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About to blow $350 on a TRD Pro grille...how does the emblem remove?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by TRSAndrew, Apr 23, 2015.

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  1. Apr 23, 2015 at 4:44 AM
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    I'm sure it has those stupid brass-colored clips that you just snip off and remove the emblem. Can any one confirm?

    Want to paint the emblem body color.
     
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  2. Apr 23, 2015 at 4:51 AM
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    I won't confirm because I don't want to break my new grille, but it appears you might pop them off and glue back on? no clips to be seen, but the letters were definitely attached separate(individually) to the grille. they are silver/grey color
     
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  3. Apr 23, 2015 at 7:33 AM
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    here's what it looks like from the back

    20150423_092147[1].jpg
     
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  4. Apr 23, 2015 at 7:41 AM
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    Perfect thank you! Just looks like I have to cut the nipples off and pop it off.
     
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  5. Apr 23, 2015 at 1:31 PM
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    they look more like line-up tabs more than anything. they are part of the grille, not tabs sticking through from the letters. I'm guessing the letter are glued on
     
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  6. Apr 23, 2015 at 1:35 PM
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    $350 is the lowest I've heard so far...
     
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  7. Apr 23, 2015 at 1:36 PM
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  8. Apr 23, 2015 at 1:45 PM
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    I just ordered this grill as well....(haters gonna hate). I wanted a ghost satoshi but HomerTaco doesn't have the one I want...bummer.

    I was also thinking about painting the letters. Should be interesting.
     
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  9. Apr 23, 2015 at 1:56 PM
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    3.99 roll of masking tape is what you need to paint it
     
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  10. Apr 23, 2015 at 2:49 PM
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    Not quite. It's being done with the proper paint at my body shop. :)
     
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  11. Apr 23, 2015 at 3:04 PM
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    That sounds like a pretty good price!....Like to hear how it went getting it on and how the letters come off, when you get to it.....
    free bump....
     
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  12. Apr 23, 2015 at 3:12 PM
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    Is this grill just the center insert?
     
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  13. Apr 23, 2015 at 3:13 PM
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    mine was $359 from dealer with shipping
     
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  14. Apr 23, 2015 at 3:17 PM
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    Yes, it's just the center insert. The grille is a piece of cake to get off the truck, but the little plastic clips kind suck getting undone as everything is plastic and you don't want to break the outer part. I just bent the locking tabs back on the old insert, It was too hard to release them and get it all apart without breaking something. The factory insert are cheap anyway, so it'll just go in the garbage. It would cost more to ship. than it's worth
     
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  15. Apr 25, 2015 at 8:53 AM
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  16. Apr 25, 2015 at 11:46 AM
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    Mind posting a copy of the bill for others to get a similar price?
     
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  17. Apr 25, 2015 at 5:20 PM
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    Can't the body shop just mask off the letters?

    I think you're opening a can of worms.
     
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  18. Apr 25, 2015 at 5:52 PM
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    They wiggle quite a bit, so I'm sure a person can get them off carefully and glue them back on
     
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  19. Apr 25, 2015 at 5:53 PM
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  20. Dec 10, 2015 at 3:41 PM
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    So where you able to pop off the letters? I want to do the same
     
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