Grill color change

Hey I have a 2005 Tacoma and I wanted to Change my grill from chrome to red (my paint color) I was wondering how to do it? Has anyone hear done that or do I just have to pull one from the junkyard (not sure if it came stock or now)

 

Anything will help. Thank you!

 

Depending on the dealer a color matched grill is $180-220. There are some on eBay or Amazon but usually the color match isn’t very good.

 

A body shop would also paint it for around $150. I color-matched mine on my silver 2006 several years ago with some DIY automotive paint and it turned out pretty good.

Also, there might be some paint fade on your truck due to its age so that might make it harder to match perfectly.

 

I just bought a color matched one from camelback toyota. They sent me the wrong one first(5-11) but then fixed it when I gave them a call

 

Ebay has oem painted ones you can buy . I’ve been eyeing up a 2011 grill in silver its just under $300 for a factory Toyota part. and as mentioned above your truck probably has faded a little and it will be a close match. But you could always buff and polish your paint back with a DA polisher . I did mine last year and it looks brand new.

 

That’s funny. I paid $170 for a oem color matched grill from the dealer.

 

170 damn thats a great price

 

Camelback out of Arizona is also notorious for low prices and even doing free shipping. Also I only buy from one dealer and the same parts guy so I get very good prices.

 

I bought a black one to replace a chrome one off of Ebay.. It was easier than the hassle of painting one.

 

Was it a 2011? That’s a honeycomb grille they did for one year, so could be a contributing factor.

 

2015.

 

Yeah the other dude got a 2011 which are usually higher priced due to the honeycomb