3rd gen Grilles..

That makes me think about what types of metal are being used on them then. On my old ford i had a custom made honeycomb grille from a fab shop near my house it was made from stainless though, never had any issues with it expanding.

 

Even after the super cold snap from this past winter, my metal grille made made it through last winter, with zero issues.

 

How would a metal grill expand?

 

What is physics, Alex.

 

Actually the metal and the plastic would contract in cold weather. They would just contract at different rates.
This happens every year on every vehicle. We are just isolating our topic to one specific area.
In a purely theoretical bubble: from 72 degrees F to -15 degrees F, the plastic would shrink about 4 times more than the aluminum, in the horizontal direction. (approx. 0.36" vs 0.09")
HOWEVER, these are rough numbers and don't account for any geometry, or clearances in mating features, or other real world happenings.
Also, it is not an instantaneous temperature change. It is gradual as the seasons change so things have a chance to acclimate and settle without damage.

 

BAMF recessed raptor grill.

 

got a link for this grille?

 

Metal

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cracked-grill-surround.529768/

 

Just ordered one today! I was iffy til I saw the pictures. Can't wait. What's going on with the second one? does that light up????

Yeah I know what you mean they should've lowered it to the piece that's above the bumper, the black lower grill. Where everyone puts their light bars

 

Where do I send money for preorder?

 

https://empyreoffroad.com/collections/tacoma-grilles/products/2018-toyota-tacoma-grille-insert



Painted the surrounding bolts and back plate to OEM Cement. Looks TUFF

 

Im curious to see someone color match the headlight case to match the truck instead of the usual black, has anyone done that ?

 

I've been thinking about hitting up a junkyard to see if I can get a headlight that is damaged for next to nothing to try this.

 

I mean i don't think a Barcelona red would be a good fit for my tuck, but i feel like the more neutral colors would have a good shot in making that look special

 

This is about the closet thing I am aware of, but it is just the trim piece, not the whole bucket.https://mesocustoms.com/collections/all/products/headlight-trim-plates

@no vtec 4me , Ever thought about another color for the headlight mod?

 

I'm curious as to what most of you tie into for your amber grill LED's?
Some I have read tie into the running lights some others into the driving lights or run a switch on the dash.

 

I like that one, kinda looks like a caddy grill.

 

Derped' the grill till I find something I like (Just black plasti dip, no glossifier).

 

@MESO - you said you were looking into it a while back...and bam there she is! I'd love to see how it looks installed and then how much it's gonna cost me to get one.