2nd Gen TRD Pro Style Grille Insert

Been striking out on upgrading my grille. 1st placed an order with Sparks for the Sequoia 2020 grille.. only to get a cancellation email from them that's it's unavailable.

Then i found this lovely thread and placed another order with Sparks for the grille surround., Only to get ANOTHER email cancellation from them stating it's out of stock. Why sell a product when it's unavailable is frustrating. 2 for 2.. cancelled orders with Sparks.

Regardless found a black plastic surround grille in ebay which I'll paint along with the mesh grille in this thread. Much appreciated! Will post pics once installed... Unless I get another cancellation email lol.

 

I'm fairly local to Sparks (they're about 90 miles away) and I don't buy from them unless I need to. Their shipping is absolutely insane and they don't do any FREESHIP codes like most Toyota Parts dealers do. I bought a Rock Warrior grill/surround from McGeorge Toyota (I think it's somewhere in TN) that was factory painted to match my Super White for cheaper than Spark's had it listed. I got it about a week later, and with free shipping.

 

Any updates on this?

 

Still waiting on it to ship, bro



Edit: Just called them and they said it's supposed to ship out tomorrow....

 

How do you attach the letters to the grill

 

4 small Phillips head screws

 

Does anyone know where to purchase the 2010-2013 surround for my 2007 hopefully already painted?

 

I ordered mine through McGeorge Toyota. Do you already have the 10-13 brackets?

edit: It depends on what color you have, but for super white this was the part number.
531000C240A0

 

I saw the link to sparks for the xtra hardware and brackets. Was the surround expensive from OEM

 

I paid $170 shipped with a "FREESHIP" code for the 10-13 Rock Warrior grille painted to match from McGeorge.. That was March of 21 though, price might have gone up.

 

Yes, I bet it’s a little more now, thanks for the info Mike

 

Talk about a pain in the ass. It seems that all Toyota dealers are backordered on this. I've had 2 orders cancelled. Nobody uses inventory levels on their websites.. its so annoying. I ended up buying through eBay a black grill that I'll attempt to paint. If you do find one in white or any other color for that matter, please quote me so I can buy as well!

 

Still in the looking around stage on this mod. If found I will let ya know. I was wondering if this mod. will decrease the value of my 07, probably will get a taco with in the next year

 

I absolutely cannot see how this would decrease the value.

 

I feel the same way.

 

@Shanet421 you were right. Tacoma inserts are a perfect fit for the grille. This means you could save money and just buy the stickers to install over it, but I went ahead and spent the $50ish for the TacoVinyl one.



Edit: That being said, I ordered the product on September 19th and it just arrived a few minutes ago. I called the company a few days ago to ask when my order was going to ship and they were fairly nice and said "tomorrow!". Makes me wonder if I hadn't of contacted them were they ever going to get around to shipping it.
Shipping was $13.74, and then they make you add on another 98 cents to insure your package.

Overall, it cost $50.62 to change the letters from grey to white. To me, it's not worth it. I do enjoy the look quite a bit more, just not the price. If I was any good at laying vinyl decals I'd go that route. Here is a link to the taco vinyl site. You can find the stickers all over Amazon/ebay if you decide to go that route.

https://tacovinyl.com/products/pro-grille-insert?_pos=1&_sid=03cb25aee&_ss=r

 

Couldn’t have said it better. There are so many parts and pieces to make this thing look even better but when is enough enough lol….



….answer is NEVER


Truck looks great btw!

 

Light up version

https://www.kokautoparts.com/produc...rmarket-2016-2022-tacoma-trd-pro-style-grille

 

Wanted to thank @Rube207 for this thread. Was able to remove the previous owners gangsta grille.. it's so much better! Also thanks to OP's grille insert that I purchased, looks great. Should have that on in the morning!

Quick question.. how many of you installed the small rubber gasket with 3mm tape between the grille and hood? I put it on but it came right back up on the sides. You guys just leave it off?

 

Looks a million times better already!

 

Just installed yesterday, looks 10x better. Mine didn’t come with raptor lights or harness like everyone else, but I’m not bothered. And conveniently enough the Toyota logo matched the color of the truck. Also thanks @Rube207 for the insert, looks waaaay better than the faux sensor lol

 

It’s crazy how much it updates the overall look and feel!

How do you like those fogs?

 

They’re actually pretty good, I got them on Amazon for just over $60. Plenty bright and match the headlight color well

 

Do you have a direct link to them? I have halogen fogs that I'd like to upgrade to match my 5500K HID retrofit.

 

$57 GXENOGO LED Fog Light Assembly for Tacoma 2005-2011/ Solara 2004-2006/ Sequoia 2008-2015/ Tundra 2007-2013- Pair, Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DFRQBKS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

These look awesome - thank you!

 

Finally got around to installing the led's. I used a fuse tap ,tying into the headlight low beam. So they only come on when the lights are on. The inigition fuse is already being used by my headlights.

 

I bought one off eBay yesterday for $299 shipped, has the orange lights.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3942931589...yrvcjzvrsk&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I almost bought the EAG mesh grill for $199 by mistake but then I noticed that is a custom 2nd Gen grill and not the “Trd pro grill”.

The seller in China wanted me to send pics and details of my truck after purchase to ensure it’s a match, idk.?

Update: 12/13/2022 I got the grill, updated Toyota emblem painted silver, and orange led lights. The grill and outter trim are 1 unit and do not come apart like the OEM unit.
All in all it looks like a high quality piece.

 

I got the grill in and on.
Still not done with frontend work but wanted to share for the group.

Fit and finish is good.
Lights seem fine but I haven’t wired them in yet.
I reused the OEM metal bottom brace, this one came with a cheap plastic retainer.
This one did not include female clips needed in hood so save your old ones, but did include the male clips.

the method that holds the latch onto the grill backside is thin and flimsy, popped off the first time I opened it, I put a fatter screw in but I know it’s a matter of time till I need another solution.

unexpected bonus for me is that the TOYOTA is painted almost my exact color silver (silver sky metallic). I would paint the trim but it would just get scratched up anyways plus I could use the money elsewhere like a new rear bumper.