raptor grill for my 2012

I see what your saying. So you would have to make your top bend smaller than the bottom for the look your going for, so the middle area that is raised is more parrallel with the sides of the grill, and there would be a even reveal on the side lip, unlike his where it is tapered. Looking foward to seeing how it comes out.

 

yes in theory but i will take more of a look at that when i get to that point but because of the way the grill has the weird curves i am not 100% it will look good.. like it will probably look funny having the top bend smaller the the bottom...

 

Let us know how it goes brother I am very interested

 

i will definatly keep everyone posted!

 

I love this!

I want to do it but I am scared I will destroy my grill, but 2 PIAA 500 Black magics would look outstanding in the grill.

 

do like i did if you are 100% about doing it and buy a second grill.. because i can tell you this is not an over night or even a weekend job! I do agree with you on the lights and i might look into something like that

 

By buy a second grill do you mean the grill insert? If so that is a great idea.

I wonder what my land lord will think of me fiber glassing in my apartment

 

well i bought a whole new grill from partsgeek.com for a really good price.. and land lord ha i had to hear my wife bitch about the smell of fiber glass and taking up the entire dining room table through this process

 

On my 2012 SR5 the grille surround is the chromed plastic. What would it take to get one (or make mine) the body color which is Sage Mica (dark green with a gold base)? Eliminating the chrome and the simple clean black mesh grille insert would do wonders in my opinion. I have a front plate bumper, so there is no longer a "lower grille" in my case.

 

How is the quality of the parts geek grill, any noticeable differences vs. OEM?

 

Substitute wife for g/f I will have the same issues this weekend if I do it haha

 

Sand it, clean very well, adhesion promter then primer. Sand again with high grit or wet sand to get the paint perfectly flat, clean again. Spray with colormatch and then clear. For a factory finish wait a week or two, then wetsand and polish then wax. Or just buy one lol. If your ganna do it on your own i would recomend not using duplicolor. Use paintscratch.com or automotivetouchup.com. If you want a real nice durable finish order a can of 2k clear coat.

 

for the grill surround i had the chrome also and i just took it to a paint and body guy and he painted it to match my truck and for the mesh grill i am thinking about making a few in my spare time and offering them if people are interested... good thing about that is if prople do have the color matched grill already then the surround actually just comes apart its held together by screws and clips!!
here is mine with chrome

after it was color matched and a couple more mods

 

only difference was it was held together with phillips screws and factory is hex but besides that i really didnt notice a difference

 

Which specific mesh product did you choose (link please)?

How much did the chrome paint match by your paint guy cost you?

How much did the letters cost?

 

Mesh:
http://www.customcargrills.com/proddetail.asp?prod=Perf_SS

The letters are $50 from JLee at B.A.M.F.

 

$50 from jlee at b.a.m.f

 

beat me too it

 

well im half way there on the second grill (hard to find extra time) and i decided if im going to make a few of these that i should make a mold to form the corners! and it worked like a champ sorry they look a little rough right now but i will cut the excess and finish the sides and post some more pics in the next few days! here is a few pics..


its hard to tell from this pic but once its trimmed and formed should come out like i want it

 

Ill take a raptor grille if you decide to sell another