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Would this be a good buy?
Here is what the guy emailed me. Is it a good deal? Would it be an after market grill or because it has letters is it a GM Grill? What would you offer him?
"Asking $500 -1969-1970 chevrolet truck grill with letters. I have both inner and outer grill. Both parts have never been installed. Bought 5 years ago and no longer own the truck. Most truck websites and catalogs are selling this combination for over $1000.00 now. "
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
If it isn't in a GM box, or does not have a GM part # sticker on it it is not original.
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
I forgot to add his asking price is $500
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
Thats a good price. One of the local members here bought one from a dealer and he paid around $800 for it if I remember correct Last edited by mbgmike; 02-03-2009 at 01:07 PM. |
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
Is it a good price if it is not a GM Part?
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
Repop outer grill with letters goes for $500. Sounds like a good deal with the inner grill.
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
as others have said if it is an original gm part then for sure it is worth it.
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
So I have four questions for you guys.
1) If they are GM parts what would you offer the guy? 2) If they are Aftermarket what would you offer? 3) If I were to buy a GM inner & outer grill new from a vendor what would it cost? 4) If I were to buy an aftermarket inner & outer grill from a vendor what would it cost? Thanks!
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
1) If they are GM parts what would you offer the guy?
450.00 2) If they are Aftermarket what would you offer? 350.00 3) If I were to buy a GM inner & outer grill new from a vendor what would it cost? Dont Know!!!! 4) If I were to buy an aftermarket inner & outer grill from a vendor what would it cost? 575.00 give or take plus shipping
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
I'd just give the guy the $500 he's asking for if they are new GM pieces. I am a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealer, and I just checked availability on these parts. The inner grille is no longer available from GM. The last published list price on it was $204.04. The outer grille is still available, and the list price on it is $829.00! Even if your local dealer gives you a pretty good discount, you still cant buy them for $500. Also, if you can look at them first, you are better off too. Any more, when I get these from GM, more often than not they arrive damaged. Sometimes it takes 3 or more tries to get one that isn't beat up. That happened when I ordered an outer grill for a 1972. I had to order several times because they kept coming in damaged. Finally they didn't have any more in stock to ship to me, and they were discontinued. That could realistically happen at any time with the 69-70 grille too.
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
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What is 10% over cost for the outer?
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
Well I got the inner and outer for for $350 as a package deal. My birthday is on the 22nd of this month so I guess happy birthday to me
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
Not to hijack the thread or anything ,but in new ones of those grill are worth that much how would a good used inner and outer go for?
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
Awesome deal dude! Congrats!
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
The thing pisses me off about even the later GM grills is that none of them are correct. You got a very good deal on that combo and I would have bought it in heartbeat, but it really torques me up that the dealers are charging $800+ for a grill that is not correct. You have to find a leftover unused GM grill from the 70's or early 80's to be correct. GM changed them sometime in 80's for some stupid reason, and all the aftermarket companies followed suit on the non-correct grill.
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
Is this one correct?
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No. The original assembly line outer grilles had the black paint stripes that went from headlight bezel to headlight bezel. The later GM/REPRO grilles stripes end in a "C" before each bezel.
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Re: Would this be a good buy?
Does some one have a picture of an original grill that is correct? I am having a hard time picturing what is different.
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Here are some original assembly line grilles:
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