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02-29-2008, 10:01 PM
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hood trim
anybody ever see the stainless/billet/chrome.not sure what their made out of.trim piece that covers the flat front of the hood available anywhere?i'm not wanting one for my 79.but,i remember it being a big thing back in the day.now you can't find em any where.maybe there's a reason.(ugly to some).if you even have a pic of a truck with one could you post it.thanks
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02-29-2008, 10:48 PM
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Re: hood trim
Boat I remember what you are talking about, it was big in the day. Look at JC Whitney I think I remember seeing stuff like that in my last catalog.
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02-29-2008, 11:11 PM
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Re: hood trim
They looked nice when new. One problem with them was they stayed wet/damp behind them from rain and washing and would prematurely rust the hood out behind them. Stainless would have been better than chrome and they're generally just an appearance item.
Last edited by Dooley; 03-02-2008 at 12:30 AM. Reason: Others have better pics! |
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03-01-2008, 07:58 AM
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Re: hood trim
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 i was trying to explain them to my son who had no idea what i was talking about.i think he thought, i was talking about some 80's bug deflector. thanks for the pic dooley i'm still trying to find a shiny example.and yes,they were a rust magnet.especially up here in the rain forest.
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03-01-2008, 08:27 AM
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Re: hood trim
I just saw one on the net somewhere (had louvers in it) but I found this one on Ebay while looking for it.
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03-01-2008, 08:31 AM
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Re: hood trim
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03-01-2008, 08:36 AM
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Re: hood trim
I wish I knew man! I will do a few searches while I am at work tomorrow.
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03-01-2008, 09:56 AM
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Re: hood trim
Yeah I had one on my 86 till I crashed it out.
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03-01-2008, 09:59 AM
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Re: hood trim
I've looked but couldnt find them. About 8-9 years ago I seen one at tractor supply but it looked like it was leftover stock from a long time ago.
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03-01-2008, 05:20 PM
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Re: hood trim
I had one of those pieces on my hood. I thought it was stainless, but the thing rusted right through. I've been kind of looking for a new one,but haven't seen any, yet. The hood rusted big time behind the piece. I thought it would have been called a bug shield.
marvxyz1. I'll see if I can come up with a photo. |
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03-01-2008, 06:24 PM
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Re: hood trim
If you really wanted one in stainless, an option is buy some of the stick on stainless for below the body line, and cut it to fit. I know not the best solution but it might work.
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03-01-2008, 09:00 PM
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Re: hood trim
There was one on craigs list ( san Francisco) last week !!!
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03-02-2008, 12:21 AM
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Re: hood trim
They were called hood protectors...funny thing is, they didn't do a dang thing to "protect" it.
 I would not run one of them personally...I think they look tacky. Just my opinion.
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