SEQUOIA GRILL GUARD

Hi! This is my first post. I am about to buy a a 2005 Tundra. Will a grill guard from a 2002 Sequoia fit?

 

Yes (At least the one I have claims it will)

$215 HECASA Steel Grille Guard Compatible with 2000-2006 Toyota Tundra 2001-2004 Sequoia Front Bumper Brush Grill Grille Guard Black (NN1027)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKG2TZ2Z

 

Ah the good ole damage multiplier!

 

Unless it's free, you might be putting the cart before the horse there guy. I'm 100% certain that 2005 is going to need things more important than a grille damage multiplier.

 

This isn't a direct answer to your question, but it is probably some useful information.

Brush guards are used for helping moving brush out of the way and to protect against low-speed impacts. There is a wide range misconception that they are good for accidents, which is incorrect. I will list out the reasons below:

1) During a high-speed / high-impact accident the crash energy is no longer transferred around the vehicle in the crumble zones. Instead, the crash energy is isolated to the brush guard. This is bad news for the Tundra as the brush guard mounts to the frame. If the crash energy is no longer traveling through the designed crush zones then the only place that the majority of it has to go is to the frame directly. The frame will be bent and will require replacement. This equals to the Tundra becoming a total loss through insurance and sometimes it could have been prevented by not having a brush guard.
*Frames can only be repaired by cold-straightening. Heat is not allowed to repair frames as this causes the ultra-high strength steel to become brittle and promotes corrosion.

2) The energy transfer bypass that occurs on your vehicle also affects the vehicle that you hit. Instead of the panels that are designed to crush to help absorb kinetic energy, you now have a steel javelin strapped to the front of the Truck. This can cause a lot more damage and injury than a normal accident.

If you're traveling off road trails often then it may be worth your while, but if it's a pavement princess (like mine) then I would pass up on it.

 

May depend on cab type as to how it fits and/or looks. There are a number of differences between cab types. Did you care to share what cab type? I'd expect it to fit a double cab, maybe not access/regular cabs.

And before you fuck yourself on a new purchase, have you see our buyer-warnings thread?

 

Yea, you’re way better off just hitting the deer.