What is stock headlight trim supposed to look like?

[70cst]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

Yeah, but he has a different insert than I do. His has horizontal slats, and mine has squares. With that blue truck you posted, I can't tell of it is black or if it is just dark. What I'm gathering, is that perhaps the square pattern grille insert should be black, but the plastic looking edges behind the piece that says chevrolet, should be left gray?
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That insert is a GM NOS Insert bought in 2002...

I am assuming it is correct

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by 70cst

That insert is a GM NOS Insert bought in 2002...

I am assuming it is correct

For a 70, it is probably correct, but a '69 is a little different. A 70 has he horizontal slats. A 69 has the egg crate look
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[SS Tim]

The best thing to do at this point would be to remove your grill insert and look for non-faded parts likely right behind the bar. From the pictures I have it appears to start a very dark gray/black. Then over the years fades to a light gray color. I would be inclined to use a very dark charcoalish satin black on a driver. Let me look through some more pictures of original trucks.
On NOS parts I must again give my standard caution. They are service replacement parts. They are contracted separately from production parts and may very well have been made by a different vendor at much later dates. Where possible applications are combined with function the priority resulting in color, detail and texture variations being dropped along the way.