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TRD Pro Grille for $140?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by SDTaco89, Nov 10, 2017.

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  1. Feb 28, 2018 at 9:29 AM
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    OffroadJet

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    How is it? Looks nice. i did some research and found out you need to be careful with Amazon parts that say they're OEM. This is why i am just gonna pay the dealer full price. i dont want to screwed

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  2. Feb 28, 2018 at 10:33 AM
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    15 inch wheels? Do you mean 17 inch sport wheels?
     
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  3. Feb 28, 2018 at 11:58 AM
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    Truggin What a long, strange trip it's been

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    You are correct. A typo. I'll go correct it.
     
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  4. Feb 28, 2018 at 12:11 PM
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  5. Feb 28, 2018 at 12:28 PM
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    Bascoma I smell dog poop.....

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  6. Feb 28, 2018 at 5:06 PM
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    Got my grille from madhornets.com today (ordered Feb 20) and it is not the two-piece advertised on their site:
    It is the double-sided tape model:
    Contacting them now to see what they plan to do about it. The Hangover Hunter is not a Happy Camper right now!
     
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  7. Feb 28, 2018 at 5:12 PM
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    This happened to me as well. This is their response :
    Hi ,Sorry that we shipped a differnt version girlle for your order.

    There are two way to solve this.

    1. We would like to offer you a 30% discount if you can accept and keep the grille received.
    2. Return the grille received and we will ship the the grille as ordered.

    We apologize again for all the inconvenience it may have caused.
     
    Taco/Jäger, Feb 28, 2018
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  8. Feb 28, 2018 at 5:18 PM
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    So what did you do? This one will require the masking/painting of the first and last letters, sanding down a high mold spot in the 2nd T and other mods to keep the letters from falling off as mentioned in previous posts. That's a bit of effort, but getting 30% back may make it worth it.
     
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  9. Feb 28, 2018 at 5:27 PM
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    Mine didn’t require sanding down the mold spot. I did mask off around the letters and paint them with a satin primer/paint. I attached the letters with the tape. I then took JB Weld plastic weld epoxy and epoxied the plastic stems down. On the second T I notice the letter set a little crooked so I trimmed the bottom stem down on the side to make it sit straight. I did take the 30% refund which for me was 45.60 since I paid 151.99. Overall it came out ok for 106.00

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    Taco/Jäger, Feb 28, 2018
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  10. Feb 28, 2018 at 5:40 PM
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    This is the high mold spot in the 2nd T I mentioned (makes the T rock up and down):

    Grill high spot.jpg

    I paid the same amount ($151.99), so will end up in the same boat as you if (WHEN!) madhornets.com make me the same offer.

    Thanks for the info Taco Jager (Sorry, I don't know how to get the umlauts over the 'a').
     
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  11. Feb 28, 2018 at 5:45 PM
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    Use Facebook messenger to contact them and they pretty much respond with 20-30 minutes at night. Since their more than likely in China.
    I sent them this and got the response that I posted earlier:
    I just feel that I was misled by the description of your product online to include the photo and the actual product that I received. I was told that they were screw on letters and that is not what I got.
     
    Taco/Jäger, Feb 28, 2018
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  12. Feb 28, 2018 at 7:29 PM
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    I have a 2018 OEM grill coming in on Saturday. Paid $179.08 for the grill and $49.21 for the garnish. Hard to find and get an OEM one but once I got the shipping confirmation it was worth it. :) I'll post pics once it's installed. I needed / wanted the OEM due to the TSS sensor.
     
    CaliTaco18, Feb 28, 2018
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  13. Feb 28, 2018 at 7:40 PM
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    Well it’s not OEM. There knock offs. Just installed it tonight and I’m happy with it. It’s not a performance upgrade so for looks I would say it was what I expected. BD267B9C-3A6F-478A-B06E-1A58948A8AB7.jpg
     
    AY_ARONTRD, Feb 28, 2018
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  14. Feb 28, 2018 at 9:09 PM
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    CaliTaco18, how much was the shipping, and how did it ship? Oh, and from where
     
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  15. Feb 28, 2018 at 9:23 PM
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    Shipping was $32 to California via FedEx Ground.

    2018 Grill:
    https://parts.route22toyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-trd-pro-grille-tacoma-pt22835180

    2018 TSS "Garnish"
    https://parts.route22toyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-garnish-radiator-gr-5314135060

    TIP: Toyota has allegedly put out a memo to dealers to only order the part if it's for a TRD Pro owner who needs a replacement, etc. when you enter your VIN number in the ordering page, make sure it's for your TRD Pro you just "bought" and "crashed". Oh look, here's the one you just bought:
    https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inven...=false&filtersModified=true#listing=196197339

    VIN: 5TFCZ5ANXHX051311
     
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  16. Feb 28, 2018 at 9:25 PM
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    Thanks for the info Cali..."..
     
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  17. Mar 1, 2018 at 3:27 AM
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    The Toyota dealers in Richmond Va area want proof of ownership, photos of damage and insurance claim. But if you want to buy the $400 OEM TRD Pro Grill you can without any of the above mentioned items.
     
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  18. Mar 1, 2018 at 9:44 AM
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    That's why you order online from someone else. :D I tried multiple dealers until someone shipped it.
     
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  19. Mar 1, 2018 at 12:02 PM
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    oh you didnt get the 390 one. you go the 150 one or whatever it was?
     
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  20. Mar 1, 2018 at 4:52 PM
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    Yea mines the Amazon grill
     
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