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Under headlight trim

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by joecrotch, Sep 2, 2020.

  1. Sep 2, 2020 at 4:54 PM
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    joecrotch

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    In case anyone else needs to replace the trim under the headlights and doesn't want to deal with paint. I bought the replacements off Amazon for under 20 I think. Then I had a roll of Oracle 651 white vinyl. Wrapped them up and can't even tell they are not painted. Used a heat gun to smooth and stretch the vinyl around the trim. Super easy and looks really good!15990906499748045273581770860473.jpg
     
    joecrotch, Sep 2, 2020
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  2. Sep 8, 2020 at 8:27 PM
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    You can buy painted to match ones on eBay. Just got some for mine for $40
    Not OME but fit ok after bending the tabs a bit.
     
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    MARK97XP, Sep 8, 2020
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  3. Sep 9, 2020 at 8:19 AM
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    1997tacomav6

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    O’Reilly‘s auto parts has the color match for the white 1997 Tacoma in a can for 15.00,

    Because the original paint has faded it will not match perfectly but will be close
     
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  4. Sep 9, 2020 at 8:23 AM
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  5. Sep 9, 2020 at 9:17 AM
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    Damn wish I would have known about the paint. I have a spot on my bed that the paint has flaked off. Think the match is close enough on these to not be an I sore if I prep and paint one spot?
     
    joecrotch, Sep 9, 2020
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  6. Sep 9, 2020 at 5:53 PM
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    Spay some in cardboard or something and see
     
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  7. Sep 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM
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    gotoman1969

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    In can totally tell, that doesn’t match at all, :rofl::rofl::rofl:. Like it, nice simple fix.
     
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  8. Sep 9, 2020 at 7:42 PM
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  9. Sep 10, 2020 at 8:42 AM
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    Just noticed the pic it does look different. Not that bad in person. Damn S20 camera!
     
    joecrotch, Sep 10, 2020
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