Steps:
Leave truck on jack stands for over a week so you have no excuse but to finish nagging projects.
Acquire 2nd grille (this is what I did years ago), or use existing grille.
Acquire TOYOTA emblem.
Acquire metal mesh. I ordered from Western Group, like 7 years ago, and I'm no metal-fab guy. That mesh is just pretty dang hard to work with for your typical DIYer. So I ordered up a piece of XL perforated aluminum mesh from CustomCarGrills for $79 delivered, and discovered that I can work with the mesh with tin snips and two vice grips. After tracing out the shape, and leaving "tabs" for screws, I used the vice grips to bend the edges inward at 90º. Easy-peasy.
Spray with Krylon camo ultra-flat with 5 coats of flat clear, and voila. It's not perfect, it's not super clean, it's not a show truck and I hate that jellybean in a cowboy hat, so it's gone. Done and stoked.
Skip to step #6.
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