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Anybody Plastidip the chrome around their grill?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Dryfly24, Mar 26, 2019.

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  1. Apr 2, 2019 at 10:48 AM
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    Dryfly24

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    Dryfly24 [OP] He’s a leprechaun. He tells me to burn things.

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    I went through the dealer to order it. They won’t do it. They were gonna adjust the radar unit also after the install. Like I said, F’ck ‘em.

    I’ll just go back to the original plan and derp my OR grill.
     
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  2. Apr 3, 2019 at 4:07 AM
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    I like to get new tires before next winter like yours. Most likely cross into the US as they are cheaper for me to get.
     
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  3. Apr 3, 2019 at 4:13 AM
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    I also have been upgrading my Taco to a TRD Pro. Well sort of. Some of the electronics I can't put in. I did put on 1/4" skid plate 1 piece. Removing the 2 thin skid plates that came with it. Rust proofed the hell out of it. Husky floor mats, bed liner, TRD Pro intake with the 10 year filter, plus other accessories.
     
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  4. Apr 3, 2019 at 5:01 AM
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    The black is cool and all, but I went a different route. Wanted my surround, scoop, and badges to match the wheels. I'm happy with it.
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  5. Apr 3, 2019 at 5:13 AM
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  6. Jul 20, 2019 at 8:30 AM
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    Plasti dipped my grill trim. I may do the Toyota emblem also, not sure.

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  7. Jul 20, 2019 at 8:33 AM
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    Yup. The key is to ADD a layer of metallizer and or glossifier on top so that it doesn’t look like a crappy plastic dip job.

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  8. Jul 20, 2019 at 9:31 AM
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    I’ll second the idiot thing. Very easy but you do have to remove the whole grill surround. Few things I learned:

    I have a ‘19 and there are 4 extra pushpin clips on the very bottom. They are covered and only half visible. No YouTube video I saw showed these.

    Also, when the surround is off, figure out which clips need to be removed. I broke a clip unnecessarily. There are black clips and plastic chrome clips. I believe you only have to remove the black ones.

    Very simple. ACB960A0-70A8-432A-B6EE-38021EBF817E.jpg
     
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  9. Jul 20, 2019 at 12:57 PM
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    I've been waffling on replacing or painting the grill. Mine is the 2016 sport. Way too much chrome. Your's looks good . What kind of bug deflector is that?
     
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  10. Jul 20, 2019 at 5:33 PM
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    Just did mine today. It took all of 2 min to get the grill off. I wanted to see if I liked it prior to purchasing a SR bevel.

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  11. Jul 20, 2019 at 11:45 PM
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    I did mine, in an effort to un-chrome my Offroad vehicle.

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