Need some opinions on these two grilles !

[jaep0913]

okay, so i'm debating on which grille to get. i have a '06 camry, and i just think the stock grille isnt fancy enough for me. so, i came down to two choices, 5.5 SE grille or the RS Grille.

which ones do you guys prefer ? if i decide to get the 5.5 SE grille, i'm going to paint the Toyota Emblem to black to match the mesh.



OR

sorry the only picture i found.


heres the difference between LE/XLE and SE



Btw, my car's color is Lunar Mist.

[Meperezs]

id go chrome it will complement the lunar mist well

[clarkgrizwald]

i got an 06 se thats lunar mist. i thought you could only get lunar mist on an se. guess i was wrong. ill never comprahend toyotas class options.

[johnnyzee]

lovin the RS, have it on mine, just take off the RS emblem

[IPDaily]

Originally Posted by johnnyzee

lovin the RS, have it on mine, just take off the RS emblem

+1 and pick up a TRD emblem off of ebay in its place...

[TRD VVTi]

I like the RS grille but think the aluminum mesh is cheap looking and looks too ricey for my tastes.

I tried painting the mesh silver and it looked much better but was still cheap looking. Later I installed stainless mesh and I'm completely happy.

The RS grille is great, but I would find something else to replace the cheap looking "gutter guard" mesh.

RS grille with silver painted mesh:



RS grille with polished stainless mesh:



I also don't like the huge upper gap between the grille and the hood so I added a rubber strip all the way around the grille so that it looked better and wasn't so cheap looking:

[jaep0913]

okay guys, i purchased the RS grille. it should be arriving around next week. Btw, how difficult is switching the grilles ? by looking at it, it looks like i just need to unbolt some nuts and it should come right off...

[poohbear]

Originally Posted by jaep0913

okay guys, i purchased the RS grille. it should be arriving around next week. Btw, how difficult is switching the grilles ? by looking at it, it looks like i just need to unbolt some nuts and it should come right off...

yeah its just a couple of bolts and you're set...

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by jaep0913

okay guys, i purchased the RS grille. it should be arriving around next week. Btw, how difficult is switching the grilles ? by looking at it, it looks like i just need to unbolt some nuts and it should come right off...

There aren't any bolts but there are about 6-8 nuts that are 10MM if I remember correctly.

EDIT: I would replace all of the screws that hold the mounting tabs on with stainless screws so they don't corrode.

[poohbear]

Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

There aren't any bolts but there are about 6-8 nuts that are 10MM if I remember correctly.

oops, yeah i mean nuts LoL, i'm certain they are 10mm ones...

[johnnyzee]

Hey trdvvti, where do you buy that kind of stainless mesh, looks nice, i'm interested. would i find it at a place like Home Depot or is this a specialty item?

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

i think he had it imported from the UK..i think i read that in another thread.

[Venom_5]

im not a fan of chrome, so i would havta go with the black ...

[obeycamgiant]

Originally Posted by jaep0913

which ones do you guys prefer ?

or my old set up which i was going to powder black. I really wanted the RS, but that came out after i finished buying it. or AN AUthenic one with a tigh lip kit..hmm the possibilites

[TCLEshovon]

so did u get that RS grille off e-bay...I just got one too from e-bay and was wondering if we r dealing with the same guy...