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Round Headlight Question
I've never owned a 70's model, so I don't know what the difference is. I've seen some that have the sunk-in area that's around the headlamp is painted black and some that are not. Was this something that changed in a certain year or what?
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Re: Round Headlight Question
For a simple over view take a look at the chart below. Essentially the square body truck ran from 73-87 (till 91 for Blazers and Burbs). The "round eye" break is 73-80.
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Re: Round Headlight Question
So basically by looking at that the only years that the headlamp surround was not painted black was 75-76, correct?
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Re: Round Headlight Question
73-78 all use the same style of headlight bezel but the recessed area around the headlight changed colors over the years:
73-74 = black 75-76 = silver 77-78 = gray 79 (and some 80 models w/round lights) used a new design of bezel that goes down around the parking lights. I think these continued to use the same gray color in the recessed area around the headlight. |
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Re: Round Headlight Question
So you're saying N2TRUX's picture is wrong? According to his diagram the 77 and up have a headlight bezel that also surrounds the lower park lamp.
I actually have no clue as I've never owned anything pre 81. I had always thought the bezels changed in 79 myself, and then in 80 you had some round and some square (square in silverado only I believe). I'd like educated for sure myself on this. ![]()
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Re: Round Headlight Question
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I also think the chart might be wrong....My 77 has the silver on it....
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Re: Round Headlight Question
Well damn!! now your getting me all confused about my truck!! title says 78, but it has the 73-74 grill and HL bezels, with 75-76 markers? hmm, what has my truck been through?!?!
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Re: Round Headlight Question
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You may still have a 78 but it just has some other vintage front trim pieces on it.
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Re: Round Headlight Question
I thought it was a 79 only thing that has the headlight bezel incorporate the turnsignal?
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Re: Round Headlight Question
I always thought they matched the headlight bezel paint to the grille installed at the factory?
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Re: Round Headlight Question
My 73 and my 74 headlight bezels are just chrome, no paint...but the grill in my 73 is a 75-76 I believe. Plus some people have also painted the recess of the bezels later so I think it's anything goes after all these years.
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Re: Round Headlight Question
I thought the same thing but I thought they incorporated them in 78....
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Re: Round Headlight Question
the round that cocewrs just the light was suposedly from 73 to 78 and in 79 the changed to the round witha full bezel and then agian in 80 they went to square with full bezel and round fenders although it was a rolling modle change that means your 78s could have 79 trim and 79s could have either 78 79 or 80 trim and 80s could have 79 80 or the later ones had the new front on them
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Re: Round Headlight Question
That makes me think of another question. What determined the color of the grille on the 77-79 years? I know some were black and some were argent. I remember my grandpa having a '79 C10 with the black grille, but I think his headlight bezels were gray. Hmm, I've got pictures around here somewhere....
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Re: Round Headlight Question
its probably a trim levle thing thats all i can think of like the ss had a black grille and so did the rs but everything else was suposidly grey
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Re: Round Headlight Question
Ya i got a metal emblem off a grille some where and i have just swaped it out i had a plastic bowtie on my 80 and my 77 didnt have one and my buddys 77 had a replaceable bowtie so i go that one the grill i have from a 74 is grey with no replace able emblem .... Yet we also had about 12 stets of bezels all factory we had 2 sets black and chrome and the rest were chrome no grey my 77 had both one black one chrome
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Re: Round Headlight Question
one question see that hood detail the is raised on the front when did that start i love that extra look makes it look meaner my 80 had it but the hood is toast and my new hood is of a 75 and it dosent have it neither did my 77 or both of my buddys 77s i want another one
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