Any early Impala guys here? 62 grille question.

[68 Stepside]

Hey all,

I've outlined the new project I've been working on in the following thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=536286

My father-in-law and I changed out the grille the other day (the original was bent up due to a minor fender-bender at some point) and the very well used replacement he bought doesn't fit well. The holes for the "teeth" in the top of the original grille are much larger than the holes on the grille we put in. Also, the "teeth" he ordered to replace the original grille teeth he couldn't remove don't come close to matching. In addition, the center of the grille sticks out quite a bit more than the original. We replaced the tweaked brackets with a set of straight originals.

Were there any differences in 62 grilles or the teeth on the top of them?

In the pics I posted, you can see the center of the grille seems to be sticking out pretty far. In the pic of all the teeth mounted on the grille, note the size and rounded-ness of them. In the pic of the single tooth, note it's much taller and squared off.

Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

TJ