Chrome headlight bezel.. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Prerunner1982 · 09-02-2004, 12:34 AM

i know this gets discussed occasionally and that most people want metal chrome bezels, but i thought i would do mine as an example that the painted grey plastic ones are infact chrome underneath and that for someone thats not an anal andy and so concerned with perfection (ex. show truck) that this CHEAP mod would work just fine.

sixty8chev · 09-02-2004, 01:20 AM

That looks really good, did you strip the grey paint off or use chrome plastic paint?

ocbaud · 09-02-2004, 01:45 AM

mine arent chrome underneath

Jonboy · 09-02-2004, 08:46 AM

looks good. Now you can get started on the grille, too.

Prerunner1982 · 09-02-2004, 09:33 AM

sixty8... i just took some steel wool to it... you could probably use alittle paint stripper but i didnt want to damage the chrome as well...

Eric dont know what to tell you, where did you test to see if it was chrome? now i wonder when they started and ended this grey paint over chrome.

jonboy, i plan on doing the whole grille eventually. All i have done at the moment...... is what you see... 1/2 of 1 headlight bezel..

Jonboy · 09-02-2004, 10:18 AM

That will look pretty sharp when it is finished. Nust bustin' ya a little bit. I think that might only work on the 81 and 82 grilles. It seems like the later stuff had chrome trim that bolted on, and I think the 83 and 84 grilles are actually quite a bit darker in color. At least on the dual headlight stuff, not sure about single headlight stuff. Never had one.

Prerunner1982 · 09-02-2004, 10:54 AM

i think this would be something worth looking into, but i am not going to ask everyone to take steel wool to their headlight bezels....

8t5Silverado · 09-02-2004, 07:10 PM

Ok, I tried it...it didn't work on the bezels, but my hood and fender are "chrome" underneath.

It took some doin', but I just kept telling myself, "Get 'Er Done," and I did.

Russell · 09-02-2004, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 8t5Silverado

Ok, I tried it...it didn't work on the bezels, but my hood and fender are "chrome" underneath.

It took some doin', but I just kept telling myself, "Get 'Er Done," and I did.

cliffsta · 09-02-2004, 08:17 PM

yeah my chrome everything is pitted bad. Mirrors, tops of bezels, door handles. I can forsee my Christmas presents...

09-02-2004, 12:34 AM	#1
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	Chrome headlight bezel.. i know this gets discussed occasionally and that most people want metal chrome bezels, but i thought i would do mine as an example that the painted grey plastic ones are infact chrome underneath and that for someone thats not an anal andy and so concerned with perfection (ex. show truck) that this CHEAP mod would work just fine. Attached Images

09-02-2004, 01:20 AM	#2
sixty8chev The Sauz Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chilliwack BC, Canada Posts: 149	That looks really good, did you strip the grey paint off or use chrome plastic paint? __________________ 68 lwb 2wd (spread between 3 garages) 72 Burb - Flat Deck 92 Yukon 3" lift - 33's - the new bush pig 01 Sierra - Daily Driver (for now)

09-02-2004, 08:46 AM	#4
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	looks good. Now you can get started on the grille, too. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

09-02-2004, 10:18 AM	#6
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	That will look pretty sharp when it is finished. Nust bustin' ya a little bit. I think that might only work on the 81 and 82 grilles. It seems like the later stuff had chrome trim that bolted on, and I think the 83 and 84 grilles are actually quite a bit darker in color. At least on the dual headlight stuff, not sure about single headlight stuff. Never had one. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

09-02-2004, 07:10 PM	#8
8t5Silverado Mudslides 'r my specialty Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: STL Posts: 1,106	Ok, I tried it...it didn't work on the bezels, but my hood and fender are "chrome" underneath. It took some doin', but I just kept telling myself, "Get 'Er Done," and I did. __________________ Always on the lookout for old cars and parts...(20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, etc.) http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/500339

09-02-2004, 01:45 AM	#3
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	mine arent chrome underneath

09-02-2004, 09:33 AM	#5
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	sixty8... i just took some steel wool to it... you could probably use alittle paint stripper but i didnt want to damage the chrome as well... Eric dont know what to tell you, where did you test to see if it was chrome? now i wonder when they started and ended this grey paint over chrome. jonboy, i plan on doing the whole grille eventually. All i have done at the moment...... is what you see... 1/2 of 1 headlight bezel..

09-02-2004, 10:54 AM	#7
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	i think this would be something worth looking into, but i am not going to ask everyone to take steel wool to their headlight bezels....

09-02-2004, 08:17 PM	#10
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	yeah my chrome everything is pitted bad. Mirrors, tops of bezels, door handles. I can forsee my Christmas presents... __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

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