recessed grille

Backstory: I originally shared this over at CT, but before that, I had entertained a Satoshi grille thread (http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/128422-satoshi-grill-question.html). There, I posted a Youtube video discussing how to go about the whole ordeal. If you're curious, all you really have to do is watch the video, as I discuss it quite thoroughly.

 

Oh... and in the video I noted that you needed to make something special in order to access your hood latch. This is actually untrue and I feel like an idiot, ha... I even made a little cable for mine. You can still free your hood by simply getting your hand under the hood and pushing the latch to the left. I guess I got hung up on having always lifted it from under -- go figure. I also stated that I would be cutting the latch, I did not, but rather just bent it downward.

 

do you have an up close of how you dealt with the hood latch?

great vid and pics! its inspiring...