Section 179 for Truck Bumpers: Can You Write It Off This Year?
If your work truck passes 4 checks, you can write off a steel bumper on this year's taxes, shop labor included. The check with a deadline: it counts the year...
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Toyota Tacoma Trim Levels and the Steel Bumper Each One Takes
On a 2024-2026 Tacoma, the trim decides which steel bumper fits. On a 2016-2023 Tacoma, every trim shares the same bumper mount, and the TRD Pro needs a second look....
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Warn or Superwinch: Which Winch Belongs on Your Truck?
Warn's VR EVO and Superwinch's SX, the everyday lines, cost about the same at the same size, with warranties just as long. Here is how to size a winch for...
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Hit a Deer? What to Do Next, and Why the New Bumper Should Be Aftermarket Steel
You are on the shoulder and the deer is not trading insurance info. Here is the next hour in order, a 60-second check that tells you to drive or tow,...
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Ram 1500 Trim Levels: Which Ones Need Their Own Bumper
Only 4 Ram 1500 trims need a steel bumper built just for them: Rebel, Tungsten, TRX and RHO. Here is which group your truck is in, and how to read...
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What a Snatch Block Does and When You Need One
Your winch is weakest right when you are stuck close to the tree. A heavy-duty pulley fixes that twice over. Here is how, and what has to hold the extra...
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Two Weeks Without the Truck: What a Front-End Hit Really Costs a Fleet
A few days of shop work, weeks off the road. The gap between those two numbers is the real bill for a front-end hit, and it never shows up on...
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Front License Plate on a Steel Bumper: Where It Goes
A steel front bumper does not cost you your front license plate. Here is where the plate lands, in the makers' own words, what it costs when a bracket is...
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Can You Pull a Stuck Truck Out by the Factory Tow Hooks?
The loop under your front bumper is either a recovery point or a shipping tie-down, and both bolt to the frame. Here is how to find out which.
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Is It Illegal to Drive Without a Front Bumper? What Your State Actually Says
In most states no law names a front bumper on a pickup. Here are the 6 states whose codes do, quoted, and the 3 things that actually get a truck...
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Who Actually Builds Your Bumper
Updated September 2026. Ownership and plant locations verified against company filings and the makers' own releases. Your bumper has a return address. Ranch Hand welds in Shiner, Texas. Fab Fours...
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Front Bumper Replacement Cost on a Truck: What the Shop Charges, and When Steel Costs Less
A body shop wants $1,700 to $4,900 to put your truck's front bumper back. Here is what that bill is made of, what plate steel costs on the same truck,...
