Product shipped on time, was in perfect shape when arrived. Installed with minimum issues, did use a rubber band to hold front frame bolts to keep from falling out, but lined up perfect. Guard does NOT affect any of the TSS systems, looks great!

Everything came in pristine condition. Very sturdy and great fit. Love it all.

I bought the AR Pre runner guard and it looks great. Feels sturdy and made of quality materials. Everything lined up nice and was able to install by myself. Looks great on the Taco.

Overall, love the guard and the ultimate look achieved. It feels very sturdy and it was a relief that I could do the installation with just myself, a couple tools, and a friend. I had what appeared to be two minor manufacturing defects in mine, as well as a couple of points of feedback regarding how the installation instructions could be clearer that I wanted to share.

First for the defects:

1) On the base of the upper bar for the grill guard, one of the curved attachment points was a couple degrees off. It took a lot of force to find a position all the bolts could go in, and it’s clear I didn’t get the ideal bolt position as a result.

2) The hole in the plastic retainers was made too big to hold the bolt plates snug in place. As a result, the bolt plates wiggled loose and fell into the frame on both sides, which was a huge pain and waste of time to retrieve.

Next, regarding instructions improvements, in order they were encountered:

1) The instructions don’t provide a list of tools needed, this would be a helpful starting point to know if you’ll even be able to complete the job before you begin it.

2) Locking washers are provided in the grill guard assembly hardware, but are not shown in instructions. This was confusing because locking washers provided in other parts of the assembly are shown in the instructions.

3) On Toyota Tacomas, the TRD Off Road trim doesn’t have an air dam, so the step about removing it can be ignored. This distinction would be worth mentioning in the instructions to avoid confusion.

4) The instructions mentioned removing a plastic piece to expose the crossmember in front of the radiator but did not provide a supporting picture of what to look for. I accidentally removed an arbitrary piece as a result and wasted some time, because only afterward did I discover my car did not have the plastic piece in question. This could be a TRD Off Road thing too.

5) In general, if you have the means to make a video of the installation, it’ll make all of these instructions so much clearer. Most of the mods I’ve done to my car have been made possible with searching for instructional videos and I was a little disappointed that I couldn’t find one for this.

Just installed it on my 2021 Tacoma, Most of the install was easy- all but cutting the air dam, Be careful and take your time. I also had the lower bracket welded for better support and used plastic bolts/bushings in the outer top support brackets instead of the steel ones so they will sheer off in an impact with a deer. But overall a well made grill.