WTB 69-70 Grille in good condition

[BigMike]

WTB 69-70 Grille in good condition, the new repos are junk. Flimsy as hell and not worth the asking price. I'd much rather have a good used OEM style to work with and possibly have it chromed

Send some pics of what you got.

Mike

[billsbowtie]

big mike i have this one if you were closer $200.00 has miner dings good driver shape.

[BigMike]

Any holes or rips? Would you be willing to ship it to me.. 92692?

Mike

[billsbowtie]

these grilles are to hard to ship. and they cost alot. sorry

[tomatocity]

Originally Posted by billsbowtie

these grilles are to hard to ship. and they cost alot. sorry

thats a bummer since I am also looking for a grill and at that distance the grill look OK.

Anyone else have one or two (big.mike first) thay don't mind shipping to California?

[86swb]

The last one I shipped cost me $74.00 to ship. It too was a '70 grill. I about fell over when they told me the cost at UPS. I sold on e-bay and just new $40.00 would cover the cost of shipping. Wrong! But I did get $255.00 for the grill so was not a complete loss. OVERSIZE!!

[BigMike]

Let me know the dimensions (I do not have a grille to measure) and I will check into trucking or greyhound...I NEED A GM GRILLE

PM me your zip code. You would not happen to know the wieght as well would you?

Mike

[byrd]

Originally Posted by 86swb

The last one I shipped cost me $74.00 to ship. It too was a '70 grill. I about fell over when they told me the cost at UPS. I sold on e-bay and just new $40.00 would cover the cost of shipping. Wrong! But I did get $255.00 for the grill so was not a complete loss. OVERSIZE!!

Good to see you back on line John So if you figure $200 for the used grill plus $75-100 shipping depending how far, when you could get a new GM grill for about $400 shipped to your from gmpartsdirect.com The only drawback is that it is only the outer grill shell. To have something that big chromed is going to cost some big $$$ I would assume on top of the cost of the used grill. I think from a $$ point you would be better off with a new GM grill, my .02 Randy

[RicksTrucks]

I think the last one I had shipped from the northeast was about $40 shipping

[jc]

if you have a grey hound you can get to . let me know the location address and zip of it and i will see if i can get you one delivered to your nearest grey hound bus depot, but you must be patient as i will need to build a create and find lots of bubble wrap.
i would be able to ship it from trenton nj ,grey hound

the grille i have is in excelant shape with only 1 tiny blemish no inner grille or lights
the blemish is one tiny ding ,pen point size from the inside out lower right hand side

i will get you pics tommarow after i wipe it down

im thinking i can get it to you for around $275 total

let me know if your interested thnks john

[jc]

but if the shipping price is cheaper than i think i will lower the cost
remember this would be shipped in a wood crate so it may be a little heavy.

[tomatocity]

Originally Posted by jc

but if the shipping price is cheaper than i think i will lower the cost
remember this would be shipped in a wood crate so it may be a little heavy.

If big.mike passes I am next inline. shipping to 95820.

[BigMike]

I checked, and unless it is more than 40lbs, DHL shipping will be $48. I guess it all depends on what is used to ship it in. I just got my complete A/C dash in from DHL, wrapped in part of a refrigerator cardboard box. There was no damage to the dash (except for the RUST holes I was not told about) so I see no reason why a grille would be much different.

I am very upset (still) on the condition of the dash...It just bugs me why people cannot either tell the truth OR check things out better. It makes purchasing via pictures very difficult.

Mike

[BigMike]

Originally Posted by tomatocity

If big.mike passes I am next inline. shipping to 95820.

Tomatocity...Here's one on Ebay, not mine.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/69-70...87680248QQrdZ1

Mike

P.S. Are we still on for the inner grille? I have PM'd you a couple times now. Let me know if you changed your mind so I can start looking elsewhere for an inner grille..

[86swb]

Mine was no where near 40# but was told the high cost was because of the oversize. (not the weight) UPS

[BigMike]

Do not use UPS....DHL quoted the cost based on 40lbs, 75" tall X 28" wide X 13" deep. I think the grille may fall less than that??? I do not have one to measure

I also think I may have wrote my last thread based on my frustration with the A/C dash I just received that has rust holes and major denting on the bottom. Granted you do not see it but, I don't build that way. If I can't do it right, I won't do it at all. Thankfully my newly aquired Lincoln Mig will take care of it, just sucks to have to spend an additional couple hours on something I thought was in "GREAT" shape


Mike

[jc]

i resently sent a delacate set of new door panel inserts to someone here
i thought they were pagaged well but they showed up damaged.
i felt like an a$$ that they didnt get there in the excelant condition.
however the buyer was an excealant person and the transaction still went well considering i baught them back.

on something as delacate and desired as this grille i will pakage it in a way i can asure myself it will get there in perfect condition this may cost a little more on shipping but it will be in one piece
NOT IN A CARDBOAD BOX
I AM NOT A BUSINESS AND CANT AFORD TO BUYBACK MY OWN PARTS TO THROW THEM AWAY. HOWEVER I MAKE GOOD ON ALL MY SALES

I KNOW I WOULD BE FUMING IF I RECIEVED A 275 GRILLE BENT IN HALF

275 IS THE MOST IT WILL COST I MAY BE ABLE TO GET IT CHEAPER BUT I WONT KNOW TILL I GET IT PACKAGED AND YOU GIVE ME YOUR ZIP.
IF YOU PASS JUST LET ME KNOW NO PROBLEM

thanks john

[jc]

sold to big mike thanks

[BigMike]

Thanks to all who tried to give me a hand with my grille woes, I appreciate it.

jc, Thank you for working with me to get it accross the U.S., I'm sure it will arrive unscathed

Mike

[73737373]

Mike,
I have fixed outer grill surrounds and painted them like any normal dented body panel. If yours isn't in too bad a shape, it's worth a try, especially when you see the numbers ($$) for them mentioned in the string above.

Use the same principles for regular sheet metal work. You have to be very gentle when you tap out the aluminum. Smooth w/regular bondo and sand entire grill w/600. Use Krylon Flat/Dull Aluminum (can't get it at Wal-mart...have to go to an auto parts store). Don't use that "chrome" paint; looks awful and you can tell right away that it's not the way it's supposed to be. Use Krylon clearcoat over the Dull Aluminum.

When complete, it looks like the finish on a factory Chev truck rally wheel from the 70s/80s.

$10 for 2 cans of spray paint, $10 for a can of bondo, and a couple of hours of doing what we all love to do (work on old trucks)....priceless!!?!?!?!?

[86swb]

The only thing that should be on your hood is the Chevy logo. (Blue) The black letters should be on your grill. Reproductions do not have the letters on the grill. OE does.

[cojnit]

I think it is different for the GMC grille.

[86swb]

Sorry, did not know this was a GMC.

[BigMike]

Nope it is a Chevrolet. Also, there are some of the repo grilles with both lettered and non lettered. I was at The Truck Shop and they had both, VERY cheaply made, but they had both. I have already gotten one from jc so I do not need one anymore.

cojnit...I am in Mission Viejo. Yours has the lettering on the hood. I thought only 67-68 had that, unless maybe it is an early 69 ...Who knows. Mine does not have the letters on the hood though.

Mike

[1970 CST Short Wide]

I have a very nice complete grill from a 69 $250
If interested send me a e-mail address and I'll send some pics