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Would anyone be interested in replica TRD Faux grilles?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by daohaus, Jul 25, 2017.

  1. Aug 7, 2017 at 7:39 AM
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    RaiderJ

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    Just ordered one. It looks good enough for me, and I'm usually picky. I'll post pics once installed.
     
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  2. Aug 8, 2017 at 9:41 PM
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    Stock suspension-Black Bestop-Competely Dechromed-Derped Wheels-Trd Faux Grille
    IMG_0229.jpg IMG_0230.jpg A little insight for those on the fence about this ...Really pleased with the packaging,fit,"replication" and quality of this grille .The only thing that bothered me like a lot of people here was the letters ...drilled out the center of the o's and looks much less like a "replica". Drilling the letter mount holes was pretty straight forward. Eyeballed about the same size bit as the mounting tabs. Letters were a little loose for my likening...wish I would have seen the clips before I superglued the letters in place . They're snug on there now:anonymous: provided clips would probably have done the job.
     
  3. Aug 9, 2017 at 6:49 AM
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    Mine just crossed the border. Looking forward to getting it.
     
  4. Aug 9, 2017 at 9:37 AM
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    Just ordered one myself. If nothing else, it will get the ugly chrome cheese grater off the front for now, and help with the overall Lenno chin look of the truck and balance out the front end a bit (especially once I get the lo-pro on there). Have been liking the PRO grille, but was not ready to pull the trigger for what the OEM PRO's are going for. This one will save me the time, labor and hassle of taking the factory cheese grater off and painting it.

    Really like the DB Customs grille with the cut outs for the cube led's, but it will be a while before I decide if I want to go with additional lights. Headlights, led bar in the bumper, fog lights...then add a couple more cube lights in the grille? That's a lot o' lites on the front of the truck. Need to get the lo-pro and Baja Designs S8-20" on there and wired up and tested out off road before I decide if I'll want additional lighting. And my next trip just got delayed until late September or October.
     
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  5. Aug 9, 2017 at 8:52 PM
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    Marcoc

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    Ordered one also. I have an SR5 grille but always like the PRO better just not the $400 price tag. Going to drill out the O's also, good idea.
     
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  6. Aug 9, 2017 at 10:05 PM
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    Alright. Got it. Super easy to install. The only hard part is the removal of the trd Sport grill. That was the worst. I'm happy with it.IMG_5990.jpgIMG_5988.jpgIMG_5991.jpg
     
  7. Aug 10, 2017 at 7:26 AM
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    Those grille's would be o.k. if they didn't turn gray over time. Guess a guy could Line-X it though.
     
  8. Aug 10, 2017 at 10:13 AM
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    303 aerospace spray, or if you really wanted to, plastidip. Problem solved.
     
  9. Aug 10, 2017 at 10:16 AM
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    I'd buy one if I didn't already spend $400 on a real on lol
     
  10. Aug 11, 2017 at 5:01 AM
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    How did you go about removing the center of the "O"s.
     
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    Anyone know where you could get some 3d plastic letters that aren't just 3d printed, where you could customize what letters you want?
     
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    I just ordered one. Always preferred the Pro grill over the Sport/Off Road Chrome. Can't wait to get it.
     
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  13. Aug 11, 2017 at 12:01 PM
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    how big is the opening where the letters go? I have currently have a Light bar in that same area, wondering how it will line up.
     
  14. Aug 11, 2017 at 12:21 PM
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    I remeasured.
     
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    I'm interested in this as well. $200 with letters seems like a more reasonable price, also interested in the letters Tacoma instead of Toyota, I could actually see myself paying $250 with the word Tacoma in there.
     
  16. Aug 11, 2017 at 1:50 PM
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    It's actually $200 bare, the TYT letters are an additional $50 with specific instructions to get the full set of letters.
     
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    Saw that, I chuckled at the letters being scrambled, it took me a second to catch it.
     
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    Has anyone installed a light bar in the letter section yet? I'm thinking that's what I will do but have concerns about the strength of the grill where the bar would mount. It would suck it if broke in middle of a wheeling trip
     
  19. Aug 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM
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    This grill is lacking some of the vertical bars the oem grill has in the middle, so it's probably much weaker there.
     
  20. Aug 11, 2017 at 3:28 PM
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    Yeah, lacking both horizontal and vertical material to secure something as heavy as a light bar. Best thing is to glue the bar in without cutting/ drilling probably. It's got a bit of flex to it.
     

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