phoenixtroy

What's up ...

I was thinking about getting a grill insert but I was torn between what kind to get. I was hoping I could get some input here..

I am torn between these two grills which one do you like better? It is going on a 99 black 4runner...



or the same grill powdercoated black.

OR...



or the same grill powdercoated black...

thanks for your input!!! P.Troy.

Jonathan

Where did you find the second grill? and do they make one for the 4Runner? I love the 2nd one, that what i want to put on mine!

saigon1965

P Troy,

Yeah that second one is kinda neat, different than the billet one, where is it available at? maybe I'll get one too! hehe.

phoenixtroy

The second grill cost 132.95 for a 99 4runner. It can be found here..
http://www.performanceproducts.com/P...20&partnumber=

Jonathan

Well i like the insert but they don't make it for the 96-98 models. Oh well

saigon1965

same problem here, oh well gotta go and fab our own insert.

Yoter

The 2nd grill looks nearly identical to what I got from EuroGrills.Com for $5 per sheet. It is a sheet of mesh grill stuff you cut to fit and looks hella sweet. I used the excess to cover my blinkers and head lamps. You can get very creative with this stuff and for $5 each what a steal. Blue

WT

This is what I did last year on a rainy day it was a under $10 mod too.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...70979415BtZtyh
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...70979501Hejyzg

I'm sure if you search there several old post on this still out there.

Jonathan

Hey WT is your mesh white or is it stainless steel? I don't want white. If i get stainless steel, how hard do you think it would be to paint it black where it won't chip or rust?

White SR5

I don't know about performance products... they're a big company and don't know about what they sell a lot of times. Example: they have that mesh grille insert for the 1999 4Runner, but not the 2001 4Runner. The funny thing is, both years have the same grille. I'd double check with PP to make sure you are getting the right thing before you order personally. My vote would be for the 1st one though.

Zach

Yoter

Good deal, that stuff is so cool looking. Same stuff I put in my grill. Great minds think alike.

pfdaxe

White SR5:

Actually, those grills are different. The '99-'00 are the same. They changed them for the '01-'02 models.

phoenixtroy:

Take a look at the pics on my site. There are pics of my stock '00 grill with the Home Depot/Lowes gutter guard and the '96-'98 grill I now use with the same type of mesh. Cost less than $10 and looks just as good. I added a "T" & TRD emblem to give it alittle character.

Paul

Jonathan

Hey Paul, where did you get the TRD emblem at? I really like your grill a lot, I'm just a little worried about hacking my grill up. If you don't mind, could you PM and tell me how you went about putting the mesh in there and getting it to stay? Thanks a lot.

Phoenixtroy, sorry about hijacking your thread, everyone else disregard me.

Jboy

Sorry I can`t help, I don`t like them. But if they came in black then oh yeah!

pfdaxe

Jonathan:

Here ya go:

https://www.yotatech.com/~corey/tech...lle/grille.htm

The TRD emblem is one you get with a supercharger. You can buy them seperately from Toyota and sometimes on Ebay.

Paul

Jonathan

Thanks a lot Paul

WT

Its Galvanized material from home depot called gutter guard.
As for painting it black not sure how well it would hold up, maybe someone needs to be the first to try it. Look at some of the other PICS on my webshots collection you will see how I did not cut out my part of grill, I just overlayed mine over the center part (cut out center for Toyota logo) and used galvanized paint hanging wire to hold it in a few places.

phoenixtroy

lol ... that's alright i gotta lot of good ideas in this thread...

dexter

i have the black gutter guard (rattle caned) in my lower valence and its been about 9-10 months and still looks great just take your time and put on a nice thick layer of clear coat

go for number 1 thats what i want really really bad anyone know pricing??

Jonathan

Dexter, do you have a pic of your black gutter grill? I would like something to have a reference to. Thanks!