Dealer to get TRD Pro grille.

As anal as I can be and doing OEM, I think the longer harness is not really necessary and a waste of money.

 

I just installed mine last night on my TRD Sport, along with the black lower bumper trim to replace the painted piece. Went pretty seamlessly. Kind of a bitch getting all those clips released at the same time but not a big deal.

The only thing that frustrated me is the push on clips that hold the TSS sensor garnish to the new grille are hard to push in enough to keep the cover tight. You are trying to push the garnish inward while pushing the retainers opposite and getting that last 1/10mm of play eliminated is difficult. Worked at it for an hour, one little tang at a time. I recommend getting two thin o-rings and slipping them over the posts before you try and slide those push on retainers down. That'll allow you to crush the o-rings a little, keeping the cover nice and tight. Should have twist on retainers that can be tightened. All else went fine. Used the longer harness and I like that it stays hidden.

 

Looks good.

 

I tried re-ordering and it arrived last night. Will post pics once installed.

 

When did you order? I placed an order on 3/24 and am still waiting... I called and they said they were out of stock and waiting on more.

 

I ordered 3/28, it shipped out 4/3.

 

I did only order the grill though, maybe one of the other pieces was out of stock?

 

Pro grille installers on 18-19's might want to look at this before moving forward with install.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ified-vehicle-handling-process-update.603762/

 

Had mine done with no problem. I have an OEM pro grille.