[blazor]

so originally i was going to get a billet grille and paint it black...but then i realized that i disliked the billet grilles on the stangs. so my friend has an 06 silver tacoma and he spray painted the whole grill flat black and it looks really tight. so instead i bought a can of rust oleum flat black, took off the grille and cleaned it in soapy water, and painted the whole thing flat black. it looks tight, but its not on yet. when i put it back on tomorrow ill take a picture and show you guys.

so for any of you interested in a change w/o a ricer grille...here you go

[Onemanzu]

or you could just get a grill delete but its all good... neat idea get some pics up

[blazor]

grill deletes look cool...but i didnt feel like spending the money

[WLJohnson05]

so....u painted a black grille black....

[gooberhead320]

what i did was buy chicken wire type material and fold it to fit the exact spot of the old grill and bought a pony emblem and put it on the side of grill like where the cobra is on the grills and it looks awesome. oh and i painted it flat black

[Onemanzu]

really? do you have pics? that sounds neat

[WLJohnson05]

o ok, u mean like mesh wire stuff? i hope ya didnt use chicken wire haha

[gooberhead320]

haha no i didnt use chicken wire. i dont remember what it was it was awhile ago when i got it. all i need to do is put the pony emblem on the grill and i can put it on the car. so what i told you is just what i saw when i put the emblem on the grill and set it on the table and looked at it and just saw the grill on the car.

[WLJohnson05]

nice, cant wait to see pics

[blazor]

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05 so....u painted a black grille black....

i painted the chrome pony flat black too. ill put up some pics tomorrow...

[blazor]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 what i did was buy chicken wire type material and fold it to fit the exact spot of the old grill and bought a pony emblem and put it on the side of grill like where the cobra is on the grills and it looks awesome. oh and i painted it flat black

that sounds cool... i might do something like that eventually, but for now im happy. get some pics man

[Murderjetz]

[gooberhead320]

im working on it. jeez you guys are gonna make me do this tomorrow. haha its taken me like 3 months to do it hahahaha

[blazor]

ok here you go guys, i just finished up...

the grill itself

the process...


done!

if you have not taken your grill off, beware of the 4 bolts on the bottom of the grill that hold it to the bumper. it takes a lot of patience to get them off and back on. if you guys want to know anything else just pm me

[gooberhead320]

what happened to your headlights?

[JASonic]

dude nice job!!!!! Just make sure you use good quality paint. Dont go getting Dollar General shit cuz it wont last. I did all my stuff in silver and it look real good.

[JASonic]

Silver... thought id share these for fun...

[JASonic]

side scoops

[blazor]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 what happened to your headlights?

i took them out cuz it gave me a lot more space to work with when i had to remove the four bolts on the bottom of the grill. i was able to get my arm back there easier. im going to get new headlights soon anyway...the correct ones. long story short...my 01 has 99-00 headlights. i cant wait till i get the stock smoked ones...it will bring out my grill nice

[blazor]

Originally Posted by ja002gl dude nice job!!!!! Just make sure you use good quality paint. Dont go getting Dollar General shit cuz it wont last. I did all my stuff in silver and it look real good.

thanks man! yeah i did it with the best stuff i could get my hands on at home depot...rust oelum "high performance" industrial spray paint. its really good stuff ive used it before. i like your silver... it looks real nice with the blue.