Getting my grille on

[shokenore]

Thank you
All the blocks are in and the nuts and bolts all nipped up.
Just need a few early finishes this week and the radiator drop can be done.
The bumper is in the process of being filled and sprayed, so come the weekend it should all be back together.
Hopefully.

[MWS]

Good man !

[shokenore]

Hey Ady if you're going to paint the letters black, why not just use something like these ? Cheap as chips, £1.65 on Amazon. PS Nicely trimmed valance.

Good find on the letters btw will have a look
The valance trimming does indeed set off the front end very well.
Gives it a nice stance.
Even more so now as I have finally done the 2" inch body lift...

[MWS]

Hey Ady if you're going to paint the letters black, why not just use something like these ? Cheap as chips, £1.65 on Amazon. PS Nicely trimmed valance.

[shokenore]

Love the red truck badging..gonna have to look into that for my old boy too😊

I had the grille material lying around the garage.
I had a look at the satoshi styles mainly featured on the US sites and they all seemed to use the mesh type.
I seemed to be noticing way too many front grilles done using the mesh on vehicles around here and wanted to try something different.

I have plans for another style that I'm mulling on at the moment and also another front grille that I can dremmel.


I spent forever dechroming the plastic, this is a very special type of a pain in the ass.
If you are very very very careful you can use a blow torch to make the chrome coating come away from the plastic.
But if it gets too hot it will deform the plastic underneath and cause bubbling on the plastic surface, which you will then need to fill and rub down.

[shokenore]

3D badge letters here.

Thanks for the link.
Had a look and the letters are only 28mm tall, which I think are too small, so onto plan b.

[mickyod]

Love the red truck badging..gonna have to look into that for my old boy too😊

[KERRSURF]

3D badge letters here.

[Karma Supra]

I have been considering this too, with the upcoming bodywork

(getting a full re spray, will probably stick with black but temped to go with Toyota "Deep titanium" as it looks rather good on the other half's RAV4 - I also have the intercooler bonnet which will ram feed the cold air box)

My choices were Satoshi Grille, or Facelift Grille.

Facelift:



or Satoshi:



My factory one has a crack in it anyway, so either way I'll need to buy new, the next decision is chrome, or colour coded?

[shokenore]

Plasma cutter, template and a steady hand

So
What would one of those run to

Ie just T O Y O T A

In plain old mild steel no bridging between the letters.....
And probably letters about 2 3/4 high...
Now who could do that?

[yoshie]

Lol
Only if you can post a link to where I can get the big TOYOTA grille badge from.

Plasma cutter, template and a steady hand

[shokenore]

Lol
Only if you can post a link to where I can get the big TOYOTA grille badge from.

[yoshie]

Pictures stored and idea stolen for my work in progress.

[shokenore]

I like the lettering on the red truck.
But my powers of internets has failed.
I can't find anything TOYOTA longer than 100mm

[BUSHWHACKER]

Something like this?

No, too in-yer-face.
Like this....



Or this......



'89 Surfs (pre facelift)have TOYOTA on their grilles.