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My Finished RBM

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by TR3NT, Aug 3, 2009.

  1. Aug 3, 2009 at 7:55 PM
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    TR3NT

    TR3NT [OP] saving up

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    Just finished recessing my billet grille. I went for 3/4ish depth like on Vince's XR. Took a bunch of time. Lemme know what you think...

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  2. Aug 3, 2009 at 7:57 PM
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    beastlytaco

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    very nice
     
  3. Aug 3, 2009 at 7:57 PM
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    DanGer

    DanGer Avatar approved by 98tacomav6

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    wow I LOVE that look! Want to give me any tips? What grill did you use?
     
  4. Aug 3, 2009 at 8:19 PM
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    Padilla1880

    Padilla1880 "Let's Ride!"

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    Looks good!
     
  5. Aug 3, 2009 at 8:27 PM
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    ilovetacos

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    Sold!
    Nice job...I'm not into billet but the black and recessed looks good!
     
  6. Aug 3, 2009 at 10:30 PM
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    TR3NT

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    Thanks guys it was actually a lot fun having a project to work on...
    As for the grille it was a regular billet i picked up off ebay. i had to trim and grind a lot off the sides and bottom to get it to recess back and i had to j b weld some new tabs onto it.. dgerm i would advise you to check all the great write ups on satoshis because that was the first step in the process and give yourself at least a couple days to finish it
     
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  7. Aug 3, 2009 at 10:31 PM
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    neslerrah

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    great job. looks great.:thumbsup:
     
  8. Aug 3, 2009 at 11:58 PM
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    brian

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    muy bueno! great work!
     
  9. Aug 4, 2009 at 12:17 AM
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    NorCalTacoma

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    Nice grill, any pics of the black toy next to yours?
     
  10. Aug 4, 2009 at 4:43 AM
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    Simon2150

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    awesome job!
     
  11. Aug 4, 2009 at 1:05 PM
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    jonny

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    pretty sweet
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    Outlaw

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    Im jealous! Lokos great!
     
  13. Aug 6, 2009 at 5:09 PM
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    1BlkT

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    I think this is the first recessed billet I've seen :ohsnap:
     
  14. Aug 6, 2009 at 5:12 PM
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    phynyx38

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    Great job :thumbsup:, I normally don't like billet, but recessed and in black it looks awesome.
     
  15. Aug 6, 2009 at 8:39 PM
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    TR3NT

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    i really appreciate the praise.thanks again. hopefully i can get started on recessing the bottom billet to give it a cohesive look

    that taco belongs to 1BlkT, he's got a build thread you can check out
     
  16. Aug 7, 2009 at 5:03 PM
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    1BlkT

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    I think you should redo it ;)











    doing the side triangle pieces too :D
     
  17. Aug 7, 2009 at 8:46 PM
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    conqueso

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    nice job. i really like the semi recessed look. and yeah, do the side vents
     
  18. Aug 8, 2009 at 4:07 PM
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    TR3NT

    TR3NT [OP] saving up

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    thats a different way to agree. ive seen a couple with the lower portion recessed and it looks sweet. hopefully i can get started on that by next week
     

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