04-15-2010, 01:28 PM | #1 |
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GMC/Chevy Grill swap
Im looking for the whole exterior grill setup for my 64 GMC. Its a full ton truck and was a lil bent when i bought it, to straighten and or putty it would be to much work. Whta sort of problems would i face if i bought a Chevy grill instead of the Original GMC.
I want the Stock GMC, but im tight on money, so im gonna take what i can find. So If you can tell me what i'd have to swap out or change to make it work, please, FILL ME IN! |
04-15-2010, 01:41 PM | #2 |
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Re: GMC/Chevy Grill swap
all you should have to do is drill a hole on each side for the inside bolt, the 2 out side bolt holes should match up.
If you use a grille off a big truck, series 60-80 you would have to change the headlight brackets, because they are angled on series 10-40, and straight on the others, but that could be another source to look at for a gmc grille.
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04-15-2010, 02:08 PM | #3 |
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Re: GMC/Chevy Grill swap
Well, im heading to Spring Carlisle 2010, so im sure I could find either grill, im just worried about finding them in my price range. With the chevy grill going from 4 lights to 2 would there be any need to change the wiring? Im gonna try my best to just Find it all with the wiring if I can, but theres no Gurantee. So i know if I got the Chevy grill i'd atleast need the wiring to the Gromet, but would I need to sawp it out clear back to the cab?
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04-15-2010, 03:16 PM | #4 |
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Re: GMC/Chevy Grill swap
On my 62 C-10 I replaced the original grill with one out of a GMC, because I wanted 4 lights instead of 2. I pluged it into the factory grommet in the core support and wham, bam, thank you mam, the high beams and low beams work just like they should.
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04-15-2010, 04:11 PM | #5 |
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Re: GMC/Chevy Grill swap
The wiring won't be a problem going from 4 lights to 2, since the low beam lamps already have dual filaments, you could just plug those in to the new bulbs and not use the sockets from the inner high beam bulbs. Or as Oklahoma says above just grab the 2 headlamp harness (if available) and plug it into the bulkhead connector.
In addition to the grille, you're also going to need the headlight buckets and backing assemblies if you're going from 4 lights to 2. It might be easier if you could find a 60-61 Chevy grille that originally came with 4 lights.
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