New grill 2018

The old grill wouldn't be as terrible if they'd offer it in all black.

 

LOL tough crowd. They are sitting around a conference table at Toyota "vertical black grill instead of horizontal chrome, they are going to LOVE it"

 

You're right, it's sad, someone approved this grill!

 

TSS ALWAYS OFF.....ECT ALWAYS ON.....Send out the MESO SIGNAL!

 

It is just a grill..... You still get the great truck attached to it I happend to like my cheese grater with the SSM - and A LOT better looking than herp derping it with plasti stuff

 

I actually love the shiny cheese grater as well. It also has to do with the color of the truck itself. I think if your truck is black, white, orange (forgot name) or cement, get a pro grille. Blue, Gray and Red look nice with chrome grilles.

But of course these are just my personal preferences. YMMV

 

Not that my opinion is better than anybody else's, but I can't stand the font choice for this grille. I really think they would sell more if they could match it a bit closer.

 

No. You are right.

 

The chrome ring is so pronounced now. Autozone trim ftw lol. Yuck

 

This guy - Kevin Hunter.

He moved from his Cheese Grater period of grill design in 2016 and 2017, to a more dynamic combination of materials, methods, concepts, and subjects that challenge traditional boundaries and defy easy definition in 2018 with his evolution to his Potato Masher period.

http://www.trucktrend.com/features/1509-interview-with-2016-toyota-tacoma-designer-kevin-hunter/

Wait for 2020 when it's rumored Kevin will be debuting his Colander phase.

 

"In high school he learned of a Chrysler-sponsored program for aspiring young designers, submitted a portfolio of drawings, and was one of six students chosen to spend a summer working at Chrysler's design center

 

WAIT - both designs, this dude and Sweers, can from Chrysler? Man, toyota may be fucked if this is the case....

 

Yup..checks out

 

Toyota announced for 2019 there will be a “build your own grille” app on the website.

Here’s a sneak peak at the options:

 

sounds like they were passing the pipe when they approved this one...

 

I had 2 lifted and locked 82’s that I wheeled the shit out of haha I actually liked the grill and front end on those things, they looked much better than any grill available these days! Lol

 

That truck had a badass grille. Still looks good.

 

Agreed and when you trim down the bumper to about the width of the grill and cut everything not needed behind it out they look real mean!

 

We’ve gone so far down the rabbit hole with these trucks that you might forget just how “no nonsense” old Toyota styling was. Not my truck, but I sometimes I wish it was (‘cept for the heated seats, power windows, mirror defrosters, etune.....yadayadayada)