Tacoma Limited : Blackout Progress

[Baltimore]

If I end up following through with my Limited order, I would likely be doing the chrome delete as well. I haven't decided if I am going to go with the Pro or Trail Hunter grille, but did the forward facing camera mount up just fine, or did you need to get a new bracket to mount it to the Pro grille?

Pro grille is silver letters on gloss black face
Trailhunter grille is bronze letters on matte black face

The bracket from the limited grille is not compatible. Rave and others make a bracket that attempts to keep you out of GTS+ territory but you'll have to do the service menu calibration/process as their bracket angle isn't correct. If you switch to the correct bracket, it's a full camera assembly. You'll also need to access GTS+ to change the grille setting (image will be flipped), or pay a dealer to make the settings change. Then do the calibration.

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[JayTech]

Pro grille is silver letters on gloss black face
Trailhunter grille is bronze letters on matte black face

The bracket from the limited grille is not compatible. Rave and others make a bracket that attempts to keep you out of GTS+ territory but you'll have to do the service menu calibration/process as their bracket angle isn't correct. If you switch to the correct bracket, it's a full camera assembly. You'll also need to access GTS+ to change the grille setting (image will be flipped), or pay a dealer to make the settings change. Then do the calibration.

Yea I work for a Toyota dealer so getting it calibrated isn't an issue, I just wasn't sure about the camera fitment. Would likely just get the bracket from Rave or something then because its far cheaper than buying a new camera.

 

[Eesh29]

No. Well.. you could. You need upper bumper variant #5 (53931-AK050) if you want black with fog with sensor.
You will also need two sensor mounts that stick to the backside. The black ringed ones are part number 89348-04010-C.

The sensor clips are 3M tape, not reusable.

I made the error the first time of ordering variant #1 based on posts and (incorrect) eBay listings. Had to eat the cost to rebuy the correct one.

Do you know what the part number is for the two front bumper 2 Black Sensors that I need to replace the silver ones?

 

[Baltimore]

Do you know what the part number is for the 2 Black Sensors?

The actual sensor unit? no. I plan to reuse the ones I have so didn't bother looking up.
The ring is listed in the post.

Changing the sensor unit itself, or even swapping locations) requires a mandatory GTS+ calibration process.

 

[hogshooter]

Received my Rave painted door handle covers a couple of weeks ago. I'm not really impressed my them. Color (Underground Grey) is a hair too dark, and the fit isn't great. They look like the $50 Chinese covers with a paint job, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they are. Plus, they arrived 3 weeks past the published lead time. I guess I expected more for $355.

 

[Eesh29]

Received my Rave painted door handle covers a couple of weeks ago. I'm not really impressed my them. Color (Underground Grey) is a hair too dark, and the fit isn't great. They look like the $50 Chinese covers with a paint job, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they are. Plus, they arrived 3 weeks past the published lead time. I guess I expected more for $355.

I am DISAPPOINTED to hear this. I have some on order with RAVE.

 

[Eesh29]

Received my Rave painted door handle covers a couple of weeks ago. I'm not really impressed my them. Color (Underground Grey) is a hair too dark, and the fit isn't great. They look like the $50 Chinese covers with a paint job, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they are. Plus, they arrived 3 weeks past the published lead time. I guess I expected more for $355.

Do you have pictures of the fitment ?

 

[Wolf359]

Long time lurker, first time poster. I just happened on to this thread and thought I would throw out my Limited on here, the good bad and ugly.
Here is a list of my chrome-delete mods in order I did them. I still have the chrome upper grille, but it is the last piece of chrome on the truck (pics were taken prior to replacing the lug nuts with black ones). I am still debating what I want to do with the upper grille, not really wanting to take the entire front of the truck apart to put a replacement on. Also so far everything I have done can be undone so I rather not spray it with rattle can.
The black badges were already on the truck from the dealer.

OEM Painted Mirror covers
Hard Tri-Fold Bed Cover
Hood Struts
Rough Country 2pc Skid Plate, removed front air dam
Raceline Rouge +35 Wheels in Titanium (seems like most do black wheels so I wanted different)
Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 Tires
Black replacement Raceline center caps (Replaced Titanium originals)
Exterior Door handle covers in matte black
Plasti Dipped Black Tailgate Latch
WeatherTech Gray Floor Liners (I have the light gray interior)
Front Lower Bumper Cover Overlay

 

[cmillls45]

Received my Rave painted door handle covers a couple of weeks ago. I'm not really impressed my them. Color (Underground Grey) is a hair too dark, and the fit isn't great. They look like the $50 Chinese covers with a paint job, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they are. Plus, they arrived 3 weeks past the published lead time. I guess I expected more for $355.

Did you remove the chrome overlays first? I’m still lurking here and haven’t pulled the trigger on a limited yet but Slappy on here said he did and it worked like a charm.

And do you have pics?

 

[hogshooter]

Did you remove the chrome overlays first? I’m still lurking here and haven’t pulled the trigger on a limited yet but Slappy on here said he did and it worked like a charm.

And do you have pics?

@Eesh29 here you go too

I didn't remove my chrome overlays, the Rave ones are designed to fit over them. the Rave ones are very thin, like a 1/16 inch or ~2mm thick. I know someone else in the thread said they removed the chrome, but I have no idea how you'd get the Rave ones to fit over the remaining door handle without them looking sloppy and not solid at all. Maybe they got different ones.

Here are some photos:

The best color comparison image I could get. They are a hair darker than factory, like there was enough primer to fully hide the black before being sprayed UG

chrome peeking out

installed

Video showing the ill fit a the front and back. There was double sided tape in those areas, but the fit is so poor they came loose.

 

[Eesh29]

@Eesh29 here you go too

I didn't remove my chrome overlays, the Rave ones are designed to fit over them. the Rave ones are very thin, like a 1/16 inch or ~2mm thick. I know someone else in the thread said they removed the chrome, but I have no idea how you'd get the Rave ones to fit over the remaining door handle without them looking sloppy and not solid at all. Maybe they got different ones.

Here are some photos:

The best color comparison image I could get. They are a hair darker than factory, like there was enough primer to fully hide the black before being sprayed UG

chrome peeking out

installed

Video showing the ill fit a the front and back. There was double sided tape in those areas, but the fit is so poor they came loose.

Did you contact RAVE about it ? What did they say?

 

[Slappy]

i am in the middle of redoing my covers
seems the stock adhesive has to b removed from the door handles
after some research that is 3M VHB adhesive tape dbb sided aircraft spec
as the adhesive strips that come on the Rave r not near enuff surface area & they dont stick very well at all to another VHB tape
i got this to redo my handle covers. It is 3M VBH 1" wide x 12'

will report back once done
OK here is some pix of the process so far
ALL of the old stock adhesive has to b removed ,best left out on sun & slowly peel of with my thumb nail rolling on to it self as like a wad of chewing gum

 

[hogshooter]

Did you contact RAVE about it ? What did they say?

not yet, been super busy. I'll get to that this week.

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