Great video, very informative! I've just purchase a 2006 Tacoma with only 40,000 miles displayed on the odometer. With a ding on the side of the bed and a cracked front grille, the truck is quite immaculate. My Toyota dealer provided a new grille. Thanks to your video, replacing the grille was a piece of cake. Thank you!
Thank you once again for another helpful video. My son and I just installed a 30" led light bar in the lower grill, this helped me get all up in that yota grill..😎👍
I have a 2011 TRD sport and my grill lifts straight up for bottom removal FYI. Glad I looked first! There is one tab on each bottom corner that you use a flat screwdriver to push tab in to release bottom of grill and pull straight up.
Tacomaholic yeah...... well I got it from Puretacoma.com and it's going to be a pretty penny! After the dollar conversion, shipping and duty fees. Oh well it's just money and you can't take it with you when you die.
Can you show the fastest and easiest way to remove the lower valence (the lower center portion of the front bumper? Or how to mount a lightbar there please?
Once you remove the grill is it easy to remove the grill emblem as well? Mine has Plasti Dip on it and that Plasti Dip is peeling horribly. Bought it used 3 sep so had mods done to it. 2012 Tacoma Prerunner V6 if you need to know.
how the hell were you able to just punch out the tabs on the bottom? mine seems super stuck. There is a large visible tab on both sides, in addition to 6 tabs on the bottom. Yours just slides out?! Blasphemy!
@@Tacomaholic got all the way to the last screw on the inside (that you said would be a pain) and didn't have a thin enough ratchet (which i think i recall you said might be the case).. i considered going through the fender but wasn't confident enough in my car know-how to not F something up... going to look up a few more videos on taking off the fender and see if i can't do it that way. everything else went smoothly though
@@jakebrenneman5132 That last bolt sure is a pain. If you plan on getting an aftermarket offroad bumper in the future it's super easy to get to though.
Tacomaholic by the way your channel rocks ! Bought mine in August and all your videos that I've been watching are great ! Keep it up bud 👍 P.S. your Tacoma = 🤘awesomeness
Tacomaholic honestly not much because the truck was preowned , but mainly new ! Well taken care of. Has side steps will change that soon to sliders, has a foldable hard cover on the bed good for my firearms when transporting, does have a neat combination safe in the center console ! Which I really like. But I want a lift and bigger tires for sure , was thinking about the steel rear bumper you have. Good info on the bull bar changed my mind real quick lol. Might plasti dip the chrome grill like you did 👍your videos give me so much ideas! Impressive work man !
Tacomaholic have tooken it out off roading doing some steep hills and mountain hill climbing to really test out the truck and love It ! So can't wait to do upgradable off road mods to see it's full potential 😎
@@Tacomaholic Right on. So I looked at that grille on Rock Auto and what I didn't see was that TRD badge (which) is what I was really after. Did you have to order that separate?
@@Tacomaholic Thats awesome! I have plenty of mods that are going to happen this summer! Its great that you post all of these videos because its a good reference guide on how to do some of these simply yet cool mods.
Hey buddy, here is a link, but i actually painted the "TRD" part red with brake caliper paint: www.ebay.com/itm/3D-Black-Finished-TRD-Front-Grill-Grille-Metal-Badge-Emblem-logo-fit-for-Toyota-/201523819288?hash=item2eebc17318%3Ag%3AChkAAOSwc0FUqa2C&vxp=mtr&rmvSB=true
Sure thing! Just give the TRD part a very light sanding and tape off everything else. That brake caliper paint goes on nice and thick so 2 coats should be plenty.
Grabbed them on ebay. Here's a link: www.ebay.com/itm/Made-to-fit-Tacoma-2012-2013-TR-Eyelids-2014-2015/252467779206?hash=item3ac8409686:g:q7wAAOSwaNBUeGlG:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true
I broke a plastic thingy when I removed my grill. I now own 450 plastic thingies from Amazon and none of them fit my grill. I forced a 1/4" bolt to hold the grill and am searching for a new plastic holder.
Were you able to separate the chrome piece from the rest of of it? For easier painting. I'm going to be re-doing mine with bed liner as well. I went the derp route and it's looking rough.
holy crap those plastic fake screw things ARE a total nightmare to remove!!!! just did it last night. despite a screwdriver they like to bend all over the place instead of popping up. then getting it back in was holy hell!! i pushed i pounded it i pushed some more. over 10 min of struggling. idiotic- why doesn’t toyota ditch those damn things and have 4 screws!?!? helpful video though thanks!
Thanks man! Sorry they gave you such a hassle. With those things I think once they get slightly damaged they are a true pain to deal with. Luckily you can grab tons online for cheap. Here's a link: amzn.to/2AikEmQ
Okay people, please do not hit it. There are tabs lining the bottom of the grill that you can fully reach and push on one at a time. If you hit these you could break them.
Ah gotcha. I've seen insert kits for that part where other guys just end up cutting it out. I'll take a peek tomorrow because I can't remember if it's actually clipped in or glued in.
This does not work for a 2012. I have more clips on the bottom than you do. Please specify the your exact year model so people don't break things trying to "just pop it off" when there are additional clips.
