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Black “Tacoma” inlay

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Contractor Cody, Feb 27, 2018.

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Black out the grill or nah??

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  2. Nah

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  1. Feb 27, 2018 at 5:55 PM
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    Hey guys here are some photos from my easy to install, Tacoma inlay from Eyecatcher on Amazon.

    Let me know what you think!
    Badge blackout is next of course.

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  2. Feb 27, 2018 at 6:07 PM
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    Quicksand absolutely loves black! Any chrome on QS looks...wrong. Keep blacking out!

    Thinking of those for my Cavalry blue.
     
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  3. Feb 27, 2018 at 6:30 PM
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    Hahaha I couldn’t agree more, thanks for the reply!!!
     
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  4. Feb 27, 2018 at 9:44 PM
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    Black letters just pop on quicksand!
     
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  5. Feb 27, 2018 at 9:45 PM
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    I got the American flag decal on mine. It’s a white one though
     
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  6. Feb 28, 2018 at 3:22 AM
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    DD7E980E-4478-41F8-BD5E-51C7C1F51196.jpg All black
     
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  7. Feb 28, 2018 at 4:17 AM
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    Agreed!
    I like the contrast on the tailgate handle as well.
     
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  8. Mar 3, 2018 at 11:59 PM
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    What kit did you buy for the blackout badges Cody?
     
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  9. Mar 4, 2018 at 6:29 AM
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    So I was going to go lazy and cheap with plasti dip, however after overspray cleaning for 2 hours and finally tearing off the plasti dip from the letters, I’ve decided I’m going to take them off and do matte black duplicolor. Then re adhesive them back in place.
     
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  10. Mar 4, 2018 at 5:21 PM
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    Definitely think blacking out as much as you can is the way to go.

    I went with plasti dip for both grill and badges. To prevent as much overspray as possible I just taped off the area around badges with some painters tape and newspaper ads. 3928337C-96CA-44E4-87E5-388C1649546D.jpg00DA6F84-C3F9-4E04-A694-4E1B05308DAF.jpg9BE08873-7D59-44FD-86FE-B09B2B97B986.jpg506A4F07-4415-4A34-AF97-07E66E7061ED.jpg
     
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    You must not have covered the area around good enough and sprayed heavy enough. I tapes a small box around the letters and it all peeled perfectly. After 6 months of pressure washes the plasti dip is still as new.
     
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  12. Mar 4, 2018 at 5:29 PM
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    Looks great!!!
     
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  13. Mar 4, 2018 at 5:29 PM
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    I was definitely lazy with it.
    I took them off and sprayed them with actual spray paint since I had em off already.
     
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    What rear bumper is that???
     
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    Seriously that thing looks dope
     
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    What part of Tennessee are you in?
     
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    Fab fours premium rear bumper.
     
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    I got the same inlay kit but my “c” is coming off... I cleaned the truck and used alcohol but it’s still peeling off.
    They look nice tho!
     
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  19. Mar 9, 2018 at 5:14 AM
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    I was in Antioch, but I’m back in San Diego now
     
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  20. Mar 9, 2018 at 5:15 AM
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    Maybe go get some auto 3M adhesive for it?
    Double sided tape sticks out too far I believe
     
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