Factory Grille Replacement
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Factory Grille Replacement
I replaced my factory chrome grille today with a factory black grille and corner lights. It took me about half an hour to do.
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I took the Toyota emblem off the black grille in case I wanted to paint it black along wit the rest of the badging at some point. The new grille came with all the clips attached to it but I took them out and just reused the old ones, except for one which was broken either by me or just over time.
I am looking to sell the old chrome one if anyone's interested. I have both corner lights BUT the driver's side one is missing the arm that you put the screw through and into the grille and then metal body. I think I must have broken it from when I had to replace the light when it burned out a long time ago.
P.M. me if interested.
Click here for a few pictures.
I took the Toyota emblem off the black grille in case I wanted to paint it black along wit the rest of the badging at some point. The new grille came with all the clips attached to it but I took them out and just reused the old ones, except for one which was broken either by me or just over time.
I am looking to sell the old chrome one if anyone's interested. I have both corner lights BUT the driver's side one is missing the arm that you put the screw through and into the grille and then metal body. I think I must have broken it from when I had to replace the light when it burned out a long time ago.
P.M. me if interested.
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Originally Posted by Vato Loco
One question.....why would you do that? I'm just wondering thats all....
I guess I'm "blacking out" my truck even though it's white. From the dealership the only things on there that were chrome were the grille and bumpers. The rest of the accents were black unpainted plastic, like the fender flares, mirrors, door handles, etc. It just looks better wiht the black to me than half chrome and half black parts.
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Originally Posted by Darx
I'm getting rid of all the crappy, imo, plastic chrome on my truck. This is just one step closer to that. It will look better when the front winch bumper is on there. Purely cosmetic and easy to do.
I guess I'm "blacking out" my truck even though it's white. From the dealership the only things on there that were chrome were the grille and bumpers. The rest of the accents were black unpainted plastic, like the fender flares, mirrors, door handles, etc. It just looks better wiht the black to me than half chrome and half black parts.
I guess I'm "blacking out" my truck even though it's white. From the dealership the only things on there that were chrome were the grille and bumpers. The rest of the accents were black unpainted plastic, like the fender flares, mirrors, door handles, etc. It just looks better wiht the black to me than half chrome and half black parts.
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