DIY appearance package

For those that do not know me, previous mods include:
adding fog lights
adding spare tire
converting non-touring to touring bumper
overriding the pedestrian warning system

To the person that said appearance package bumpers were different than stock no. ... it would not make sense for Toyota to do that from a supply chain perspective

To the Toyota parts people that said appearance package parts came unpainted no. it would not make sense for Toyota to do that

Given my history, of course I am going to try something crazy like adding these parts.

I will need to loop back because the failure of a FEDEX driver only delivered 2 or the 3 boxes today. They would not drive back to deliver the third (everything was shipped under the same number too!) so I am missing some of the items. I should get them and have this done sometime tomorrow.

Lets get started.

The parts list that was graciously provided to me is as follows:

1. Garnish, Disc Wheel (w/Bulb): PZ324-47001
2. Garnish, Disc Wheel (w/o Bulb): PZ324-47002
3. Spoiler Sub-Assy, FR, Upr Ctr: PZ321-47005
4. Spoiler Sub-Assy, FR, Lwr Ctr: PZ321-47006
5. Spoiler Sub-Assy, FR, RH: PZ321-47007
6. Spoiler Sub-Assy, FR, LH: PZ321-47008
7. Fitting Kit, FR Spoiler: PZ321-47701
8. Spoiler Sub-Assy, RR Bumper, Ctr: PZ322-47004
9. Spoiler Sub-Assy, RR Bumper, RH: PZ322-47005
10. Spoiler Sub-Assy, RR Bumper, LH: PZ322-47006
11. Cover, RR Bumper Hole: PZ322-47007
12. Fitting Kit, RR Bumper Spoiler: PZ322-47701
13. Side Mudguard Assy, RH: PZ330-47003
14. Side Mudguard Assy, LH: PZ330-47004
15. Fitting Kit, Side Mudguard: PZ330-47701

The best price on the parts I found was Conicelli. The actual parts are slightly more than other places, however the shipping was way less. I am not converting the wheels so item 1 and 2 were not purchased. Likewise I am not adding the side skirts at this time (I have the OEM Aero Splitters) so that removes parts 13, 14, and 15.

The remaining parts to convert the front and rear bumper with shipping was roughly $1800. The biggest cost is the rear lower bumper coming in around $600 discounted.

Essentially I only received two parts. The remaining parts should be arriving tomorrow.






These are the front and rear bumper spoilers. It is extremely hard to see, but the front spoiler is not black, rather it is a very dark metallic gray. Also the rear bumper is not 100% glossy black plastic. The lower portion is also the dark metallic gray.

Both pieces come with installation instructions. This install does require the front and rear bumper covers to be removed. I am no stranger to this but for those who are scared, the instructions included actually tell you how to remove the bumper covers.

Next up, a rough idea on alignment








It may be slightly more evident that the bumper spoiler is dark metallic gray but I will need to take pictures in the sun to really show it as the light is masking it in these pictures.

The bumper spoiler has 5 bolts on the back side. These bolts need to go through your bumper cover. This mean..... yeah, unfortunately some drilling.





The instructions have cut out patterns to place along the bumper cover and direct you where to drill. You actually drill 7 holes, two of which are for the side spoilers. ***for some reason one of the patters, the 3rd whole out from center on both sides did NOT line up with the spoiler*** this resulted in drilling an extra set of holes. Trust me I am not an idiot and studied the patters a long time trying to figure out what the issue was. The pattern itself was definitely in the right spot but the drill hole was about an inch off. So if anyone tried this, we careful about that pattern.

Also I ended up having to widen the holes a little to give some play. As you will see in the pictures, when the spoiler is on there is no color keyed part of the lower spoiler visible. Without some play to make sure you push the spoiler "up" as you tighten, you may get a hair line of color.









The side spoilers just push into the notches in this piece, and there is a single screw and clasp that goes on each side. All the hardware is included in the mounting kit. I believe this can be managed with the bumper cover on the car so I reinstalled the cover.






This does change the shape of the bumper. It is now lower, and comes to a bit of a protruded point. With the side spoilers are, you cannot drive the car up standard rhino ramps! the car will be too low in the front. A point to keep in mind.

Finally (for now) a picture of a factory appearance package vs what I am doing



For the rear bumper, if you have the touring side panels you need to revert back to the non touring side panels. The side panels plug into the side spoilers and the lower bumper plugs into the side spoilers. Because the side spoilers are in the missing box there is no progress I could make with the rear bumper. As there is no heavy drilling required (one hole in each side panel only) it is not as challenging as the front to modify.

 

$200 was for shipping but you are right, it is ALWAYS more expensive to piece meal out parts with pretty much anything you buy. I work in aerospace, there is at least a 15% upcharge on spare parts, i would not be surprised if there was something like that here.

 

The other thing to keep in mind, with some of the parts there is a part for part trade. For example, the 5 trim pieces for the wheels sell for about $30 each but they just swap those in and not give you the standard ones that sell for about $25 each. Above what i spent, the side skirts would be the other other cost, roughly 700 for both plus shipping. Shipping aside it would be roughly $2300 not couting the swap for swap wheel trim.

$2300 is just about a 50% cost upcharge over buying the car with everything preinstalled. It is what it is. As i mentioned i knew what it would cost when i made the list and still pushed the purchase button. This was not an option in 2016.

 

FEDEX arrived and delivered the rest of the parts. Apparently everything comes with hardware and instructions. As a result, it is not required to buy the fitting kits. You can strike item 7, 12 and 15 from the list of parts in the initial post. With everything unwrapped we have:



Now seeing the front spoilers, I decided to take off the front bumper cover again. It was the easier of the options. This requires the installation of the two front spoilers. There is an additional trim piece that goes on the top of the grill. I opted to install this once the bumper cover was back on the car so as not to have any bumper flex coming into play.



Essentially the spoilers just snap in, two bolts screw them down and the holes for this lined up without issue. There is also some panel tape that secures these. Here is how they basically line up:





Again all the hardware is included with each spoiler. Once these were on I reinstalled the front cover and moved to the back. For reference I am starting with a four touring conversion on my four.



This is much easier to remove compared to the front cover.






To disassemble, first the black lower bumper cover comes off then you can remove the side panels. The side panels are very different between the touring and non touring. The appearance package requires non touring. For reference:



Once the black cover was removed, it is easy to swap in the side panels.



There is one hole that needs to be drilled, and the pattern is in all the various instructions included



For this hole, there is a bracket provided in with the hardware to slip over it



Now to install the appearance pieces, you start with the large section that spans the entire bumper and then move to the two side spoilers.

Below is generally how the side spoilers will align, the installation is pretty much just like the front with how they clip in and then the few screws needed to secure them


And here is everything (complete with laundry in the background)


Now for some final assembly shots.

 

One side note, with the front skirt so much lower, standard 17degree rhino ramps are not usable. The approach angle is ~9 degrees needed now. I knew this going in and I do not like to be in a situation of not being able to get under the car. I threw together some ramps as pictured here. (Yes I know I am not completely on the top step, After the pictures I backed the car off to the 3rd step to apply the pressure more in the center allowing the glue to dry).





For reference these are made from 2x10s. Step 1 is 6ft, then 4.5ft, 3ft and finally 1.5ft. This ensures that at any point in the travel there is not more than 4" of height under the spoilers at a given time. I believe the upper limit is 5" under there.