2018 OR Grill No More Chrome

LOL! Our season started to go down the drain when we lost to Pittsburgh. #KeepPounding

 

None!!
Take the nose off; take 10 screws out ; squeeze the 6-8 chrome clips which frees the chrome bezel leaving grill attached to nose; snap in the black bezel; reapply the 10 screws; snap nose back on, 2 pop rivets, and 2 10mm bolts; plug in the TSS. Done.

 

“Squeeze the 6-8 chrome clips...”
Thats the part I meant. Almost impossible to squeeze or apply any pressure to get them removed without a small hairline crack at the base of the chrome clip. I used my hands so I could enaure I was applying the minimum pressure required to be able to remove them (instead od a tool where I would have been more prone to over squeeze) and yet I had cracks in various sizes at the base of every clip.

 

I was lucky.......chrome clips unbroken.

 

Got it done. Fairly simple.

 

Did mine the other day. Like it a lot better now.

 

Mine is an SR5, not an OR, but I wanted the chrome bezel blacked out so I found this thread. THANKS. I took the bezel off, didn't beak any clips, painted it black with Rustoleum "bonds to plastic" semi gloss black, and reinstalled. It looks much better. Time will tell if it is a viable alternative to replacing.

 

Looking good! Is it the SR5 black bezel?

 

Thanks! It's the SR bezel PN:

$154 52711-04010 Toyota Genuine Parts - Moulding, Fr Bumper (52711-04010)

52711-04010

 

That’s what I’m looking to do. To replace the bezel does the whole grill need to come out? Is there somewhere on here on how to do the bezel only. Thanks

 

Removing the grille from the truck, and then removing the surround/bezel is the only way I’ve heard of it being done.

 

Definitely have to remove the whole thing, not that hard just have to take time removing the clips and it is pretty simple. contemplated ordering the blacked out part, but instead decided to use spray plastidip and love how it turned out.

 

You have to take the whole assembly off the truck. Once the assembly is off, you can unscrew the bezel part and pop it off. You can leave the main grille portion attached to the rest of the surround.

 

Paint holding up well.

 

VHT my sport grille last summer, it's holding up well;

 

Seriously considering just going to a local company that wraps vehicles and having the chrome strip done. I'll have to see what the cost is compared to doing it myself.

 

I have to do this mod so badly!

 

i have 2016.......took off the grill and put pro grille on.......wanted to dell it but still have it......i might try de-chromimg mine and painting it flat black.......maybe do the same to the grill portion......if it look good, may put back on if o get chips in pro grill.....no broken tabs......now have a back up unless someone gives good price on old now....

but the pro grille does look good

 

Had some left over Vinyl wrap, so decide to
Black out the chrome looks n so much better

 

This looks great, I might have to do this mod with mine.