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TRD grille swap

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by DMB4x4, Dec 19, 2019.

  1. Dec 19, 2019 at 6:46 PM
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    DMB4x4

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    TRD grille swap with chrome delete.

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  2. Dec 19, 2019 at 6:48 PM
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    ARMYGREEN

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    White looks so good with the pro grill!
     
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  3. Dec 19, 2019 at 8:06 PM
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    CCLJ03

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    Looking good! Where’d you end up getting everything? Looks like bumper ends, bulge and grille/surround?
     
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  4. Dec 19, 2019 at 8:20 PM
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    Black Wolf

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    Nice. I'm going to do a chrome delete up front too. Looks great!
     
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  5. Dec 19, 2019 at 8:36 PM
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    Blueknights75

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    Looks so much better!!
     
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  6. Dec 19, 2019 at 8:42 PM
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    Nice! Good color choice! Here's mine:
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  7. Dec 19, 2019 at 8:43 PM
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    kwesterh

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    Nicely done!
     
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  8. Dec 19, 2019 at 11:02 PM
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    DMB4x4

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    Grille was from a local Toyota dealership in so cal. hood bulge and front/rear bumper ends were wrapped with a color matched vinyl by a local shop.
     
  9. Dec 19, 2019 at 11:03 PM
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    DMB4x4

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    Thanks! Yea I agree, I like it way better
     
  10. Dec 19, 2019 at 11:53 PM
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    vegas4x4

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    Looks 1000 times better. I did the same swap in black. 2019 headlights are up next to complete the look
     
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  11. Dec 19, 2019 at 11:56 PM
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    ZappBrannigan

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    Looks great!
     
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  12. Dec 20, 2019 at 3:53 AM
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    Looking good!
     
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  13. Dec 20, 2019 at 4:49 AM
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    I like it,
    but I like the chrome too.
     
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  14. Dec 20, 2019 at 5:55 PM
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    Looks awesome!!
     
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  15. Dec 20, 2019 at 9:25 PM
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    Better pic...

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  16. Dec 20, 2019 at 9:27 PM
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    Amazing how much you can change the look by doing that swap. You can add the TVD Vinyl Decals to the front "Toyota" letters for a little extra pop. I got mine in white to match the rest.
     
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  17. Dec 27, 2019 at 6:03 PM
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    Oats87

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    Do you know what specific vinyl you had used for the color match? Looking to do something very similar with my truck.
     
  18. Dec 28, 2019 at 5:36 PM
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    Clemshady

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    Go with the gloss white Avery Dennison wrap. I ended up getting two rolls of 3x5 which was 15 square feet each. About $38/roll. Here is how mine turned out:
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  19. Dec 29, 2019 at 3:38 AM
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    Where in SoCal is this shop located? Thinking of getting my ends wrapped to complete the dechroming.
     
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  20. Dec 29, 2019 at 2:55 PM
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    Okay, thanks for the pics + info! I just placed my order for the gloss white Avery Dennison wrap. I ended up going down the path of doing all of the other things (hood bulge/grille/etc.) as Toyota OEM, so the only thing I have left to do is the bumper corners. Funny that Toyota doesn't sell them pre-colored...
     
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  21. Jan 22, 2020 at 10:10 PM
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    Sorry for the late response.

    upland, Ca
     
  22. Jan 22, 2020 at 10:14 PM
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    Name of place and how much did it run you? Remove caps or done on truck?
     
  23. Jan 22, 2020 at 10:17 PM
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    My caps were left on the truck but if I were to do it again I would remove them.
    I don’t know exactly how much it costs, as it was a gift from my girlfriend. I just took it there and it was done.
     
  24. Jan 23, 2020 at 4:07 AM
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    Reason why you would remove them?
     
  25. Jan 23, 2020 at 10:42 AM
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    DMB4x4

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    Makes the wrap job a little cleaner. Plus it’s easier for the guy to do it, so it possibly could take less time
     
  26. Jan 23, 2020 at 11:14 AM
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    I did the same20190730_193828.jpg
     

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