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shkj2004 · 02-06-2013, 01:23 PM

hi

i need help where can i find new gmc grill 1979
original
have you know place or any website sell it

please let me know if you know and help me out

GM-power · 02-06-2013, 01:33 PM

Good luck lol. I haven't seen any repo 73-80 GMC grills.
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meatwagon83 · 02-06-2013, 03:24 PM

doesnt lmc have them? i thought they all of them?

77BBGMC · 02-06-2013, 03:41 PM

No repo grilles for 73-80 GMC.

I sold a NOS grille last year, I should've kept it. I picked up a nice used one this weekend on CL but they are hard to find in one piece.
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79 blue monster · 02-06-2013, 09:58 PM

yeah, i have a bunch of the 78-80 gmc grilles, but their all broke somewhere. lol

**1774btcrew** · 02-06-2013, 10:06 PM

They are nearly impossible to find uncracked and when you do expect to pay $400 and up for one. I am always on the search for them. Good luck on your hunt!

83GMCK2500 · 02-06-2013, 10:32 PM

http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=57780

Looks like there is two different ones for 1979, 3 for 1980... I use these parts catalogs to get the number and then call dealerships. I know a lot of parts have been liquidated but every now and then I get lucky and some dealership is hanging onto some dusty ol' NOS part.

TexasJeff · 02-07-2013, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 1774btcrew

They are nearly impossible to find uncracked and when you do expect to pay $400 and up for one. I am always on the search for them. Good luck on your hunt!

I am like 1774btcrew, I have 4 or 5 in my attic in storage, everyone has some sort of crack or missing piece. I used the best one, and using 2 part epoxy glued the cracks and missing pieces in place, then sanded and painted the grill. I figure I have enough to do this at least 2 more times. I look for these grills every time I am at a swap meet.

motornut · 02-07-2013, 10:21 AM

yup hard to find in one piece
my 78 and 79s are the same except the chrome trim, it extends around the marker/turn signal

**1774btcrew** · 02-07-2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasJeff

I am like 1774btcrew, I have 4 or 5 in my attic in storage, everyone has some sort of crack or missing piece. I used the best one, and using 2 part epoxy glued the cracks and missing pieces in place, then sanded and painted the grill. I figure I have enough to do this at least 2 more times. I look for these grills every time I am at a swap meet.

I actually have 3 of these grilles. I just can't decide which to use on my truck. 2 are nice and not broken and the 3rd I have fixed. I am tempted to use the repaired one as it now looks really nice and I wouldn't feel too bad if it got broken. On my other train of thought, I have a TON of hours into my truck and have been doing everything else right so maybe it should have a nice original grill.

badpontiacs · 02-07-2013, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by shkj2004

hi

i need help where can i find new gmc grill 1979
original
have you know place or any website sell it

please let me know if you know and help me out

http://www.truckandcarshop.com has them NOS. Page 1 of their catalog (online catalog is page 9). Kinda pricey but nice. Hope this helps.

meter swinger · 02-08-2013, 12:30 AM

I've had as hard of a time finding a grill for my 78 gmc as I did for the 56 i had.

must be a

thing

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Liddy71 · 02-08-2013, 02:33 PM

I dont have a gmc but i have 2 grilles one 79-80 and the other I am thinking is a 75 ,76 somewhere in there it just needs painting. I need a one bar for the 79-80 anyone you guys want to sell a bar out of the junk grille other than that it will be a super nice grille

77BBGMC · 02-09-2013, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by badpontiacs

http://www.truckandcarshop.com has them NOS. Page 1 of their catalog (online catalog is page 9). Kinda pricey but nice. Hope this helps.

