New Ironman Raid front bumper installed.

Finally had a day of good weather and no other commitments, so tackled the install after watching a couple of videos.







I changed the oil at the same time, but it still took me six hours to complete.

Overall, I'm happy with the look, but the install was a pain. I was going to re-use the factory fog lights, but getting them to work might be too much.

Finding aftermarket lights that plug right into the factory wiring harness would be awesome.

 

looks nice!

 

Better photo...

 

You can get an adapter cable from calirasied that will allow for a set of aftermarket lights to be plugged into the factory wiring harness.

https://caliraisedled.com/products/tacoma-tundra-4runner-fog-light-pod-oem-adaptor

 

Very nice! Beautiful truck !

 

I really like the simple look of that bumper.

 

That looks really good and I also like the simplistic design. I feel your pain on the install...TBD on doing one on the Tundra but I did install one when I owned an FJ and it was a bitch. Cutting plastic and all sorts of stuff.

 

I like the look of this bumper. The only thing holding me back from ordering is the silver screws on the top plating and the green hulk looking sticker on the front. What kind of screws are they? Could they be easily swapped with black ones? Is there an indentation where the sticker goes? If so, wondering how I would black it out.

I know, I know, I’m super picky…

 

Picture from @TRDFerguson who installed one as well recently. Looks like there is a small indentation behind the sticker location as seen in his picture. He may be able to comment on the screws as well.

 

Yeah there’s an indent with 2 holes where the Ironman sticker is. I covered it with the tri color badge I originally had on my grille, but one could easily fill and paint to match.


As far as the bolts, there’s no reason you couldn’t swap them out with any other M6 bolt/nut combo. I’m planning on doing that at some point, just haven’t gotten that far yet.

 

Thanks for the picture. Looks sweet! I was already thinking of putting something in place of that Ironman sticker. If it wasn’t green I wouldn’t care. Quicksand with a hulk green sticker would look terrible.

 

Baja Designs also has a plug-and-play wire adapter…I have a different bumper, but have a set of Baja Designs Squadron lights plugged into the fog lights wiring …easy and looks great

 

Looks good MountainMan! Quick question, what wheels are you running?

 

Alphaequipt Foxtrots in 17x8.5 +15 offset, IIRC.

 

I put Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro SAEs on mine for fogs with CaliRaised adapters.

 

I just ordered mine two weeks ago and they had a free lights promo! Got all these for free. Ironman is badass, I just need to install now but it’ll probably be another week or two.

 

Thanks!

 

Went ahead and swapped the bolts. Looks much nicer IMO

 

That definitely looks cleaner, where did you get them? The bolts

 

Amazon’s Finest™

$10 VGBUY 50Pcs 1/4-20 x 1" Button Head Socket Cap Bolts Screws,304 Stainless Steel 18-8,Black Zinc Plated,Fully Threaded,with Spanner Allen Hex Drive(VG10306)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMQRH623

$10 1/4-20 Serrated Flange Hex Lock Nuts, Stainless Steel 18-8 (304), Black Oxide, 50 PCS

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ771WFH
I swapped to 1/4-20 hardware because of another project I was doing and had to buy a freakin 50 pack. You can find the same thing in M6 and reuse your flange nuts though.

 

Badass man, thank you

 

Definitely looks better with the black hardware. Also like how you post here before updating your build thread.

 

Do you get a kick back for linking stuff from the office?

 

It’s probably more helpful in this one lol. All 4 people that follow my build thread don’t care

 

It certainly doesn’t hurt my bonus

 

That looks way cleaner. The way it should look. Nice job!