Toyota Tundra Forum

has any one done this with the stock grill? im sure you may have had to use some slim lights etc, if so but id love to see a pic of what it looks like with a stock black grill (is the emblem in the way?).

warrenbeaty2003 had a picture with the stock grill and then went with an aftermarket grill.

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2007 SR5 Crewmax 5.7L 4x4
Mods: nerf bars, Truxedo tonneau, radar detector power, 3M clear bra, fog lights, black billet grille, rear differential breather, parking sensors, Line-X, power tailgate lock, hood safety latch mod, one off driving lights behind grille, Pioneer NAV w/ OEM camera, Flowmaster 50 SUV dual/dual, blue LED dash lights, Volant CAI, Llumar tint, CompuStar Pro alarm, ProComp 6066 20" wheels, Cooper Zeon LTZ 275/60/20 tires, OME HD coilover lift, Firestone helper air bags, 55w reverse lights, stereo cable lock, Tekonsha P3 brake controller, colormatched exterior parts (de-chromed truck), eDead sound proofing, CDT Audio speakers, Custom made speaker brackets, Weathertech floor mats
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Hey Tox, Did you ever come up with a price to build anymore of your light brackets? I would love to get a pair for my new truck if you are making them.

I pulled the ones off my truck and plan to make a template to help produce these. Template should be made next week and hopefully have a couple available and a price by the end of the month.

nice cause id be interested in one of those bracket set up tox

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Been so hot in the evenings I haven't been able to work on them. Clouds rolled in this afternoon and it was 92 and 52% humidity. I figured it was finally cool enough to work on them some. I had already cut all the pieces for the brackets and drilled them exactly perfect. Got them in the form, lined them up perfect and welded them up. Cleaned them up and was going to paint them, but I have no primer left. Decided to pick some up tomorrow since I am going to go ahead and test fit them in my truck to be sure they would fit. Might have to grind one or two parts to get them to fit right. Once they are test fit, then I will primer and paint them.

Then all that is left is the hood release. Just have to cut and drill those and the end user can do the final part to fit it in their own truck since theirs might be a little different than mine.

I only made two for now. Not sure when or if I will get around to making any more of them. I might just eBay both of them and then use that to judge interest in them and whether it's worth my time to make them. The cutting and drilling takes the longest. These two are so nice I thought about pulling out my old set and keeping one of these in my truck.

So if they are for sale, whats the price do you think?

I dunno. I asked a bunch of people who wanted them what they would pay for a set. Only one person answered and he said $20 to $30. That doesn't cover raw materials.

I'm thinking the first will go for auction on ebay to keep it separate from the site. I'll most likely let it start for a low price that I have to get back for it. If it sells for anything decent I'll decide what to do from there. I might decide to make more or I might decide it's too much trouble and I have better things to do with spare time. Hunting season is about to start so free weekends are going to be gone for a while.

Well, let us know when you list them on eBay since it sounds like these will be the only ones ever made. I don't know how much your materials are running, but if it helped on time and work you could sell them unpainted. I know that I could prime and paint them myself, and I am sure that most everyone else could to. The most important part is the welded up and prefit light bracket and hood release that you invented that most of us can't easily duplicate.

Painting isn't hard and is only a few bucks. They'd rust too easy if I didn't paint them and I wouldn't ever send out something with rust on them.