2020 Sequoia TRD Pro Grill conversion

+$150 for the plug and play harness..Or if your lucky $900 for used set on EBay

 

I paid about $800 on Ebay but have heard people having bad luck with them arriving cracked or repaired. Not new and un-used.
I got lucky and had no issues.

 

All of the sequoia headlights I've seen come from ebay under $1500 have been repaired or are missing tabs and/or cracked. They were all pulled from wrecked sequoias. A brand new set under $1500 is very lucky. A used set under $1k that has no defects is like winning a lottery.

 

Leds are so cheap nowadays, it's a crime how much headlights cost.

Bought some trim restore, but honestly, after looking at my truck, not sure why I did. Most of the trim looks really fresh. Mirrors and that little radiator panel behind the grille could use it, lol.

 

@BigArt how did you mount Tacoma small lights into those big holes of TRD grill?

 

They are not in between, they are on top of the grill.

 

@BigArt could you send me upclose picture I want to see how you done it.

 

it comes with 3m tape. not sure how long it will hold up.

 

@BigArt Thanks!

 

Has anybody attempted to install light bar behind upgraded grill? Please share pictures and details.

 

The gap kills it for me. Somebody should design something other than weather stripping to fill that space.

 

Easy fix. purchase a Sequoia bumper. problem solved. next on my list....

 

@BigArt you have parts list for bumper swap?

 

I got a sequoia bumper plan the works. I cut it in half to create the two piece design to go with my aftermarket front bumper.

stay tuned.

 

Hi everyone. I am new to forum and getting ready to do this mod on my 07 Crewmax. Quick question for everyone. My truck is slate metallic but the grille comes in only a few colors like attitude black or MGM. Would prefer not to paint and trying to decide if MGM is close enough. @BigArt your truck also looks like Slate Metallic. Did you install a MGM colored grille or have a body shop custom paint the grill Slate?

 

I had my truck painted to match.

 

Best week ever! Got my wheels and tires put on Monday and now this morning the new front grille showed up!!

 

Ordered a black grille from sparksparts last week and it showed up only 4 days later! To get it painted to match, I took it to a recommended shop here in Maryland and they quoted me $284, which I thought was expensive. So I took it to another reputable shop that quoted me $744!! Needless to say, I'll be dropping it off at the first shop in the morning. I didn't know the shops out here were going to be this expensive, but maybe I've been ignorant to the cost of painting.

 

Shit..4 days! Mine took 4 weeks!

 

I've done a bit of my own painting and have used the stuff the professionals use. Remember I live in the Southern California area and everything is more expensive here. So, the smallest quantity the paint supply shops sell is a quart. Last thing I painted was my BMW rear bumper. So I got a quart of two stage BMW blue (forgot the exact name) and a quart of two stage clear for a total of about $125. This will do more than the bumper and is certainly more than enough to do our grille surround. Now figure that the grille is off the vehicle and there is not much to mask off as far as area is concerned. With all that in mind, the $284 doesn't sound too far off the mark, but the $744 sounds like they just didn't want to bother with such a small job and therefore quoted you out of the ball park.

 

My black grill arrived today (took about a week to get to California from Sparks Parts). Waiting for a second box with the bulge, brackets, clips, and bolts. Will document all the parts I use and upload pics of the install. I will be installing on a 2007 crewmax. Thanks to all the forum members who paved the way for the rest of us.

 

I had to wait 6 weeks on the grill and 8 weeks on the headlights

 

Awesome!!!

 

Eric6621,
Thanks for the insight on that. Maybe it would have been a little better if I chose to pull the trigger on color matching my chrome bumpers too. The shop just called, and the grille is painted and ready for pickup! Will post some photos later.

 

This new grille is so purty I wish I could see it from the driver's seat! Thanks for all the guidance from the guys and gals on here. While reading through this thread, I noticed there are a lot of people who hop on here and instead of reading each post, they ask the same questions over and over whether it be for part numbers, or install tips. So here goes an attempt at my first write-up with as many details as possible. Maybe it'll help someone...

