Chrome Grill Surrounds - Like the XLE

[MJZ]

Is there anybody who makes the chrome "frame" of sorts, like the one on the XLE grill?

I want to add it to my SE grill...

[LoudCamry]

what year camry are you talking about??

[MJZ]

Current ('07 on)

[LXS-mode]

Originally Posted by jzh

Current ('07 on)

like this?

[MJZ]

Originally Posted by janfrancis

like this?

Yep...

Now imagine that piece of chrome frame (minus the horizontal bars) on an SE grill...

[ohhey]

Originally Posted by jzh

Is there anybody who makes the chrome "frame" of sorts, like the one on the XLE grill?

I want to add it to my SE grill...

The best looking one to me is the Hybraid grille from the first few years. It's all outlined in chrome. I got one off e-bay and put it on my green LE and it make the front look much better. It looks more expensive like a Lexus and even makes the car look wider from the front. The other thing I like is that the look of the Toyota logo and grille now seem to match.

Here is the photo of mine..

[MJZ]

Originally Posted by ohhey

The best looking one to me is the Hybraid grille from the first few years. It's all outlined in chrome. I got one off e-bay and put it on my green LE and it make the front look much better. It looks more expensive like a Lexus and even makes the car look wider from the front. The other thing I like is that the look of the Toyota logo and grille now seem to match.

Here is the photo of mine..

Isn't that just a grey XLE grill though?

They're OK, just way too many Camrys with this grill design. You see an SE grill about 1/10 Camrys though.

[Tobeit]

Originally Posted by jzh

Isn't that just a grey XLE grill though?

They're OK, just way too many Camrys with this grill design. You see an SE grill about 1/10 Camrys though.

no, that is a hybrid grille...here is an XLE upper grille

[MJZ]

Originally Posted by Tobeit

no, that is a hybrid grille...here is an XLE upper grille

That chrome piece is exactly what I want to install on my SE grill. Does it look like it could be?

Thanks

[Tobeit]

Originally Posted by jzh

That chrome piece is exactly what I want to install on my SE grill. Does it look like it could be?

Thanks

I guess you have 2 options

a) get on e-bay and bid on a XLE grille
b) buy some 1/4" chrome trim (flat) at any autoparts store and DIY - that is how I did the lower grille suround

[bandit]

Here my photochop of the chrome around my SE grille

[ohhey]

Originally Posted by Tobeit

I guess you have 2 options

a) get on e-bay and bid on a XLE grille
b) buy some 1/4" chrome trim (flat) at any autoparts store and DIY - that is how I did the lower grille suround

Humm... I missed the part about you having an SE. The grille for those are different, the LE, Hybrid, or XLE grille will not work and I think the chrome will not look right on SE grille.

[Tobeit]

Originally Posted by ohhey

Humm... I missed the part about you having an SE. The grille for those are different, the LE, Hybrid, or XLE grille will not work and I think the chrome will not look right on SE grille.

I have a XLE

[MJZ]

Originally Posted by dcemureviews

Here my photochop of the chrome around my SE grille

Cool, thanks. I wonder how difficult this would be to make it look OEM/professionally done.

[MJZ]

Originally Posted by Tobeit

I guess you have 2 options

a) get on e-bay and bid on a XLE grille
b) buy some 1/4" chrome trim (flat) at any autoparts store and DIY - that is how I did the lower grille suround

I wonder though:

a) even with an XLE grill, can you "take off" the chrome trim without damaging it? My guess would be not easily.

b) Questionable about the resulting looks, but I think I will try with this method (slowly).

Thx