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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: Mr. Machanic on December 03, 2023, 02:37:51 pm
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I'm new to this so forgive my ignorance....but...
What color should the grill bowtie be?
78 Big 10, Bonanza & Scottsdale.
I just can't seem to find a decisive answer.
Blue or Gold?
Please tell me where you found the info and,
Thanks in advance.
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I believe stock was gold.
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They were gold:
https://oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/GM%20Trucks%20and%20Vans/1978_Trucks_and__Vans/1978_Chevrolet_Pickups_Brochure/1978%20Chevrolet%20Pickups-01.html
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(https://i.imgur.com/MkpKE47.gif)
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My stock '73 C10 is Yellow (some might see it as gold but looks yellow to me).
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Mine is yellow with the replacement grill. I plan to change the color in the future.
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Mike81K10 - what color are you going with?
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It came with yellow, I will change it to red eventually.
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Did they make red? I've not seen one ???
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Not that I have seen. I have never seen a choice in color.
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Red would look pretty cool :)
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Red?
That gives me an idear.
Yellow LED along the edge of thick clear plastic.
Glow yellow.
Might have to work on that...
Stay tuned.
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After doing a quick search, there are tons of options for a lighted bowtie.
So....I may or may not monkey around with fab-ing my own. We shall see.
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Been waiting to show off my NOS grill I got back in 2001...hehehehe
Second pic is what the upgraded grille emblem looks like.
Stock stamped one is yellow but they call it gold.
Upgraded one os yellow but shiny but they call it gold...lol
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The other NOS Grille I put on my 78 C20 17 years ago.
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Wow that's bright! 8)
Shine that into the night sky, and Chevyman will come to your aid! ;)
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So ChevyR, the first pic is the 'decal' right?
Second is the true bowtie with the dual posts screw lockdowns?
beautiful!
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So ChevyR, the first pic is the 'decal' right?
Second is the true bowtie with the dual posts screw lockdowns?
beautiful!
First pic isn't a decal. it's a thin piece of embossed aluminum with paint on it. Thats how they did it from the factory. Second is a repop of the original dual post bolt on style.
Two pics. One is of the NOS grill I still have I bought years ago. I bought two of them at the same time. one is on the truck, the other is a spare. They came with the stamped thin aluminum and painted emblem on them.
The second pic is of the emblem I peeled off the nos grille on the truck so I could install the 2 post fancy emblem. It's just hot glued on there but you can;t peel it off without warping it and such. I kept it and hot glued it to the side of my toolbox. in that pic you can kinda see its a piece of aluminum thats been stamped/embossed and then painted.
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Went into my old pic archive. I bought those NOS grilles in 2007. Paid $70 each for them from the dealer. The OE grill had gotten frail and broken long ago so the truck had the repop grille with no emblem in it. I couldn't stand it. they look terrible without the bowtie. it's supposed to be there and looks weird without it.
Here's a pic of the new grill on the truck in 2007 and a long shot of how the truck was back then.
Wow. Been 17 years since I got the truck. I didn't know that till just right now. Wow!
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She's a beaut!
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Agreed, the repro grills with no place for the emblem are truly butt ugly.
I found the correct grill at a junkyard that was closing down, sitting on a barrel outside the office door.
Asking 'what's the story on this grill?', answer; 'some guy just wanted the bowtie'.
Mine for $25.
My bowtie is showing some age, pry 7-8 year old Sino model.
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I have a bunch of these 73-74 foil emblems. http://store.73-87chevytrucks.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=7&Product_Code=0850-045&Category_Code=
Probably should put them on ebay or something.
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I have a bunch of these 73-74 foil emblems. http://store.73-87chevytrucks.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=7&Product_Code=0850-045&Category_Code=
Probably should put them on ebay or something.
I didn't know those existed. They would probably sell like hot cakes on ebay.