the corner of my '98 4Runner is pushed in on the drivers corner about 2 inches. It looks very easy to pull out (with the right tools of course) but I was thinking it might be easier to just buy a new entire radiator support since it's less than $80 shipped on carparts.com.
I was hoping it was bolted on rather than welded on since I don't have a welder. Can anyone confirm?
I have a comealong pulling tool and am ready to pull too. Any advice would be appreciated.
TIA!

 

They are welded.

All Toyotas (with exception of the Landcruiser up to 97 1/2) are welded.

 

They are spot welded. I have done a radiator support swap on a corolla before and there pretty much the same with tacoma/4runners. There are probably about 15-20 spot welds. Take a drill with a 1/4" drill bit and drill them out and replace with the new one. Should't take longer than a weekend to replace.