2011 grille in a second generations tacoma

TRD FJ's, 16"x7.5" ...

 

Just got my '11 in on Wed. love it, but I need to black out that emblem in the front. How/what did you use to do it? did you remove the emblem, paint it, and re-install, or did you paint it on the truck? what kind of paint? what color? did you sand it first? any other details you can provide would be appreciated.

Thanks! and congrats on your new truck!

 

You just pop the hood, and on top corners of the inside of the emblem there are two pins that hold it on. its very simple. you just push the pin down and pull the emblem out from the front toward you.

I just washed it and dryed it off and painted it with three coats on krylon gloss black and it looks perfect. if you want you can hit it with regular black then coats of clear, its up to you. sanding is not necessary because your emblems new and it will make the paint come out not as smooth and glossy.

dont spray super thick coats or it will run and let it dry between the coats for at least 25 minutes and at least 2 hours after you paint it. when your done you just insert the bottom of the emblem back into position then push the top of it on both sides and the pins will snap into place.

 

That is exactly what I did with two differences. I first put 4 coats of Dupli-Color Adhesion promoter. Then 4 coats of Krylon Fusion for Plastic Black paint.