TStango

I did this early last month and even fool myself that I have a newer truck.

This is a great appearance upgrade for early 3rd gen 4Runners. Nothing better than plug and play!

Here are the pictures
And a special thanks to Jason Burtman of Burtman Industries for supplying the clear corners. These really complete the look.

Vato Loco

Looks good, how much did the grill run you?

thanks

TStango

Thanks.

I think it was $115 or $120. I wanted a non- chrome one so I could paint it to match the color of the truck but I guess they aren't available.
I tried painting the old grille, for practice, to see if it was possible to do over chrome. I ended up spending two and a half hours peeling the chrome plating material off with a razor blade and vice grips. It worked but I got an orange peel finish. Decided this is too much work and I'm keeping the new one chrome.

pfdaxe

Looks nice! Nice & clean!! Now time for the clear bumper lenses

BTW: They do have the non-chrome grills. You just have to ask for the Sport Ed. grill. I actually just sold one. Keep up the good work!

shore_caster

Was $120 the price from the dealership or an aftermarket store? Also, where did you buy the upgraded headlights, and how much did it cost?

rimpainter.com

Looks great, nice work!

turboale

haha, whats with bringing back year old threads recently?

rimpainter.com

shore caster!

4Runner4Christ

I also think it looks nice. I would also put in the clear bumper lenses.

turboale

Well... in the year that this thread has been sitting around he has gotten a TJM T15, so thats no longer an issue

TStango

Damn, I almost forgot my truck used to look like that. The grill and headlights I bought were aftermarket and the grill turned out to be a piece of crap. The chrome easily errodes to show the black color underneath. I purchased everything at a local autoparts store that got the stuff from some supplier in NY. The headlights were $162 a piece I think. Looking back, I can't believe I spent that much money on something cosmetic.
Last Fall, I ended up reinstalling my original grill that I painted to match the truck. With the TJM and IPF lights in front of it, you can't notice that it isn't professionally painted. If anyone wants the 99-01 grill, you can have it for $50

Jason B

Somehow I must have missed your original post!

Looks good. I now sell the headlights on my site.

They do give about a 15-20% improvement at night, and also look great.

X-AWDriver

I got a set of new headlamps for my '97 and were $260/pair. They aren't cheap but big improvement over the frosty older ones.