Toyota Tacoma 3G Venture Front Bumper

Very good product, great company to work with. Very fast shipping and competitive pricing. High quality welds and fabrication. It just doesn't quite fit as nicely as I hoped it would, but better than most other aftermarket bumpers. So either the fabrication is slightly off, or my 2017 TRD OR truck is slightly off. Not sure which, so I didn't take away a star. I believe the factory tie down is preventing the Artec bumper from seating flush. See pics. Installation was trickier than what Willie P's YouTube videos show. Great tip on cutting the factory bumper with a heated up hook/roofing blade. That worked great. 1) Rough Country 30" CRE LED SR (Black Series) didn't fit. The mounting screws were thicker than Rigid and would have required me to route out the holes. Even then I don't think the Rough Country would have fit. I will have to pony up the cash for a Rigid 30" SR Pro lightbar. 2) The rubber weather-stripping is prone to falling off during installation. Recommend applying CA (superglue) beforehand. 3) Install the driver side first to clear the factory tie down and then manipulate the passenger side into place. 4) Even if you don't install a winch, you will need to relocate the oil cooling lines. 5) I recommend purchasing it bare steel, and then having it powder coated to ensure no damage in shipping (though it was very well packed), and the bonus of this is you get to choose your finish. I chose a textured finish. 6) No 4mm allen wrench/hex key was included with the hardware. Had to run and find one at Harbor Freight at the last minute. 7) I couldn't break all of the nuts free from the framehorns and couldn't reach them very well so I removed the front crash bar with an impact wrench and then was able to get to the framehorn nuts that way. There are three screws on each side that you can get to with a deep impact 14mm socket. 8) Due to fitment issues mentioned above the holes in the bumper do not line up with the holes in the factory plastic shroud where you would use the spacers. It is off by about 1/2 inch. I am going to have to drill new holes so that the bumper mounts solidly to the plastic shroud and I can use the spacers provided.

I'm really pleased with my 3g Venture bumper. I was able to fabricate a bracket for my Diode Dynamics lightbar to mount up and completed it with a Smittybilt 10k X2O Winch. Easy to mount up with 2 people but potentially doable with 1 if you have a good setup to install. Very solid and looks great!