The Best Toyota Tacoma Bull Bars

Why Install a Bull Bar?

Bull bars offer several benefits, especially when installed on off-road-ready Tacomas. The three most-cited reasons for installing a bull bar include improving aesthetics, bolstering impact protection, and increasing accessory mounting provisions. 

Regarding aesthetics, bull bars are the slimmest and most minimalistic of front-end guard styles. These front-end guards cover only the front center of your Tacoma’s bumper and only minimally encroach on the grille. Though not the most protective design, bull bars are undoubtedly sleek. 

Concerning impact protection, bull bars offer exceptional strength and durability via alloy constructions and corrosion-resistant finishes. Whether manufactured from tubular stainless steel or powder-coated and fabricated carbon steel, bull bars help to guard your Tacoma’s front end against slight impacts, abrasions, and fender benders. 

Lastly, most bull bars include accessory mounting provisions to boost functionality. Pre-drilledoff-road light mounts, D-ringshackle lugs, and heavy-dutyskid plates help ease recovery efforts, visibility in low-light conditions, and overall durability.

Bull Bar Configurations

Like all front-end guards, bull bars come in several configurations, offering different styles, constructions, and finishes. Check out our comprehensive guide to the Best Bull Bars for Trucks for additional information on bull bar options and configurations.

Top Tacoma Bull Bars

With benefits covered, let’s get into our staff’s top picks. Each of the following bull bars has been hand-selected by our experts to offer the best blend of build quality, style, and practicality.

Lund® Revolution LED Bull Bar

Introducing a new revolution in the bull bar industry—the Lund® Revolution LED Bull Bar. The Lund Revolution offers modern angular design cues, featuring a heavy-duty stamped steel construction. Its matte black powder coat finish perfectly ties into the stamped steel design, reinforcing its stylish and modern appearance. 

Not only is the Lund Revolution rugged—it’s also practical. Integrated into the bull bar is a recessed, 20-in. LED light bar, boosting visibility in low-light conditions. The included wiring harness and no-drill mounting kit make installation a breeze. 

Lund is a RealTruck brand. A Revolution LED Bull Bar order includes more than the product, but our industry-leading customer service, free shipping to the lower 48 states, and a limited lifetime warranty. 

Features: 

• Heavy-duty stamped steel construction

• Durable textured matte black powder coat finish

• Integrated 20-in. single-row LED light bar

• Includes wiring harness and mounting hardware

• Integrates into factory tow hook mounts

• Sleek, low-profile design tucks tightly against the body

• Simple no-drill installation

• Limited lifetime warranty

Go Rhino® RC4 LR Bull Bar

The Go Rhino® RC4 LR Bull Bar offers a modern twist on traditional tubular bull bar styling, featuring additional bends in the main hoop for additional detail and definition. A punch plate, brake-formed steel center section offers rugged styling, while pre-drilled mounts accept most 20-in. single-row LED light bars. 

Go Rhino treats each RC4 LR Bull Bar in a corrosion-resistant textured black powder coat finish, guarding the underlying steel against unsightly rust. 

Go Rhino is a RealTruck brand. An RC4 LR Bull Bar order includes more than just a quality product. It also includes our industry-leading customer service, free shipping to the lower 48 states, and a limited 5-year warranty. 

Features: 

• Heavy-duty all-steel construction

• Durable 2.5-in. tubular steel main hoop

• Corrosion-resistant textured black powder coat

• The adjustable light mount accepts most 20-in. single-row LED Light Bar (sold separately)

• Retains front parking sensor functionality

• Traditional Go Rhino® RC hexagonal patterned skid plate enables airflow across the radiator, intercooler, AC condenser, and fluid coolers

• Pre-drilled mounting holes for auxiliary lighting (sold separately)

• May require mild cutting or modifications for installation

• 5-year warranty

Go Rhino® RC3 LR Skid Plate

Take an unconventional approach to bull bars with the Go Rhino® RC3 Skid Plate—a hybrid front-end guard, step, and skid plate engineered for maximum practicality. 

The Go Rhino RC3 features heavy-duty steel construction, including a 2-in. tubular steel frame and a non-slip, hexagonal tread steel step plate. A rugged polymer step pad effortlessly glides over obstacles, reducing friction over rocks, felled trees, and more. 

Other features include a recessed light mount compatible with most 20-in. single-row LED light bars and parking sensor compatibility, ensuring your Tacoma retains its factory safety tech. 

Go Rhino is a RealTruck brand. An RC3 LR Skid Plate order includes more than just a quality product. It also includes our industry-leading customer service, free shipping to the lower 48 states, and a limited lifetime warranty. 

Features: 

• One-of-a-kind RC3 combines a skid plate, front end step, and light bar cutout

• 2-in. tubular steel construction

• Heavy-duty steel step plate

• Robust polymer skid plate

• Corrosion-resistant textured black powder-coat finish

• Recessed light mount fits most 20-in. single-row LED light bars 

• Does not interfere with front parking sensors

• The step plate features raised RC-styled hexagonal treads for sure footing

• Cutting or removal of valance required for installation on select applications

• Limited lifetime warranty

Armordillo AR-T Series Bull Bar

Subtle, stealthy, and modern are a few ways to describe the Armordillo AR-T Series Bull Bar. Featuring a high-strength fabricated steel construction, textured black powder coat finish, and laser-cut steel skid plate, the Armordillo AR-T offers the ultimate blend of rugged durability and exceptional styling.  

Recessed into the bull bar’s center support is an integrated LED light bar, boosting visibility in low-light conditions. Armordillo includes everything necessary for a hassle-free, no-drill installation. Each order comes backed by a limited 1-year warranty.  

Features: 

• High-strength steel construction

• Textured black powder coat finish

• Simple no-drill installation

• Vehicle-specific mounting brackets and hardware

• Integrated LED light bar

• Pre-drilled holes accept optional auxiliary lighting

• Laser-cut skid plate

• Limited 1-year warranty

Westin E-Series Black Bull Bar

If classic tubular styling is what you crave, check out the Westin E-Series Black Bull Bar. This traditional tubular steel bull bar features a 3-in. diameter main hoop with an integrated skid plate, offering exceptional impact protection. A semi-gloss black powder coat finish improves durability, preventing the formation of unsightly rust. 

With pre-drill light tabs, the Westin E-Series allows hassle-free mounting of off-road lights. Westin backs each E-Series Black Bull Bar with a limited 3-year warranty. 

Features: 

• Durable 3-in. tubular steel construction

• Black powder coat finish

• Vehicle-specific mount kit included

• Simple no-drill installation (most applications)

• Heavy-duty skid plate

• Integrated mounts for auxiliary lights (sold separately)

• 3-year warranty