Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy

[Corts60]

Originally Posted by JMS-1

something different...

Haha! I thought my Silverado was the only 73-87 with louvres.

[JMS-1]

Originally Posted by Corts60

Haha! I thought my Silverado was the only 73-87 with louvres.

haha, i thought the same thing. these have been on this truck since my dad got it in the mid 80's and i haven't seen another with them

[Corts60]

Yeah I bought mine from the original owner and he had them done by a friend sometime in the early 80's.

[ivorton74]

i wish i could get one for my truck. seen one on ebay for $149. ill have to look in my local junkyard for one. anyone know if 81-87 tailgates(or the band itself will fit my 74?

[85sierraclassic]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

That's what I said.

I just don't have access to the kind of equipment needed to do it quickly. Manually machining that out would suck, especially if it took a few prototypes to get it right.

yea i understand that but if done right i think it would me sweet

[Stew_Magoo]

Originally Posted by Corts60

Haha! I thought my Silverado was the only 73-87 with louvres.

Nice broom. I'm an Elfin man, myself...
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[jitteryguy]

I just made up 4 small tab's and rivet'd them to the Jimmy trim, drill'd small hole's in the tail gate them ran sheet metal scew's in em to secure it.
this tail gate has some damage, I have a new one for it and will install the handle relocater on befor I swap it out.

[jitteryguy]

I forgot about this one, it was a Blazer that my brother-n-law used to have.

[wideopen1967]

I want to do something like this;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuweU9C6ioY

[KQQL IT]

[78maliburat]

[UKNOWME]

Originally Posted by KQQL IT

Is that the same truck that was flat black? Looks awesome!

[UKNOWME]

Ok 3 questions....
1- did anyone ever advise the proper procedure to polish the narrow bands out?
2- did anyone ever mill one of out aluminum yet?
3- could the band be sent off to be chrome plated?

[KQQL IT]

Originally Posted by UKNOWME

Is that the same truck that was flat black? Looks awesome!

Yes same pile of part's and thank you.

[R&K's71]

I had a couple of dents in mine. Sanded it down using sanding sponges and taped of the edge and sprayed it black. Then pulled the tape off and used I believe a 1000 grit sanding sponge and polished the edges and cleared it all. After about a year and a half it is still holding up.

[UKNOWME]

Originally Posted by R&K's71

I had a couple of dents in mine. Sanded it down using sanding sponges and taped of the edge and sprayed it black. Then pulled the tape off and used I believe a 1000 grit sanding sponge and polished the edges and cleared it all. After about a year and a half it is still holding up.

2 thumbs up!

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by R&K's71

I had a couple of dents in mine. Sanded it down using sanding sponges and taped of the edge and sprayed it black. Then pulled the tape off and used I believe a 1000 grit sanding sponge and polished the edges and cleared it all. After about a year and a half it is still holding up.

best one I have seen so far