1st ever built Taco from Texas

the first Tacoma that rolled out of the texas plant. am i blind here or the grill is totally different from the original 05-09 year Tacoma's? not feeling it with that just one bar grill thing.. what'd you guys think about it? just a refresh etc.. and it seems a honey comb grill is in place beween that one bar.

 

Thats a fancy looking factory there. Nice white Tacoma coming off the line.
But yeah, I'm not too crazy about the refresh on the grill either.

 

i get that part but you don't notice the difference?

 

not just the honeycombing but that one bar grill they got going.. as far as i know it the production started last month but they had the ceremoney on august 6 on rolling out the first Tacoma out of that plant. completely new news to me

 

For those nearby or passin' through this way.

http://www.toyotatexas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=2

 

You know the first time I saw a pic of the 2011 grill I hated it. I kept looking at it and decided it wasn't so bad, and now I really like it. Has it "grown" on anyone else on here or is it just me?

 

Here is my 2011 Grill

 

I like the grill now and I prefer the non union made in TX Tacomas...

w00t!!!

 

That honeycomb grill would look awesome without the horizontal bar...like a factory Satoshi...

 

I'm not liking the new grill.
For some reason it looks a little cheap to me...

 

The grill on the 2k11 xrunners is color matched. I'm going to swap out my 08 grill for that, and because I like the look of the new grill. Just me though...

 

x2 I like the 2011 grill. Steig posted a pic of a chrome with what looked to be black center. I realy like that combo. Thats just what i like.

 

the honeycombing is way too big for my taste

 

I want to know how the build quality will be compared to the CA plant.

Maybe one of the reasons Tacomas had complaints as of late is because the CA plant workers knew they were going to lose their jobs and started to be lazy.

 

And if you look carefully you can see the big brother being born on the left

 

I have an 09. the build quality of it is good- the humans bolting it together did their job just fine. However, I do have all the other minor but still annoying problems that are well documented on this site: steering column rattle on washboard roads, seat belt tensioner rattle, squeaking clutch pedal, weak rear springs, etc. All of these, and most of the typical complaints I see here, are design issues and not assy line issues.

 

Glad to see the first one is a White Double Cab! I don't care for the new grill. It looks like chicken wire to me. I didn't like it 10 years ago when Ford tried it.