For starters, I ordered most of my parts from SparksParts. Everything was delivered in 4 days. Use the promo code TUNDRACREW for a sweet discount. Here's what I ordered for a 2020 Sequoia TRD Pro:
1. Sequoia TRD Pro Grille - 218 Attitude/Midnight Black Metallic - P/N: PT363-0C200-BL - $361.26
2. Molding(Midnight Black Metallic) - P/N: 53111-0C240-C0 - $59.82
3. Fog Lamp Assembly Screw (these are for fastening the upper moulding to the grille) - P/N: 90167-50063 - (order 2 of these) - $0.56/ea
4. Mount Bracket Bolt (these are the bolts to fasten the grille to the grille brackets & hood. They aren't necessary if you choose to reuse your old ones, I just wanted everything brand new.) - P/N: 90119-A0156 - (order 10 of these) - $0.71/ea
5. Grille Assembly Retainer (these are the little yellow female retainers that sit in the hood and receive the white plastic studs that come with the new moulding piece. When removing the old grille, these pieces will likely break, thats why you should order new ones.) - 53191-0C010 - (order 5 of these) - $1.08/ea
6. Side Molding Retainer Clip - (these are the single use plastic retainers on the far left & right of the upper moulding piece. The new piece comes with them, but if you have to take it off after installing it, you'll need new ones, as they WILL break.) - 75819-33010 - (order 2 of these) - $1.72/ea
7. Etopars 157" 4M P Shape Car Door Trim Edge Moulding Rubber Weatherstrip Seal Strip Auto (this is the weatherstripping that a lot of folks used to help conceal the new gap that is under the grille. While some adhered this to the bottom of the grille, I chose to adhere it to the top of the bumper trim.) - here's the link:

$13 Etopars 157" 4M P Shape Car Door Trim Edge Moulding Rubber Weatherstrip Seal Strip Auto

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077P632FC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8 - $9.29
8. SEM Trim Black (I used this to spray the plastic bits behind the grille. They were all greyed from sun damage and a few coats of this brought them back to black.) - P/N: 39143 - $6 or so for a can at a local store.
9. I then dropped off my grille pieces at a local shop and paid $253 to have them prep and paint them Silver Sky Metallic.

Here are some not-so-high-quality photos of the result...

Just don't do what I did and scratch your brand spanking new paint when lining up the two grille pieces!!

 

Very concise and handy write up. Thanks for sharing and wow, what a sweet face lift. Normally not a cosmetics guy, but this is a must have in my book

 

Looks nice! I think I might have to color matched the grill next

 

Just finished my 2020 Sequoia TRD Pro Grill conversion on my Slate Metallic 2007 Toyota Tundra Crewmax. I decided to go with Attitude Black vs. taking the grill to get it custom painted to match my factory Slate Metallic color. Also ordered some Attitude Black mirror covers to tie in the look so it appears less random. Took about an hour but I tend to go slower to make sure I get things. Below is a list of parts I ordered along with some step by step instructions of my install with pics. These parts and instructions should work for all 2007-2009 Tundra if you are upgrading from a factory grill (needed to get new grille brackets). Many thanks to all the forum members who have done this already. Made it so much easier for me to do it and wanted to help other members who are considering doing this upgrade (well worth it in my opinion to give your tundra an updated look)

Parts ordered from Sparks Parts:
(1) PT3630C200BL TRD Pro Grille Assembly. Front Grille ($370.52)
(1) 531110C240C0 Grille Molding ATTITUDE BLACK MC. ($59.82)
(1) 531170C030 Grille Bracket (Right, Lower) ($40.38)
(1) 531180C030 Grille Bracket (Left, Lower) ($40.38)
(5) 531910C010 RETAINER, RADIATOR G ($1.08 each)
(10) 90119A0156 BOLT, BUMPER PAD, NO. 3 ($0.71 each)

Before installation


Step 1: use a plastic trim tool to remove the black trim piece on top of the grill. Just go gently around and it will pop loose


Step 2: you can use a screwdriver or a 10mm socket to remove the 5 screws that hold the old grill to the hood.


