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To grillcraft or no grillcraft?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Patrobs, Nov 9, 2010.

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Grillcraft with color matched grille or plain

Poll closed Dec 9, 2010.

  1. Grillcraft

    55 vote(s)
    79.7%

  2. plain with center painted black

    14 vote(s)
    20.3%
  1. Nov 9, 2010 at 10:45 AM
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    Hey guys I'm in a toss up. What do you think about the Grillcraft grilles? I have a superwhite regular cab that i plan on doing a colormatched grille on. Can't decide if I should do the grillcraft or just paint the inside on the color matched grille black. If anyone has any white trucks with either of these grilles I would love to know what you think/did!
     
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  2. Nov 9, 2010 at 10:56 AM
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  3. Nov 9, 2010 at 10:59 AM
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    ^post #129 on page 7 has a good photo of the new superwhite grill
     
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  4. Nov 9, 2010 at 10:59 AM
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  5. Nov 9, 2010 at 11:02 AM
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    Sure will
     
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  6. Nov 9, 2010 at 11:11 AM
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    heres mine i love them they fit great and look even better. i sanded down my factory grill surround and sprayed truck bed liner on it it came out perfect i also cut out the bars from the factory grill and blacked everything out behind there as well. i did top and bottom grill craft grills black mx series.

    71744_170251173001386_100000495141273_523443_4547706_n.jpg
     
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  7. Nov 9, 2010 at 12:16 PM
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    I love mine. It's the MX.
    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Nov 10, 2010 at 11:22 PM
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    Upper and lower grillcraft.....:)

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  9. Nov 11, 2010 at 11:24 AM
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    grillcraft and then paint to match. thats what im planning on
     
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  10. Nov 11, 2010 at 12:12 PM
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    this is exactly what I am looking to do. I did the grillcraft GB, BHLM this weekend and ordered the NFab light bar a few days ago!
     
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  11. Nov 11, 2010 at 2:07 PM
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    You will love the N-fab bar. Super easy to install and quality is killer. If you are like me you are wondering how much room you have for lights. I am using the 7 Series Hella's and the are about 1.5" from the bumper. The grill quality is great too. I couldn't be happier with the whole setup!:yay:
     
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  12. Nov 11, 2010 at 2:21 PM
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    Is there anyway you could get a side shot of the front so I can see the spacing between the light and grille?
     
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  13. Nov 11, 2010 at 6:56 PM
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    This is the best I can get tonight. If this does not work for you let me know.
    [​IMG]
     
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  14. Nov 11, 2010 at 7:06 PM
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    Thats perfect thanks! I was just curious how tight everything is. I just need to decide which lights to buy now! They are going to take a beating up here driving in the snow and ice. Pretty soon your truck will have a regular cab twin. I'll get around to posting pictures one of these days. Thanks for your help.
     
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  15. Nov 11, 2010 at 7:16 PM
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    You bet. Look forward to seeing the pics.
     
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