TRD Sport/Off Road Grille

I may be the first to ask this, but has anyone ever replaced their SR5 grille with a TRD Sport/Off Road grille? They seem to be scarce, but I'm sure someone offers an after market version.

 

Are they not the same? I thought only that TRD Pro (aka heritage) grill was different. In any case, all the grills are interchangeable, with some caveats related to the TSS sensor, and there should some take-offs for cheap.

 

TRD Sport



My SR5 grille.

 

My buddy did that a while back on his SR5. Looks pretty cool! I’d highly recommend just scouring Facebook marketplace or the listings here. My buddy got his for like $50 on Facebook. People are always selling that grille when they replace it with the ever popular Pro grille (myself included).

 

What do you not like about your SR5 grille? My 2016 Sport grille had too much chrome for my liking and I almost bought an SR5 grille

https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/toyota/tacoma/2016

 

Well, what do I know? I got curious and went to the garage to look at my grill. The one one my 2020 OR looks the top picture. I’ve owned a 2016 SR5 and a 2020 OR and never noticed the grills were different.

 

I don't see any chrome on the TRD Sport grill in the picture nor on my TRD OR grill.

 

The pre-facelift OR/Sport grille (pre 2020) was all chrome (like TA2016 says above), vs the one you have which is the dark grey color.

 

2016 - 2017 OR/Sport had quite ugly grilles (pre TSS), changed mine out as soon as l got home from the dealership after purchase.

 

Pages 5 and 6 of this PDF might show better pictures of the 2016 grilles. Bottom line, I wanted a black grille. Would have been happy with an SR or SR5 grille but ended up with a Pro grille

http://www.tfltruck.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2016-toyota-Tacoma-Technical-specs.pdf

 

Do you remember back in the day, everybody on TW called the 2016 - 2017 OR/Sport grilles "Cheese Grater" grilles?

 

Removed the OEM Sport grill in gray and the flat black aftermarket Sport grill installed on the truck is a $149 eBay item

 

Call me an oddity but I think the SR5 looks better… because not everyone else has it. And it looks less like a Tundra.

 

Love the black! Do you have a link to this black after market grille?!

 

I think I found the same one down below. I like that it's not an overlay (the one posted above to show an example of a Sport/OR grill..looks bad man), but it looks to be molded in a white/cream color plastic and I'd worry about paint durability...on top of my usual suspicion of cheap import plastic products. I may get a second Sport/OR grill to paint...or get weird and make a front camera mount for an SR grill. Would be curious to hear about longer term durability beyond the installed photo...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3350184553...uid=AUu_nJpxSke&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

I swapped my 19 off road chrome grille for a 2020+ SR grille. Does that count?

 

I sold mine for $100 on a Delaware Meet earlier this year.



I much prefer the aftermarket vintage grill.



It's just a handsome looking truck.

 

If you're still looking for one of these grills, I still have mine.
PM me if you're interested.

 

OP whats your location?

I have a brand new 22 Offroad grill im willing to sell.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/355065059992?fits=Submodel:Sport|Year:2022|Model:Tacoma

black plastic. It is not painted. I did wax the grill it in order to minimize water spots from the full service car wash.