Step 3: open the hood and remove the 10 nuts that fasten the grill to the hood and grill brackets. There 3 nuts on each grill bracket and 4 nuts along the hood. You will also need to remove your auxiliary hood release from your old grill (it is ok to leave it dangling from the hood lock)



Step 4: now you are ready to take off the old grill. gently pull straight off and your truck should look like this now


Step 5: what we need to do now is remove the old left and right grill brackets and install the new grill brackets. For each grill bracket there is a nut holding it in the front, a bolt and a gray plastic retaining clip holding it in the back. use your 10mm socket to remove the bolt and the nut. Then pinch the gray plastic retaining clip for it to release. Do this on the left side and the right side. Then follow same instructions to install the new grille brackets. One tip: the new grille brackets come with new gray plastic retaining clips. I found it easier to install by leaving the new gray plastic retaining clips installed on the new brackets and then just pushing in to lock them in place on the hood. Then I used the old nut and old bolt to secure.







passenger side grill bracket removed


old passenger bracket on top, new passenger bracket on bottom


new grill brackets installed on left and right side


Step 6: With both the left and right grill brackets removed, we now need to remove the 5 white plastic retainers on the hood as the new grill uses yellow female plastic retainers. Again, I used a plastic trim removal tool. Just gently go around each and it will pop out.



Here is what it looks like with the 5 white plastic retainers removed.


Start putting in the 5 new yellow female retainers. NOTE: they were numbered and had a dot on one side. I wasn't sure if there was a number sequence but made sure all dots pointed up


Step 7: Now you are ready to install the new grill. The new grill has a longer plastic guide pin in the middle near the top that I used to help guide the grill in place. I was a bit nervous during this part as I didn't want to the grill to slide off. You will want to move quickly to begin threading in the 10 new bolts to help hold the grill in place (3 on each grill backet, 4 that attach to hood). I only partially thread each one on by hand. some of them take more time to seat in place vs others. When set correctly you can screw each bolt in with ease but it takes some adjustment and shifting. Don't force it and take your time to make sure all bolts are lined up correctly. Once all bolts are in place, tighten with 10mm socket. Lastly, reinstall your auxiliary catch release to the new grill.

mounting the grill but no bolts yet


gently lift up the hood and begin lining up the bolts and hand tighten them in place. Then continue to adjust until each bolt spins smoothly and then tighten with 10mm socket.


Step 8: now it is time to mount the bulge. As all other forum members mentioned, this is the trickiest part of the install and it is very easy to mess up. The reason why is that there are three separate locking mechanisms to secure the bulge to hood and the grill. 1) line up the 5 male retainers that go into the new yellow female retainers plus 2 additional male retailers at the end that go into smaller holes in the metal next to the yellow female retailers - one on each end 2) there are about 4-5 flat rectangular plastic trim tabs on the bottom of the bulge that lock into the grill. These tabs are angled upward. You need to make sure each one is aligned correctly before you push. 3) there are about 3-4 flat rectangular plastic trim tabs on top of the bulge (these are longer and thinner than the bottom tabs) that also need to hook into the grill. Again these also need to be lined up correctly to lock in place. Once you have all three of these locking mechanisms lined up correctly begin to gently push. if it is lined up correctly, it will lock in with firm push. If it is not locking in, stop and check for alignment. don't brute force it because if it is off, you will get a tab stuck and it could break. If done correctly you will hear a nice click. slowly move from left to right and take your time. I attempted 4 times before I did it right and the bulge should appear flush end to end.



Step 9: All done. Also changed out the mirror caps to attitude black to match. I noticed my bulge today wasn't completely flush at the tip on the drivers side (sticking up a little at the edge). I firmly pushed and heard it securely click. looks like one tab did not lock at install but popped in place today and again is the hardest part of the install to get right. The gap between the grill and the smittybilt M1 bumper is about 2 inches for me. I am looking for some weatherstripping now to close the gap. Best of luck with your installs and thanks again to everyone for all their guidance on this thread.

 

fantastic post AYC5289!!