Bad news for people who wanted 2011 grille...

So my truck is the black sand pearl and I wanted to update my grille to the new 2011 TRD sport color keyed grille. Well i was wrong, the 2011 truck is a completely different shade of black and the color keyed definately will not match. Thought I would pass the word on.

 

On the website it just says black now actually.

 

Yes, I talked to Dave at TnC (per Linwood's post) trying to get the 2011 grille on my 2010 black sand pearl. And yes, it's a different Black. Black Sand Pearl (code: 209) has been replace by Black (code:202) Yep, just plain black.

Black Sand Pearl sounds nice, romantic and cool.

Black just sounds dark, like my soul. Hmmm, maybe I should consider repainting?

 

nope paint code 209 on 2010 and 202 on 2011. Talked to David at Town and Country Toyota

 

The 2011 looked like a regular black if I remember right

 

I was told "It will stick out like a sore thumb"

 

How hard would it be to paint over it....would it be easier to get white and then paint it, or the different color black and match it to my color

 

Stick with your old grille and use the money that you would have spent on a new, pointless grille on something like a lightbar, toolbox, pop'n'lock, seat covers, floor mats, or countless other things that would be beyond cosmetic benefit. Just my $.02

 

Assuming that the new style is assembled the same way as the old one, and has the same specs, you should be able to remove the painted facing, and swap in onto the new style back piece.

 

Good idea but its the combination of new grille and color match i want.

 

Not really bad news, as it means less of those ugly-as-sin '11 grilles on the road.

Now if only they'd kill the hood scoop...

 

I love my the scoop actually
As for the grilles on the 11's, thats different

 

Thanks for the Information.. I wanted to get a 2011 grille in bsp.

 

Yup ^

 

The above is correct, Toyota went back to Black (202) for 2011 so it won't be a match to BSP.