Black Horse Front Runner Bumper Guard Compatible with 2014-2016 Toyota Highlander

The bumper guard fit my 2015 Highlander as shown in the marketing photos. The guard itself is reasonably sturdy, but the mounting could be improved. 1) The printed instructions are virtually impossible to read and lack detail. No bolt torque values are provided. There are pdf's online that are more clear. 2) The mounting locations line up correctly, but all four of the frame locations are sloped/angled so the mounting brackets don't sit flat on the frame. This puts a bending load on the mounting bolts that is undesirable. 3) The front of the mounts use an existing 10 mm frame bolt, and the bracket holes are oversized compared to the bolt heads. I plan to buy some longer bolts and add washers to shim this flat and span the slotted mount hole I will also try to figure out a place for additional holes in the front brackets, since the two factory bolts don't seem adequate compared to the 12 mm bolts on the guard bracket itself.

After a vehicle bumped into this guard the weld points from the central bars into the driver side bump stop bent like a soda can. Straighten out and shortly later the center bars broke loose. With what I paid, I should have brought a small welder and made them myself. Tubing is thinner that what is used for nerf bars. only looks the part.