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2017 Grille Swap

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Truck Nut, Oct 11, 2017.

  1. Oct 11, 2017 at 9:46 AM
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    Truck Nut

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    Hey there,

    No offence intended for anyone, but I can't stand the shiny grille of the 2017 TRD Sport and TRD Off-Road, and the grille on SR5 is too open and cheap looking, but the TRD Pro grille is really nice. Does anyone know if it is an easy job to swap out the grill on an SR5 for a TRD Pro grille? The guy at the local parts counter said the front bumper covers on the TRD Pro and SR5 are not the same, so he thought that maybe it wasn't just a matter of switching out one grille for the other. Thanks.
     
  2. Oct 11, 2017 at 9:48 AM
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    jaysonade

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    They are the same and will swap out.
     
  3. Oct 11, 2017 at 9:48 AM
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    7r41lbr34k3r

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  4. Oct 11, 2017 at 9:52 AM
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    EatSleepTacos

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  5. Oct 11, 2017 at 9:56 AM
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    Nitram

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    It's almost too easy. Popping all the clips on the old grill is the most time consuming/hardest part.
     
  6. Oct 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM
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    Midknight

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    This. It took me forever to undo the clips of my OR grille and I still damaged about half of them. Putting in the new one takes like 2sec
     
  7. Oct 11, 2017 at 10:03 AM
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    Truck Nut

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    Thanks guys!
     
  8. Oct 16, 2017 at 9:17 PM
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    kodaco771

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    I swapped mine out. IMO it is the best cosmetic change to do.
     
  9. Oct 16, 2017 at 9:21 PM
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    iHoopAlot

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    The TRD grille is a must do mod for any 3rd gen

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  10. Oct 16, 2017 at 9:23 PM
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    MESO

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    It's a close second to the BAMF;)
     
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  11. Oct 16, 2017 at 9:51 PM
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    ICU1

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    Easy as 123.
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  12. Oct 16, 2017 at 10:05 PM
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    picturethis

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    These also swap out

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  13. Oct 17, 2017 at 8:51 PM
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    iHoopAlot

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    Haha that’s true! I would get a BAMF grille if they didn’t take so long to be delivered
     

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