Tacoma Limited : Blackout Progress

[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 ?

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[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.

 

[Eesh29]

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

Any updates?

 

[Baltimore]

I'm leaving the handles and the i-force max badging. But I did do the tailgate letters to black and then switched out the mirror backs, grille, upper bumper, and wheels. Everything is OEM except the lightbar/fogs (Diode Dynamics). The upper bumper was a custom color match paint job +PPF so I don't have to constantly be fighting touch-up.

 

[Slappy]

Any updates?

this weekend , waiting on oem door seals add on
gonna do all the little things this holiday & have it ready for Cars & Coffee on Sunday

 

[WKTJR1]

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.

The covers are probably the same ones I bought on eBay for $20. I spent a lot of time hunting for vinyl that would match and came really close. It’s not perfect and my wrapping skills are subpar, but it does the job. The shade changes with the light and angles anyway, so an exact match isn’t necessary. Eventually, I’m hoping to pick up some used door handles from either a Tacoma or a Tundra.

 

[hogshooter]

The covers are probably the same ones I bought on eBay for $20. I spent a lot of time hunting for vinyl that would match and came really close. It’s not perfect and my wrapping skills are subpar, but it does the job. The shade changes with the light and angles anyway, so an exact match isn’t necessary. Eventually, I’m hoping to pick up some used door handles from either a Tacoma or a Tundra.

What vinyl did you use? I couldn't find a good match.

 

[mojorzn]

Figured I'd post my progress on my blackout build for my '24 WCP Limited.

Was between the TRD Sport & Limited when I was buying my truck, but was never a fan of the scoop. So, I needed to figure out how to get rid of the chrome, and quickly

After 3 months and approximately 5K miles, love the truck. Plan on pulling my trailer to Moab (from Chicago) next month and we'll see how she does on her first true long distance towing test.

Done so far :

-> OE TRD Pro Heritage Grill w/ Heretic 20" Lightbar
-> OE Black Lower Bumper Trim
-> OE Gloss Black Mirror Caps
-> OE Badge Blackout
-> Blackout Door Handle Covers
-> OE TRD Skid (Aluminum)
-> 18x8 RAYS ALAP-07X +32
-> Wildpeak AT4W 265/70R18
-> KYO-EI +10mm Wheel Studs
-> Ark Mudguards
-> Bedstep
-> Viofo Dashcam
-> Lomax Urethane Tonneau

Left to do :

-> Roof Crossbars (maybe a rack)
-> Blackout Tailgate Lettering
-> Blackout Tailgate Handle
-> WCS Antenna Install (if I can ever figure it out)

Im looking at buying a limited and blacking it out. Was wondering if you can answer some questions. Minus wheels and tires ball park cost to do this in parts? Any hassles putting in parts? Any reason why you didnt go with wrapping them? I was thinking of going the route of wrapping the grill and front bumper. Didn't think about replacing parts as an option.

 

[cmillls45]

this weekend , waiting on oem door seals add on
gonna do all the little things this holiday & have it ready for Cars & Coffee on Sunday

Hey Slappy. What about now? How’s the that tape you bought holding up?

 

[Baltimore]

Im looking at buying a limited and blacking it out. Was wondering if you can answer some questions. Minus wheels and tires ball park cost to do this in parts? Any hassles putting in parts? Any reason why you didnt go with wrapping them? I was thinking of going the route of wrapping the grill and front bumper. Didn't think about replacing parts as an option.

Figure you're into the grille for about $300, minus any lighting

Light bar has huge cost range depending on what you pick ($200-$1200). My Diode Dynamics was around $400

You'll need the mounting brackets and the adjusted camera bracket. About $75 unless you fabricate or 3d print yourself.

The upper bumper will run you about $150, and you'll need the one with both fog and sensor cutouts (IIRC this is variant #5), plus two sensor mounts (about $20-25). If you didn't want it black then you'd have paint and possibly ppf costs.

Tailgate letters are about $100 if you replace, free if you just pull off.

If you don't already have blacked out side badges, that'd be about $40 or so.

Tailpipe is free to just remove chrome finish tip, free to cut down/paint, or about $120 for OEM trail dump exhaust.

Mirror backs are $80 each to OEM swap to black, gloss back, or factory paint match. Double that for factory PPF applied.

This brings you down to the door and tailgate handles. Free to leave. Plasticoat is next cheapest ($12ish). Vinyl wrap next. Replacement handle caps next, and full on replacement most expensive.

All pricing is rough/approximate for budgeting and does not attempt to consider regular sales cycles or promotions of various online dealers or parts sites.

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