Nice find! I had to click on the link to believe it

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badpontiacs · 02-09-2013, 11:09 AM

They have some real nice parts and some hard to find ones too. They even have the clear sidemarker lenses (white) that a lot of guys like (not the euro LMC ones) for dirt cheap!
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shkj2004 · 02-13-2013, 01:58 AM

thanks

Duster · 02-13-2013, 06:15 AM

Man, I didn't think anyone still had NOS stock. Especially grills. They are expensive, but relatively cheap for a NOS grill.

shkj2004 · 02-14-2013, 06:10 PM

In my country they sell it 2340$ nos
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02-06-2013, 01:23 PM	#1
shkj2004 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: unknown Posts: 117	need help find original grill gmc hi i need help where can i find new gmc grill 1979 original have you know place or any website sell it please let me know if you know and help me out

02-06-2013, 01:33 PM	#2
GM-power Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 770	Re: need help find original grill gmc Good luck lol. I haven't seen any repo 73-80 GMC grills. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1979 Sierra Classic Heavy-half 1996 Silverado x-cab "the daily"

02-06-2013, 03:24 PM	#3
meatwagon83 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Preble county ohio Posts: 1,914	Re: need help find original grill gmc doesnt lmc have them? i thought they all of them?

02-06-2013, 03:41 PM	#4
77BBGMC Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 357	Re: need help find original grill gmc No repo grilles for 73-80 GMC. I sold a NOS grille last year, I should've kept it. I picked up a nice used one this weekend on CL but they are hard to find in one piece. Posted via Mobile Device

02-06-2013, 09:58 PM	#5
79 blue monster Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pulaski, Wi Posts: 491	Re: need help find original grill gmc yeah, i have a bunch of the 78-80 gmc grilles, but their all broke somewhere. lol __________________ 1979 GMC 3/4 ton camper special 454 (7/8in drop) UPDATE: CADDILAC 500 SWAP AND 4X4 SWAP http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518625 1965 gmc 4x4 build : http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=724972

02-06-2013, 10:06 PM	#6
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,602	Re: need help find original grill gmc They are nearly impossible to find uncracked and when you do expect to pay $400 and up for one. I am always on the search for them. Good luck on your hunt! __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

02-06-2013, 10:32 PM	#7
83GMCK2500 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR from WA State Posts: 1,515	Re: need help find original grill gmc http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=57780 Looks like there is two different ones for 1979, 3 for 1980... I use these parts catalogs to get the number and then call dealerships. I know a lot of parts have been liquidated but every now and then I get lucky and some dealership is hanging onto some dusty ol' NOS part. __________________ Devin 1983 GMC High Sierra 2500, 4x4, RC/LB, 400 S.B., SM-465, NP-208, Corporate 10 bolt & 9.5" 14 bolt 1996 GMC Sierra SLE 3500 DRW, 4x4, EC/LB, Vortec 454, NV-4500, BW-4401, AAM 925 & AAM 1050 1997 GMC Sierra SLT 1500 4x4, Z71/F44, EC/SB, Vortec 350 My Introduction with my '83s History New Daily, the '96

02-07-2013, 10:21 AM	#9
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: need help find original grill gmc yup hard to find in one piece my 78 and 79s are the same except the chrome trim, it extends around the marker/turn signal Attached Images __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

02-08-2013, 12:30 AM	#12
meter swinger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kennewick WA. Posts: 1,437	Re: need help find original grill gmc I've had as hard of a time finding a grill for my 78 gmc as I did for the 56 i had. must be a thing Posted via Mobile Device

02-08-2013, 02:33 PM	#13
Liddy71 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kenova, WV Posts: 821	Re: need help find original grill gmc I dont have a gmc but i have 2 grilles one 79-80 and the other I am thinking is a 75 ,76 somewhere in there it just needs painting. I need a one bar for the 79-80 anyone you guys want to sell a bar out of the junk grille other than that it will be a super nice grille

02-09-2013, 11:09 AM	#15
badpontiacs Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Valparaiso, Indiana Posts: 195	Re: need help find original grill gmc They have some real nice parts and some hard to find ones too. They even have the clear sidemarker lenses (white) that a lot of guys like (not the euro LMC ones) for dirt cheap! Posted via Mobile Device __________________

02-13-2013, 01:58 AM	#16
shkj2004 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: unknown Posts: 117	Re: need help find original grill gmc thanks

02-13-2013, 06:15 AM	#17
Duster Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ada, OK Posts: 117	Re: need help find original grill gmc Man, I didn't think anyone still had NOS stock. Especially grills. They are expensive, but relatively cheap for a NOS grill.

02-14-2013, 06:10 PM	#18
shkj2004 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: unknown Posts: 117	Re: need help find original grill gmc In my country they sell it 2340$ nos Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device

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