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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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picked up a tcm grille for cheap...had some other plans for it, but just for laughs, i put it up - and started thinking it has potential... what do you guys think?



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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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looks good i like it
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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add some contrats, i like.

damn, i miss the Springs.
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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i like the look of that grill on your box you should take out the lower grils and paint them to match that would look the sh*t
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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thank guys... what would you think of a front face finisher? in tcm or bcp?
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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Looks nice!!
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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I'm not a fan of most aftermarket grills but I do like yours. Can I get one like it?
FYI, I wouldn't change the lower grills as suggested. Just another opinion.
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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grille looks good...except the bb thing...i just cant get into the whole bb symbol for an xb...but the grille itself is nice! got a website for where to buy one?
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by GooseNaBoxxx
grille looks good...except the bb thing...i just cant get into the whole bb symbol for an xb...but the grille itself is nice! got a website for where to buy one?
Well, thanks! I'm sure the badging is a personal thing, but to me, the scion logo (both back and front) are proportionately too large for the car. Also, the square emblem flows better with the lines of the car, imo. The large elliptical scion emblems look out of place to me.

as far as where to get one, I'd say check your local clubs first, then hit ebay. This is a stock grille from a tcm (thundercloud mica). I picked this one up for $20 to the door. I had planned on a bcp-painted front face finisher on top of this, but I'm starting to like it the way it is.
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i like the look of that grill on your box you should take out the lower grils and paint them to match that would look the sh*t
I appreciate it! I realized that I like this grille mainly becasue of the way it 'completes' the space between the headlights. To me, the lower grilles wouldn't have this 'all the way across' effect. I thought about changing the lowers breifly, but then realized that the two lower grilles do a pretty good job of camoflaging all the dark parts behind them.
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FFF in BCP.
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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spot on, zach!
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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looks good, goes well with the rims.......nice contrast.

I also like the idea of color matching the middle and lower grills....would look clean.....either tcm or bcp would be fine....
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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yea i like the grill you have have on it looks good and simple,iuno if thats what your going for but i like. i like the rain guards to.
Old Jun 28, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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Looks good- matches your rims just right.
Old Jun 28, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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Wow,what a hunk of a car...I too have an xb in black...2004 with tire rack wheels and tires...


Im looking to sell perelli p-zero ,18 in...and TRD evolution wheels
Old Jun 28, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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Looks OK, I guess. Almost like a plastic billet grille... The FFF could work. Definitely should be in BCP if you get one.

And please, DO NOT paint your lower grilles. That would look tacky.

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