noobshooter
Member
This is what I did. Not thrilled that the double sided tape is visible, but at 10 feet away you can't see it.
My Satoshi Grille Mod.
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AdoboRunner
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Looks great man!
Silvr Bullet
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That looks awesome, nice work.
Agreed. Is it too late to spread the fogs out?
Foo-Fighter69
New member
Nice grill! Do you mind if I ask what kind of mesh that is and where did you get it?
RunnerJeff
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I wish someone would sell these! It looks great, but from what I have seen they are a bit time confusing and require using fiberglass and what not. I am a student and on top of hunting and working I just don't have time for something like this to keep my car down. Changing wheels alone puts a hamper on my time. If anyone knows a good write-up, or if the author has a good write-up, that can be done quickly 3-4 hours let me know!! I love the Satoshi grill but time is against me!
Mytoy4
New member
Check out my build thread. I did mine in 4-5 hours. It was very simple. Used no fiberglass or bondo.
Edit: I just realized you have an 05. I have the newer grille, so with that it was very simple.
gaterose
Senior Member
3-4 hours probably isn't gonna work with the '03-05 grille. But the good thing is you can find an '03-05 grille on ebay for like $30 then you don't have to worry about your 4runner being down.
I did this writeup when I did my second satoshi. FYI the grilles used in the thread were both cheap eBay used grilles, and I managed to find both already in the correct color (white). The '03-05 was $25 shipped, the '06-09 was $60 shipped.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/103653-03-06-retrofit-satoshi-grille-writeup-picture-heavy.html
noobshooter
Member
I could move the lights, but I do not want to drill new holes into the bumper, or make a custom mount for the lights. I can remove the lights when I get a roof rack w/ light mounts.
It's a perforated aluminum I purchased from Mcmaster-Car McMaster-Carr
97BlackAckCL
Elite Member
Looks nice, any plans to do away with that strip of tape, perhaps mount each letter individually?
noobshooter
Member
It's not actually tape. The Toyota emblem came as one piece. I got it off an old FJ40. I think I'm going to leave it as is for now.
RunnerJeff
New member
Yeah that's what I had read to, the later model 4th gens were easier to do the Satoshi with. But I will for sure do some more research and test it out.
Thanks Gaterose, I think I did read your write up and just got overwhelmed with what looked to be a lot of work. I am looking for second grill on eBay as we speak so maybe that will spark my enthusiasm to get a head start on it. And are you saying I can do this piece by piece, not all in one day, correct?
Do you happen to know what year FJ you got your emblem from? They seem to have changed over the years and I like the look of yours...
Thanks.
noobshooter
Member
I think it was land cruiser model year 1968-1976
