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Thinking of blacking out my chrome grill. help me decide.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 737mechanic, Aug 8, 2020.

  1. Aug 11, 2020 at 8:33 PM
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    Checkers10160

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    I'm new to Tacos so I am not sure what the 2011 grille looks like but here is my 2005 with chrome and then with plasti dip

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  2. Aug 13, 2020 at 6:34 PM
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    My thought process is the mirrors are black, the door handles are black, the windows are tinted, and the only chrome upfront is the grille surround. If I plastidip it and like others have said if and when I get tired of it I can peel it off and the chrome will be like new again.
     
  3. Aug 13, 2020 at 6:37 PM
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    Here are a couple pictures of the front and side.

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  4. Aug 13, 2020 at 6:39 PM
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    Was also thinking of doing the emblem blackout thing also.
     
  5. Aug 13, 2020 at 6:57 PM
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    A ton of members have done all of these
     
  6. Aug 13, 2020 at 10:25 PM
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    Here's my 15 TRD OR. I dipped my chrome surround and emblems all around. I also painted the lower valence to match. Screenshot_20200706-161038.jpg
     

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