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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: SUX2BU99 on December 14, 2009, 12:26:06 pm

Title: Go with Chevy or GMC nose?
Post by: SUX2BU99 on December 14, 2009, 12:26:06 pm

The OEM 1990 Chevy grille I bought recently has been much better days. Chrome is peeling on all pieces, flat black paint on the headlight doors is gravel-blasted off, and there are holes from what was probably a bug screen at one time. Reproduction pieces are cheap enough but I just have to decide what look I want.

My truck by VIN is a GMC but the guy who restored it 10 years ago did it up as an 85 Silverado, so the Chevy direction is obvious. But, I've seen pics of the repro GMC grille that doesn't have any emblems on it and I like how clean it looks. It doesn't have the OEM emblem mounting locations molded into it which I like. I could even put my stock bowtie from the 85 grille I have on it if I wanted to. I prefer the look of the Chevy headlight doors with it's wide chrome strip between the upper and lower lights vs. the GMC look of the all-darkened treatment. I don't know if the Chevy doors with the GMC grille would look weird or not flow well. And for some odd reason, I've seen the GMC setup for $20 less than the Chevy one. The blank GMC setup would be different yet stock looking.

It's my truck but I value the opinions on here. Thanks for your input.

Title: Re: Go with Chevy or GMC nose?
Post by: Irish_Alley on December 14, 2009, 05:22:39 pm

I would save some money and paint your grill on some custom but stock way kind of restore it

Title: Re: Go with Chevy or GMC nose?
Post by: SUX2BU99 on January 05, 2010, 05:18:38 pm

Thanks for the input everybody. Seems the no-emblem GMC grille is the winner. That means the GMC headlight doors have to be bought right? The Chevy ones will not work with the GMC grille I presume?

Title: Re: Go with Chevy or GMC nose?
Post by: team39763 on January 07, 2010, 09:05:22 pm

I like the GMC grilles.