Is a better looking grill worth giving up the TSS Sensor

I am looking in to getting a new grill for my 2019 taco, the one I am looking at has turn signals installed in the grill, the only con is that I would be giving up my TSS sensor because I can’t find a grill that has turn signals and the TSS sensor. What do you guys think? Have any of you given up your sensor and regretted it?

 

You are going to be living with permanent warning lights on your dashboard if you take it out.

 

Yeah that’s something that I don’t want to have to deal with.

 

There is an alternative: This guy makes a relocation bracket for aftermarket grilles. However, it is definitely a "use at your own risk and be prepared to have thrown money away if it doesnt work" type of product.

https://www.ajtdesign-llc.com/online-store/TSS-Relocation-Bracket-10052B-p194252238

 

My interpretation is you are losing the functionality of TSS in exchange for a redundant cosmetic?

Personally, I like TSS. I would vote against losing it, especially for additional turn signals.

I you want prettier turn signals, look at upgrading your headlights. There's some really good performance-enhancing headlights with very good looking sequential LED signals.

 

Don’t give up TSS for a grill, that’s sooo 2017.

If you really want turn signals in your grill, couldn’t you just stick a pair of amber LEDs in the grill somewhere, then tap in to the turn signal wires?

 

true that, maybe I’ll probably end up going that direction!

 

You can get the ajt design bracket. And retain the tss sensor. The light will come up every now and then. I also live in so cal so the opportunity even use adaptive cruise control is almost non existent. Just consider your current situation. Do you use adaptive cruise control daily I wouldn’t do it. I don’t trust it. Id say I drive about 20-30 miles a day and it may turn on once in that commute. I mostly just did the bracket to get the light off my cluster.
Also don’t buy this grill from taco vinyl like I did. I paid $456 for this grill on Etsy. To later find it for about $180 on Amazon.

 

I also live in so cal and the only time I use it is when I’m going on a trip somewhere and that’s everyone once in a while, might go this direction.

 

Not true. Mine works fine.

 

Ahhhh a fellow Californian, people here don't use their turn signals, don't worry about installing them

 

ahaha very true

 

I wouldn't be willing to give up the radar cruise control. Absolutely priceless for long road trips

 

Check out the X-Trek Grille. You can customize it and if you get the metal mesh with it you can add all sorts of add on's to it light raptor lights, emblems, cameras, and if you figured out a way you could wire up some custom turn signals.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/x-trek-grille-insert-option-back-in-stock.521061/

www.x-trek.com

 

I personally was thinking about this when I got my truck. In my opinion it wasn't worth it to loose such a nice function for aftermarket aesthetics. I would do everything I could to keep the TSS. I modified my stock grille to make it more appealing to me. Not my favorite but at least everything works.
FWIW my grille lights could have been modified to work with my turn signals.

 

i wanted to run the rigid grill but noticed they didnt make a tss variant. might have to look into this bracket mentioned earlier.

 

Might as well trade down to a 2017 or 2016 if you really want your truck to look cool.

 

Wouldn't you fail inspection if the sensor was disconnected?

 

Who would buy a grille that makes you do away with your tss? I'd keep looking.

 

No!