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First Mod: Blazing Blue Metallic Painted Grill

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by TRD Pete, Dec 17, 2017.

  1. Dec 17, 2017 at 10:40 AM
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    TRD Pete

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  2. Dec 17, 2017 at 10:55 AM
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    tacotuesday29

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    what paint did you use?
     
  3. Dec 17, 2017 at 11:03 AM
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    Looks great
     
  4. Dec 17, 2017 at 11:05 AM
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    Really cleans up the look.
     
  5. Dec 17, 2017 at 11:06 AM
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    Good looking grille :thumbsup:
     
  6. Dec 17, 2017 at 11:06 AM
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    I'd maybe just upload the photos to here unless you want everyone knowing your full name and stuff.
     
  7. Dec 17, 2017 at 1:31 PM
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    Your truck looks really good like that, man. Well done!

    Clean up your yard and driveway a bit, eh!

    Also interested in this. While I’m not sure that I’d do this to my truck, it would be good to know what sticks on the factory plastic ‘chrome’ for other applications.
     
  8. Dec 17, 2017 at 2:23 PM
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    Damn... thanks for all the positive feedback guys! I’m still indifferent about it. For those asking about the paint, I had a professional body shop do it.

    And yeah I definitely need to clean up my yard. Living in south Florida it gets to be a real pain
     
  9. Dec 17, 2017 at 2:27 PM
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    The paint won’t stick to chrome. I ended up buying a different Taco grill that was black and painted the insert. It still comes with the chrome trim piece though. That’s why it’s still chrome. I was thinking of getting it sandblasted and then getting it painted also but it might be too much blue
     
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  10. Dec 17, 2017 at 3:42 PM
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    Thank you for explaining.
     

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