2001 Billet Grill Mod
Well this was a total pain to do but the end
result turned out pretty well. I started off with a billet grill for an newer
F-150. It ran about 80$ from a local pepboys auto parts.
This is the stock 2001 grill without any modifications.
The grill removed. It's not too hard just need to take out turning lights, take
out the little end pieces under the headlights and then use a long straight
screw driver to take the grill out but pushing on the clips that hold it.
Here I tried to make a template out of thick paper but it didn't work to well. I
still had to make a couple of cuts on the grill to get it small enough to fit in
the middle of the stock grill.
Here's the grill after I've cut out the center. You need to be a little careful
on this step. If you look close there are three tabs that actually hold the
grill in so you need to cut around them a little. All I did was try to cut close
to the inside edges of the grill without messing it up to much. I did put some
scratches on it but in the finished product it's not that noticeable.
These are some close up pics of the tabs.
This is the grill installed and bolted to the stock grill with some 3/16" x
3/4" bolts and lock nuts. Used some washers to space it out a little
because it was uneven due to the bend of the stock grill. I was going to put it
behind the grill itself but with the tabs that have to stay there, it worked
best to bolt it in. Plus it helps to cover up the marks where the stock portion
was cut out.
this is the center parts and pieces that were cut out. I first cut out the main
part and them went back to make closer cuts and get the rest out.
And finally the finished product minus the Toyota emblem which snaps in so I
took it off the stock portion that was cut out and will be installing it onto
the billet grill.
