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Hey boys n girls,

Im told there was a facelift update on the LN106 in late 1991 or so, in which the front grilles changed. I've got a 90 model, is it possible to fit the later front without modification, or are there issues with headlights, indicators, other silly shit etc etc.

I've done a quick search around the place with little success so i thought i'd throw it out to you guys.

Cheers

-Dan

ferrits put the front grill from a surf on his so i cant see why you wouldn't be able to change from ln106 to ln106.

note: im not a guru

ferrit changed the entire steel radiator support panel to fit the surf grill!

I have a non chrome LN106 grill with the toyota symbol on it if your interested here in adelaide.

They changed from the word "Toyota" to the Toyota Symbol at the same time the got rid of the god awful blue interior

ferrit wrote:ferrit changed the entire steel radiator support panel to fit the surf grill!

hell worth it tho, i love the new look

There are 2 different grills, I think the difference is from 2wd to 4wd.
On the 2wd grill the bottom of it sort of flows down into the bumper. With the 4wd grill the outer edges of the grill continues across the bottom. If you look at my new grill you can see the chrome bit going across the bottom of the grill in behind the driving lights.

Factory fitted gray



After market chrome


There is a model of surf that has a different one. It also has different head lights. The head lights a flush with the face of the grill, not set back like standard. These are by far the best looking of them all, but they are not always easy to find.

the 92+ 4 runners and surfs have the flush face front, look heaps better but are a lot more expensive when you damage them.

Thanks heaps boys, i like the look of Guts's front end (whole truck is horny), to me its definitive LN106.

Cheers again!

heres my after market 2wd style grill

Man, i love that truck. What motor you running in this one?

Whats the diff between 2wd and 4wd grilles? [EDIT: Mounting wise that is]

50RTD wrote:Man, i love that truck. What motor you running in this one?

Whats the diff between 2wd and 4wd grilles? [EDIT: Mounting wise that is]

mounting wise, nothing

engine, 22R for the moment - 3RZ-FTE for the win

Very nice, looking forward to the end result.

Cheers for the replies guys

There is also the T-Bar Style....think it was 94+ SR5's....missus had one on her old lowlux.




My favourite is the flush headlight 4runner style.....as mentioned about, you need to weld in a new radiator support panel to suit but.

TWISTY wrote:There is also the T-Bar Style....think it was 94+ SR5's....missus had one on her old lowlux.




My favourite is the flush headlight 4runner style.....as mentioned about, you need to weld in a new radiator support panel to suit but.

the surf 1 here is a comon thing to change as stated need to change front panel these front panel with lights grill and bumper witch is differnt as well are around $600 in nz the only thing is that the corner lights dont have indecators so if u wana use the corner lights off the later 1 u need guards with the indecators in them

It was DEFINATELY worth swapping that radiator panel!

I love the head lights sitting flush but the bottom of the grill looks funny. It sort of looks open without the outer edge returning across the bottom. Same thing with the 2wd grills, the ones twisty posted. This sort of grill needs the standard bumper under it to finish it off, then they look sweet.

once you bolt the XGT's and winch controller in there, you can barely see the grill!

mines a 96 model with a standard chrome grill,
and i cant see why newer grills wouldnt fit yours but
the surf has a different light/grill setup where you need
to change the radiator support.

Would be grateful if anyone could let me know where I can buy such aftermarket grilles. I want one for my hilux.

Are there any on-line stores?

Thanks.

ebay or the marks gibbs panel house at spring wood

bubs wrote:ebay or the marks gibbs panel house at spring wood

Cheers mate.