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Removal & Painting of The Front Toyota Logo - A Quick How-To Guide
By Isaac DeCoursey @ EverythingCelica.com


Remove your front bumper, unscrew the front grill from behind and then pop out the entire grill w/emblem.
https://celicahobby.com/forums/ubbt...ont-Logo-Grill-Removal-How-To-00-02.html

Now you have two choices;

A) you can take your chance by trying to heat up the glue WITHOUT melting the plastic, and take the chrome emblem off

OR

B) Buy a whole new grill for $30 and emblem for $11. You can paint the new emblem for $4 or just get them colored from Toyota for $42 (they call them "gold package", but the emblems are still plastic and come in several different colors)


I decided it wasn't worth trying to take apart the one I had, so instead I went with (B) and bought a new one and painted it the color I wanted...

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Transparent Black Window Tint 3 Oz. Spray Can
http://www.testors.com/product/0/1634T/_/Transparent_Black_Window_Tint_-_3_oz._Spray_Can

Additional "Transparent Window Tint 3oz Spray Can" colors...
http://www.testors.com/category/573515/Spray_Paints


Testors All purpose Enamels are fast drying, easy to apply and can be used on many kinds of surfaces. Finely ground pigments mean superb flow and coverage. All colors are carefully controlled from batch to batch and each bottle color exactly matches its corresponding aerosol spray color. Testors bottle and aerosol spray enamels are all lead free. *****NOTE*** Enamels require 48 Hrs. to completely cure.

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hey isaac, do you have a link where I can buy just the grill without the emblem. I have the lower 2002 grill from TRD and i want something that would match that, but I don't want the emblem...

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Raptor04, You could cut and fit your own, using one of a couple styles posted at...
https://celicahobby.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/45436/Mesh-Grilles.html

Or if genuine OEM is what you're after, visit your favorite Toyota parts department.
Here are the Toyota part numbers to help with that... thumbsup

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Gallery is over at
https://celicahobby.com/gallery/index.php/category/inst-front-bumper-badge

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where did you go to buy your colored emblems at?

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^^^ Toyota

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hey isaac,where can ibuy lower grill for celica '01?thanks

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^^^ Also Toyota


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