New Grill Option

[Evan Kapel]

Recently a TRD Pro style grill for the 100 has become available on AliExpress. ABS molding like OE, with a matte finish.
Quality and fit are good. I received it in 10 days, packed securely and in perfect condition. Fit just as well as OE.
"Car front grille for Toyota LC 100" $129.78/$172.55 w/shipping and tax. Attached is a photo of it on my 2005.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Looks awesome. Only fits the later years of 100, unfortunately. Else I'd buy one for my 1999 model.

 

[MountaineerLC]

Looks great!

Edit to add, there is a 98-02 option as well.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806406861956.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=708-803-3821&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&albagn=888888&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&albcp=20123152476&albag=&trgt=&crea=en3256806406861956&netw=x&device=m&albpg=&albpd=en3256806406861956&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD6I-hGieN2jJRL2aCh8uZ97qy-7m&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIssSMtPPvhQMVbDYIBR1Piw0sEAQYAyABEgJsU_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&aff_fcid=56cc2ec118af494e8373185cacee87b9-1714685009216-00286-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=56cc2ec118af494e8373185cacee87b9-1714685009216-00286-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=a1c0466daab64b95bc255ad32075f677&afSmartRedirect=y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

 

[Dirt Ferguson]

They do provide the center Mr T badge?

It doesn't show up on the Ali Express listing.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

The won't show it for copyright reasons.

 

[kevgentile]

LX470 option available too.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806423044979.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.184b166718W8Sb&algo_pvid=55c40ef7-71bf-4346-a9f2-033520ba2a50&algo_exp_id=55c40ef7-71bf-4346-a9f2-033520ba2a50-0&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21USD%21156.65%21156.65%21%21%211128.60%211128.60%21%402103246c17146931385682613ec7f9%2112000037812734758%21sea%21US%210%21AB&curPageLogUid=Ej7Y3kv7p3zG&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A

 

[Evan Kapel]

The listing shows the space (empty) for the TOYOTA but it IS included in a plain brown wrapper (cardboard box). It fits snugly in to the space from the back of the grill and attaches with 4 screws. Trunk Monkey is correct about the copyright.

 

[Import Driver]

Recently a TRD Pro style grill for the 100 has become available on AliExpress. ABS molding like OE, with a matte finish.
Quality and fit are good. I received it in 10 days, packed securely and in perfect condition. Fit just as well as OE.
"Car front grille for Toyota LC 100" $129.78/$172.55 w/shipping and tax. Attached is a photo of it on my 2005.

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Looks great!

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Looks great!

Edit to add, there is a 98-02 option as well.

All righty then! Added to cart!

 

[krice118]

“For the man who wants his refined Land Cruiser to look like a 4Runner. “

 

[oakback]

“For the man who wants his refined Land Cruiser to look like a 4Runner. “

Most people mistake mine for a 4runner anyway. Or they call it a range rover.

I do like the option for the amber lights in the grill.

 

[Evan Kapel]

The TRD Pro 4Runner grill is different, this one is like a Tacoma TRD Pro. So it should be: "For the man who wants his Land Cruiser to look like
a Tacoma". My personal opinion is that it still looks more like a LC than a Tacoma. It can also be fair to say the original grill looks like
a 2009 Highlander, which my LC has actually been accused of in the past!

 

[MechE30]

Looks great!

Agreed. Makes a 90’s grill design come up to the 2010’s.

 

[porschenut]

I bought the LX470 version that several well known American sellers rebrand as their own. I confirmed from my American source that they all sell the same Chinese made part.

The exterior finish is fantastic and looks as good as OEM. The fit was horrible though. I eventually got the grill to fit like factory (even panel gap between grill and hood) but needed my heat gun to bend the plastic posts that the OEM screws interface with. Ultimately I had to remove and replace it about 5x to make repeated adjustments and that took hours. If the panel gap is off by even a tiny amount it's readily visible from a mile away. Two of the mounting points are so misaligned some owners just skip them altogether. Getting it looking right was an exercise in frustration.

I ended up putting the OEM grill back on a week later so if someone is local to me I’d sell it to them for a bargain.

 

[Gnarwgn]

Anybody tried this recently? Above links are dead, this seems to be the currently available version (within the same style) on aliexpress.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806768943953.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.37.5c052e4e4cbBzP&algo_pvid=6c97dd94-a9a5-4901-849a-061b3ae84126&algo_exp_id=6c97dd94-a9a5-4901-849a-061b3ae84126-18&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21CAD%21167.11%21167.11%21%21%21850.00%21850.00%21%402103080817280700400085037ed9d6%2112000038845800269%21sea%21US%210%21ABX&curPageLogUid=elWXDspRmX2g&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A