Stealth Front Bumper for 2016-2023 Toyota Tacoma

Watch the step-by-step video to install the Cali Raised LED Stealth Front Bumper on a 2016–2023 Toyota Tacoma, then follow the written steps below. The bumper bolts to the factory frame studs with no drilling or welding, but the center of the factory plastic bumper must be trimmed.

Installation steps

Before you start: Plan on 2 to 3.5 hours and at least two people; the bumper weighs about 77 lbs. No drilling or welding, but you will cut the center out of the factory plastic bumper. Tools: ratchet and extensions, 1/2 in. wrenches (2), 9/16 in. wrench, 3/16 in. and 5mm Allen keys, 10mm, 9/16 in., 12mm, 14mm deep and 17mm sockets, a pick or small flat screwdriver, a cutoff wheel or similar tool for plastic, a file or sandpaper, a Sharpie, zip ties, plus whatever your winch brand needs. If your truck has Toyota Safety Sense, unplug the radar before pulling the grille.

• Step 1: Prep the winch (Allen keys). Some winches come ready to install. On a Warn, remove the 4 Allen bolts on the side that hold the top plate and controller without pulling the winch apart, flip the plate over, remove the 4 smaller bolts holding the controller, and unplug the wires at the winch (leave them on the controller). Reinstall the top plate and fit the fairlead.
• Step 2: Mount the winch (winch hardware). Set the bumper where you can tilt it forward. Slide the square nuts into the winch body, push the bolts through the bumper into the winch and tighten, with the winch line through the fairlead first. The winch sits tight to the bumper, so you may need to run the bolt from the back and move the taller nut and washers to the front.
• Step 3: Optional lower light bar (3/8 in. hardware). Point the mounts forward with the L-tab inward and attach the light bar. Run a 3/8 in. bolt with a washer through the bumper and mount, add a washer and lock nut, position the light, then tighten.
• Step 4: Remove the grille and plate (pick). Remove the 2 bolts and 2 plastic clips on top, unplug the Safety Sense radar and its wire clip, and pull the grille forward. Remove any front license plate and its mount.
• Step 5: Remove the center plastic trim. Push in the center of the plastic holder on each far side and pull the pin. Work around the built-in clips one at a time, pulling outward so they don't clip back in.
• Step 6: Remove the crash bar (sockets). Remove the 3 nuts on each side that hold the long bar and the 3 nuts on each side holding it to the frame. Slide it to one side, pop it out and fish it free. Remove the 4 bolts (2 center, 1 each side) holding the aluminum crash bar to the bumper.
• Step 7: Trim the plastic bumper (cutoff tool, file). Mark both sides with a Sharpie, leaving a 1/2 to 5/8 in. lip; across the top, cut only to the 2nd clip hole. Trim, then smooth the edge.
• Step 8: Relocate the power steering cooler (5/16 in. hardware). Remove the 2 front bolts holding the cooler to the frame and the 1 bolt holding the line (passenger side, behind the front mud guard). Bolt each relocation bracket on with a washered 5/16 in. bolt, washer and nut, then put the factory bolt through the bracket slot. Push the cooler toward the radiator, tighten the cooler, then the line bracket.
• Step 9: Remove the factory tow point.
• Step 10: Optional hidden upper light bar. Bolt the mount to the light, place it behind the lower grille, and zip-tie it to the factory grille support. This must happen before the bumper goes on.
• Step 11: Hang the bumper (socket, helpers). Slide the bumper over the 6 frame studs and start at least one nut per side. The holes are slotted for up and down adjustment; get it straight, snug the inner nut on each side first, then tighten all 3 nuts per side.
• Step 12: Secure the upper light bar (1/4 in. hardware). Cut the zip ties and put both brackets inside the vertical bumper brackets. Use a washered 1/4 in. bolt, washer and nut at all 4 spots, push the light forward, tighten it to the mounts, then the mounts to the bumper.
• Step 13: Install the winch controller (M6 and 5/16 in. hardware). Bolt the controller to its mount with the winch's bolts, wires exiting left. Thread the M6 bolt (lock washer and flat washer) into the core support at the top, then use one of the two lower holes with a 5/16 in. bolt, washers and lock nut.
• Step 14: Wire and test the winch. Follow your winch's wiring order (on a Warn, match green, blue and yellow). Run positive and negative to the battery, then test.
• Step 15: Reinstall the grille. Reinstall the 2 clips and 2 bolts and plug the Safety Sense radar back in.

Final check: Re-check every frame nut and the light bar, controller and cooler hardware, confirm the cooler and line aren't rubbing, and test the winch and lights before driving. Questions? support@caliraisedled.com or 888-385-5036.