Best Toyota Tacoma Brush Guards

Grille Guard and Brush Guard Benefits

You'll commonly find these popular front-end guards on heavy-duty work trucks and ranch trucks, and for a good reason. 

While not the sleekest of all front-end guard types, grille guards and brush guards offer far more protection than other slimmer styles, like bull bars or bumper guards. Their wrap-around design and robust alloy construction protect your Tacoma’s front end and its associated components, including the A/C condenser, various fluid coolers, lines, headlights, and body panels. 

Whether you stuff the front bumper into the dirt or tap an abandoned shopping cart in a crowded parking lot, grille guards and brush guards absorb the impacts that’d otherwise damage your Tacoma’s front end. 

Aside from offering protection, grille and brush guards provide accessory mounting provisions for everything from off-road lights to winches. They’re also stylish, giving your Tacoma a rugged, off-road-ready aesthetic ideal for wheelers and Overlanders.

Top Toyota Tacoma Grille Guard and Brush Guards

With benefits covered, let’s get into our experts’ top grille guard and brush guard selections. Each product on this list offers exceptional styling, build quality, and protection—ideal for any Tacoma build, whether a dedicated wheeler or a daily driver.

Steelcraft Black Grille Guard

California-based Steelcraft is a reputable name in the grille guard game, renowned for its rugged designs, premium manufacturing, and USA-based headquarters. The Steelcraft Black Grille Guard lives up to the company’s quality reputation, featuring a robust, 1.5-in. tubular steel construction and corrosion-resistant powder coat finish. 

The Steelcraft Black Grille Guard isn’t just robust. It also offers several convenience features to optimize your Tacoma’s front end. 

Integrated rubber bumper strips mounted to the grille guard’s steel uprights help dampen impacts and prevent scratches to the powder coat finish. Pre-drilled mounting tabs house auxiliary lights (sold separately) for added visibility in low-light conditions. Removable headlight guards on either side offer exceptional headlight protection, though the grille guard’s modular design allows removal for further customization.  

Steelcraft backs the Black Grille Guard with a 3-year warranty. 

Features: 

• Heavy-duty 1.5-in. tubular steel construction

• Black powder coat finish

• Mounting tabs with pre-drilled holes for auxiliary lighting

• Vehicle-specific mount kit included

• Easy no-drill installation

• Protective rubber bumpers

• Removable headlight guards on most applications

• 3-year warranty

Westin HDX Black Grille Guard

Westin’s HDX Black Grille Guard is a rugged, stylish, and easy-to-install option for the Toyota Tacoma. With a one-piece solid steel construction, a 2-in. diameter tubular steel frame, and 1.25-in. diameter tubular supports, the Westin HDX is built to last. 

Between the Westin HDX’s upright supports, a premium punch plate grille guards the radiator, A/C condenser, and other vital mechanical components against damage. This addition also provides the Westin HDX with a premium appearance. 

Westin finishes each HDX Black Grille Guard in a corrosion-resistant black powder coating. Westin warrants this product against material and manufacturing defects for three years. 

Features: 

• One-piece, solid steel construction

• 2-in. diameter tubular steel frame

• 1.25-in. diameter tubular supports

• Black powder coat finish

• Vehicle-specific mounting kit included

• Simple no-drill installation

• Wrap-around design protects headlights

• Includes 2.75-in. wide upright rubber bumper strips

• Features punch plate steel grille

• 3-year warranty

Aries Classic Black Grille Guard

If you prefer classic styling, check out the Aries Classic Black Grille Guard. It features a timeless design, robust all-steel construction, and a 1.5-in. tubular steel frame. Aries treats each Classic Black Grille Guard with a two-stage black powder coat finish, guarding the raw steel against corrosion for long-lasting service. 

Installing the Aries Classic Black Grille Guards is quick and easy via Aries’ vehicle-specific mounting kit. Standout features include pre-drilled mounts for auxiliary lighting and removable headlight cages for additional personalization.

Aries backs the Classic Black Grille Guard with a limited lifetime structural warranty against material and manufacturing defects and a 3-year warranty against finish defects. 

Features: 

• Rugged all-steel construction

• 1.5-in. tubular main hoop

• Two-stage black powder coat finish

• Includes vehicle-specific mounting kit

• Easy bolt-on installation

• Integrated light mounts (lights sold separately)

• Removable headlight cages

• Limited lifetime structural | 3-year finish warranty

Aries Pro Series Grille Guard

You need a professional-grade grille guard, like the Aries Pro Series, for professional-grade protection. This product features a rugged, one-piece design, ensuring maximum strength and rigidity. With robust 1.5-in. tubular steel construction, the Aries Pro Series Grille Guard offers superior strength and impact resistance, protecting your Tacoma’s front end in even the harshest conditions. Aries finishes each Pro Series Grille Guard in a corrosion-resistant textured black powder coat, guarding against unsightly rust and corrosion. 

Recessed into the Aries Pro Series Grille Guard’s plate steel center section is a flush, 30-in. single-row LED light bar mount. A mesh cover protects the light bar’s lens against impacts, though it’s fully removable for increased visibility.

Aries backs the Pro Series Grille Guard with a limited lifetime structural warranty and a 3-year finish warranty. 

Features: 

• One-piece, 1.5-in. thick tubular steel construction

• 2-stage black powder coat finish

• Accommodates most 30-in. single-row LED light bars (sold separately)

• Vehicle-specific mount kit and hardware included

• Simple no-drill installation

• Interchangeable mesh cover plate

• Limited lifetime structural | 3-year finish warranty

Westin HDX Modular Black Grille Guard

While most grill guard manufacturers tout one-piece construction, Westin’s HDX Modular Black Grille Guard takes a different approach. This stylish, modern grille guard features modular construction comprising three pieces. This construction enables inexpensive, expedited shipping and easy assembly, unlike its oversized, one-piece competitors. 

Don’t misinterpret the Westin HDX’s modular design as lesser-than. With a 2-in. tubular steel frame, 1.25-in. tube steel supports, and a robust punch plate grille, this grille guard offers outstanding impact protection. Westin also treats each HDX Modular Black Grille Guard with a black powder coat finish for superior corrosion resistance. 

Westin backs the HDX Modular Black Grille Guard with a 3-year warranty. 

Features: 

• 3-piece modular construction

• 2-in. tubular steel frame

• 1.25-in. tube steel supports

• Black powder coat finish

• Robust punch plate grille 

• Vehicle-specific mount kit included

• Simple no-drill installation

• Optional light clamps (sold separately)

• Wrap-around design protects headlights

• Includes 2.75-in. upright rubber strips to dampen impacts

• 3-year warranty