Mytoy4 Satoshi Grille Mod

trippyelephantx said:
I have an 05 too and I'm also wondering about this. I'm not sure what the best way to go about doing the Satoshi is. I've read that the 06 grille will affect the headlights and bumper as well. Not sure how to proceed.

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IIRC, the only way to fit the 06-09 Satoshi grilles on the 03-05 models is to do the headlight swap/conversion to the 06-09 headlights. There’s a few members here who have done the conversion.

Here’s a couple links that might be helpful.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/197125-advice-satoshi-grill-04-runner.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-g...t-satoshi-grille-writeup-picture-heavy-7.html


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bombventure said:
IIRC, the only way to fit the 06-09 Satoshi grilles on the 03-05 models is to do the headlight swap/conversion to the 06-09 headlights. There’s a few members here who have done the conversion.

Here’s a couple links that might be helpful.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/197125-advice-satoshi-grill-04-runner.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-g...t-satoshi-grille-writeup-picture-heavy-7.html


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Thanks for the links, I'll be checking them out.

As a side note, how many posts do I have to make before I can start a thread haha...just bought a runner and am looking forward to starting a build thread soon.

Edit: so looks like it is much easier to just buy the 06 grille and 06 headlights, and just trim the bottom of the grille. Way easier than some of the other things I've looked at. I guess trimming the grille will be the hardest part for me.

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Freddymack6009 said:
Has anyone thought about fabricating some sort of Glowing TOYOTA logo for the mesh grill using LED strips?
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No, but I am considering trying some small round LED lights Walmart sells on the inside walls of my grill that would illuminate the Toyota logo the same way logo lights do on airliners. Logo lights are mounted on the wings or horizontal stabilizers and shine up onto the tail.

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Bluesky 07 said:
No, but I am considering trying some small round LED lights Walmart sells on the inside walls of my grill that would illuminate the Toyota logo the same way logo lights do on airliners. Logo lights are mounted on the wings or horizontal stabilizers and shine up onto the tail.

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Something like this but with the words TOYOTA would be pretty sweet.
 

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Great work and write up Mytoy4,
Without the bondio/ fiberglass work it seems a lot less daunting of a mod and I think I prefer the flush look!


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LaPlata said:
That grill looks awesome! I still can't believe you can't buy one like this prefabricated online. Seems like they would sell like crazy.

I did find a similar grill for an '05-11 Tacoma that looks like it might fit. The front end looks identical to 4th Gen T4R. Any thoughts?

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I'm a DIY guy, but I'd love to save my time for other projects if possible.
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Don’t know what year you have but that will not fit an ‘06-09 4R. And you can buy one online, it’s just very expensive (close to $400 IIRC). Don’t have the link but it’s discussed in one of the Satoshi threads.
 
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Mytoy4 said:
Thank you!
Though I did like the look of it, I still like the 'raptor' grille I made a lot better.
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I almost got the raptor style lettering but decided to get the “TRD plate”. Thanks for the reference to customcargrills, made it very easy!IMG_1616.jpgIMG_1617.jpg


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Looks like I'll be joining this club soon. Just ordered from Custom Car Grills. I paid for the pre-cut kit with the lettering installed and painted. I don't have the time/patience/tools to do this project in under 10 or so hours and I never seem to have the luck/skill most of you have with "1st time" attempts. I'd probably have to do this three times to get it right and by then I'd want to set my 4Runner on fire and kick puppies, so I ponied up the $$ to shorten the project time. Pics to come eventually.
 
FINALLY got all the work done. I didn't do any of this myself. Ordered the grille and lettering from Custom Car Grilles. Ordered a new aftermarket grille frame in matte finish/unpainted. Sent it to a body shop to have them cut the insert out, fill in the gaps, and paint it. I used JB weld to make the grille stick to the frame and ended up doing two layers. Was having my local shop add some rock lights, so I had them add in the Raptor lights, too. I'm really happy with how it turned out and I'll get better pics this weekend.

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