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12-09-2011, 01:10 PM
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Antiblingification
I finally got a stock 71-72 grille to replace the ghetto-billet-bling-thing that's been humiliating the front of my truck for the past ten years, but I'm having a little trouble with the attach points. Square holes that attach to square holes? Anyone have a photo of the nutplates and whatever kind of square hole filler I'm missing?
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12-09-2011, 01:42 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Plastic inserts go into square holes. Pictured on left,
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12-09-2011, 01:43 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Domeier, I'll try to get you a photo but I think I know what you're talking about...and I saw some at the local Napa/Reibes yesterday when I was picking up new plastic panel clips for the doors. They look like square plugs and work like a drywall anchor...
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12-09-2011, 01:52 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Fleet's photo is hard to see on my computer but those are them...Here's one of mine.
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12-09-2011, 06:57 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
you take the plastic things and push them through the plastic inner into the outer and then screw the screw in to tighten. i bought mine from classic parts for like $5 a set.
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12-09-2011, 08:23 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Thanks for the help, friends. I hit 4 parts stores but couldn't find the right ones. I wound up using stainless bolts and washers, with nylon spacers between the inner and outer grille. I'm so PSYCHED to have a normal face again! I'll get some pictures up tomorrow, after I get the bumper back on.
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12-10-2011, 04:23 PM
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No one can call my truck a freakface any more!
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Re: Antiblingification
Nice! Now to change your avatar pic!
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12-10-2011, 05:23 PM
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12-10-2011, 06:57 PM
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12-10-2011, 07:50 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Looks much much better!
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12-10-2011, 08:50 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Looks good!
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12-10-2011, 08:59 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Looks great!
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12-10-2011, 11:14 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Looks great! On a side note; what did you do with your old billet one? I might be interested in it for a non truck purpose...
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12-10-2011, 11:21 PM
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12-10-2011, 11:41 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Looks great!
There was a guy on here a while back that had an almost perfect blue C/20 that he was trying to sell and it had one of those ugly-ass billets on there. I asked why he didn't have the original on there and he said he didn't like plastic grills....
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12-11-2011, 11:19 AM
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Re: Antiblingification
Glad to see you have matured. Are wheels and tires next?
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12-11-2011, 11:34 AM
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Re: Antiblingification
What did the old grill look like?
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12-11-2011, 12:42 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Here's the old blingface grille: Also got rid of the 4" lift and picked up a set of 15x8 rallys. I am officially a grumpy old man now.
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12-11-2011, 09:43 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
Domeier - Much, much better. You don't have to be a "Grumpy Old Man" to appreciate the stock look!
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12-11-2011, 10:12 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
That looks tons better !! Nice truck also.
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12-11-2011, 10:47 PM
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Re: Antiblingification
i likey!
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