are 1980 models unique?

[LeesTruk]

When I got my '80, I did exactly as mentioned previously. Took off the ugly square headlight frames and put on '78 headlight frames

Before;



After;



The difference is subtle but more pleasing (to me anyways)

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LeesTruk

When I got my '80, I did exactly as mentioned previously. Took off the ugly square headlight frames and put on '78 headlight frames

Before;



After;



The difference is subtle but more pleasing (to me anyways)

first of all great looking truck overall, second your photos remind me of those compare this picture with this picture things and see if you can find all the differences, ha ha, yes the changes are subtle, cause to me both trucks look the same, other than one has a license plate and your bowtie is no longer orange

[LeesTruk]

AWW, C'mon, Gregski, look closer... if you look at the upper picture, the headlight bucket continues down and around the turn signal light. It doesn't in the lower picture. Guess ya gotta be a con-I-sewer to see the dif'rence eh?

Didja notice the amber turn signal lenses, or the door mirrors, or the hub caps? Picky, Picky, Picky.....

[bmchevy1979]

Originally Posted by LeesTruk

AWW, C'mon, Gregski, look closer... if you look at the upper picture, the headlight bucket continues down and around the turn signal light. It doesn't in the lower picture. Guess ya gotta be a con-I-sewer to see the dif'rence eh?

Didja notice the amber turn signal lenses, or the door mirrors, or the hub caps? Picky, Picky, Picky.....

Lol it doesn't help that your truck is silver/gray it kinda blends the bezel in. I noticed but I did the same on my 79 I don't care for the 79-80 headlight surrounds it'd be more noticeable if you had swap from square lights to round lights

[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by LeesTruk

AWW, C'mon, Gregski, look closer... if you look at the upper picture, the headlight bucket continues down and around the turn signal light. It doesn't in the lower picture. Guess ya gotta be a con-I-sewer to see the dif'rence eh?

Didja notice the amber turn signal lenses, or the door mirrors, or the hub caps? Picky, Picky, Picky.....

Yeah but that's not what I'm talking about. Actually either of your pictures look fine to me, you simply converted it to the stand alone parking lights they had from 73-76.

Look at the link I provided above. Notice how the parking lights actually protrude out from the trim and stick out like a fat lip
That's what I'm talking about. Many guys didn't like that and removed it to either the 73-76 style that you did, or even the 77-79 style looked better than that bug eye thing. I don't mind any of them from 73-79, you could have left yours alone and it would have looked just fine to me.

[KQQL IT]

Originally Posted by LeesTruk

AWW, C'mon, Gregski, look closer... if you look at the upper picture, the headlight bucket continues down and around the turn signal light. It doesn't in the lower picture. Guess ya gotta be a con-I-sewer to see the dif'rence eh?

Didja notice the amber turn signal lenses, or the door mirrors, or the hub caps? Picky, Picky, Picky.....

And black eyeliner vs silver.

[El Dorado Jim]

Originally Posted by LeesTruk

When I got my '80, I did exactly as mentioned previously. Took off the ugly square headlight frames and put on '78 headlight frames

Before;



After;



The difference is subtle but more pleasing (to me anyways)

did the same as you, with my son's truck, like the old school better

[esbstuff]

And red stripe in the side chrome instead of red? Is it factory? Some were, but I've never seen on a non-black truck.

Originally Posted by LeesTruk

When I got my '80, I did exactly as mentioned previously. Took off the ugly square headlight frames and put on '78 headlight frames

Before;



After;



The difference is subtle but more pleasing (to me anyways)