I know a few people on here have done this, whats the easiest way to go about fitting/cutting a lower grille to fit in the upper? how do you mount it?

i was thinking about doing this or going with maybe vrd's. but i'd like to give this a shot.

i did a search but the DIY thread that came up was locked and the OP's post was deleted

 

take a stock lower one, place behind the stock upper one... make appropriate marks clip, zip tie and mount.

 

no no...

take upper chrome trim, detach from upper grill. place on lower grill and mark from there.

 

what would be the difference? you still see where they connect....

 

I'll give you 1 advice, DON"T F*CK UP haha, mines has a weird gap =/

 

trust me. i've done many many badgeless upper grill mods for customer and i've done alot of different varieties. the way i said works the best from my experiences.

 

hey dakine your from the bay right?

 

yes sir!

 

i wanna do the same but i have 2 stock grilles i dont wanna use the bottom grill, wat can i do from here? lol

 

u can do how my current grill is. cut the circle off ur top, take a bottom grill and apply a portion on there. either way u need another grill.

 

o so i need the bottom? i was wondering if i can jus use one of my tops for scrap

 

whoops, yes top or bottom grill for extra honeycomb will work. i used the sides on another spare upper to do mine.

 

try to look locally for a bottom grill, go to scion meets and someone with the bottom grill foggies might have their stock bottom grille left around and might sell it for cheap, I got mines for $20.

 

thanks man, just unaware of that difference... good to know

 

ok so when i cut the circle off how do i actually put it together with like glue or sumthin?

 

i use jb weld. sanded it and painted.

 

wanna just do one for me? ahahah. im lazy/dont trust myself

i'm still debating. this or the vrd grille/fog package.

 

i was also thinking of going for the badgeless oem grille
but i dont really have the guts to do something like that,
so i was thinking of buying the vrd grille as an alternative
but dont really want to. so the EASIEST way is to. . .
1. cut the scion emblem and weld the piece together
2. buy a lower grille
or
3. dont do nothing at all

 

This was my first mod and it looked awesome. The way I did it was make cuts in the bottom of the grille for the chrome trim tabs. Instead of 3M taping it together, I just used some cement glue to keep the tabs from popping off of the grille. If you would like a better explanation, PM me. Pics:

 

I say you do a write up!