FS: 3rd Gen 2016-23 (W/ TSS Bracket) Tacoma Grill Mesh - New Hood, Headlight, Fog Light Pieces too!

Think I might be kicking myself in the butt for not waiting for the letters.

 

Think of it this way: The white letters will show a lot of dead bugs. They'll not be as noticeable in the black mesh.

 

True but my military endured OCD would have those bugs gone quick!!! Lol

 

I used a Dremel to remove the middle peg and trim the outer two so they would fit the grill. Used double stick tape to secure.

 

Likewise but I prefer not to polish and buff 6 letters every time I drive the truck between March and November. hahaha

 

Are you able to make one of those grills with a sports logo across the mesh? Say a Seattle Seahawk?

 

^^^ no...

 

Some logos could probably be done. The Seahawk logo is a bit more detail than what my machine would be able to cut. You'd likely need to source that from someone who's got a laser cutter.

 

Hahaha!

 

Outsourcing it to a local guy who's done some quality work for us with past projects. The only finishing we do in house is powder coat black, both flat and gloss, for some pre-cut parts (the rest of the powder coating is outsourced locally).

 

@customcargrills I'm on your website right now and looking to order a flat black grill with bezel and custom lettering. I read in some previous posts you use glue to mount the letters as opposed to mounting with hardware or welding. Does the glue have a strong bond? does it put up with the elements? I live in Northern Nevada and am concerned this method might not hold up.

 

Ballpark idea on what this would cost?

 

I ordered the material and glue from @customcargrills to do my 2015 grill and I can say the glue is super strong. I attached my letters with it and they are solid as a rock after a year of washing my truck 1-2 times a week. I literally get inches away with a pressure washer to remove bugs. So don't worry about the glue. I live in Wisconsin with cold winters and hot summer's.

 

I used Gorilla glue. Bad ass stuff.

 

Awesome. Thanks for the info.

 

Apologies for the delayed response. Kingair84 gave a good testimonial to the Goop, thanks.

From my personal experience (in Michigan) this adhesive seems to hold up well. The very first time I used the product was in 2002 to bond a grill to my bumper as well as a carbon fiber gas door to a hinge. Almost 14 years later, the car is still on the road and both of the parts are still firmly attached. Other climates may see different results, but I can say that since we've been selling letters across the world, I don't recall selling a replacement letter as a result of using this method.

Black mesh, on black bezel, with super white installed letters current full price is $479 + shipping. Current TW Member price would be $431 + shipping. If you had your own black bezel and did the installs yourself, current TW Member pricing would be $198 + shipping.

 

Just finished my install. Started a little slow because I was to chicken to pull the grill off. Thanks to @JHFMX for telling me to pull up then out. Once I did it came right off.

Once the 8 screws came out everything was pretty easy. A few of the tabs while removing the grill were a little tricky. I have big hands so I couldn't get to them that easy. Once I grabbed the grill and pulled it close they came right out.

Everything went in super easy and that includes back on the truck.

@customcargrills thank you very much for shipping me a great product. I knew it was going to look good but now I think it looks great!!!

 

Looks real sharp! Great to hear it arrived in good condition and you're happy with it.

Would love to see a pic of it out in the sun to use for the customer gallery on our site (hoping to compile the pics this weekend).

 

Another "Jumbo Taco" going out. This time on Small Perf mesh.

 

Just ordered mine! Can't wait to get it installed.

Looks really good on white.