Modellista Front Grill Garnish

[MJ225]

Came home from work and the package was waiting for me. My first thought was how light the package was and immediately thought that was a bad thing.



Opening the package, contents include: right piece, left piece, primer, and instructions in Japanese.



The material has a cheap and plastic feel to it. The finish looks nice but would've been a lot better if it was metallic.



Looks ok.



Looks ok.

Conclusion: I'm not blown away, especially given the cheap material, but it does enhance an otherwise boring front grill. Again, would have been better if the pieces were metallic.

[renpriv]

I like that very much. Even though it may have a light feel, the main things is does it look good and I think it does

Really hope we are going to be able to get these kind of accessories in the UK. I am not sure with the cost of shipping to the UK and current exchange etc if it will be worth it

[HTMLSpinnr]

I'm w/ the OP - doesn't blow me away. Might look a bit more obvious on a black car, but I'm afraid it'd do nothing for a silver and very little for BP.

[Gadgetdad]

I must be blind! Where are the new trim pieces in the photo?

Lee

[Young]

i like it. it is subtle but, it adds a little to the looks of it. that's the same one i considered and would get if i weren't so cheap (ie it's too expensive! for what it is)

have you considered doing some sort of metallic finish paint to the fog light blanks? or a metallic bumper protector in the back?

also, a matching chromy licence plate frame may help further accent the front car.

[MJ225]

GadgetDad: Right beneath the blue emblem, to the left and right. It's were the plastic front grill is.

Young: I did consider it but felt the metallic bumper protector would get scratched up too easily. I went with the official toyota plastic one. For the fog lights, I think if I did anything, I would just buy the fog lights. I am considering the metallic rear garnish right now. I'll put pictures up again if I go through with it.

[Young]

i just painted the fog light blanks w/ some rustoleum paint. bought some plastic primer spray and what i thought was more chrome than metallic spray paint. it looks more like the alloy wheel color which in hindsight is good. i like it better than the gray plastic blanks. paint said not to clear coat it (not sure why.)

i thought about taking out the blanks but, i'm lazy! so i just taped it off and spray painted them.

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while i looked at the grille, i thought about painting those as well. it looks like it can be removed altogether so that you could paint them separately.

but, i'm not totally decided yet if i want to do that.

another option may be the sticker-like material another poster mentioned when he changed the blue emblem to a carbon fiber look.

[madoue]

Originally Posted by Young

i just painted the fog light blanks w/ some rustoleum paint. bought some plastic primer spray and what i thought was more chrome than metallic spray paint. it looks more like the alloy wheel color which in hindsight is good. i like it better than the gray plastic blanks. paint said not to clear coat it (not sure why.)

i thought about taking out the blanks but, i'm lazy! so i just taped it off and spray painted them.

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while i looked at the grille, i thought about painting those as well. it looks like it can be removed altogether so that you could paint them separately.

but, i'm not totally decided yet if i want to do that.

another option may be the sticker-like material another poster mentioned when he changed the blue emblem to a carbon fiber look.

Any pics of the painted foglight covers?

[DeanFL]

Just happened to see this thread here. As an FYI, I did a cheapo grill accent a couple weeks ago - reviewed in this Thread:

Grille accent - Yea or Nay?

[mgb4tim]

Originally Posted by DeanFL

Just happened to see this thread here. As an FYI, I did a cheapo grill accent a couple weeks ago - reviewed in this Thread:

Grille accent - Yea or Nay?

I've been lazily considering the same thing, as soon as I get some time.