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*87 chevy silverado* · 02-28-2010, 09:54 PM

i have a 87 Chevy Silverado an i wount to remove the chrome under the tail lights that go around the bed that i have circled. (this is a old pic of my truck just to let yall know)

qu1cks1lver56 · 02-28-2010, 09:58 PM

IIRC you have to pry them off and weld the holes in behind them.

*Stitch* · 02-28-2010, 10:02 PM

I had that trim on my truck, but it was gone before I bought it...there are two holes in the bed where it attached...I don't know if it just pops off or there are nuts on the inside...

Sillyoldman · 02-28-2010, 10:11 PM

I dont have a sq body but I'd guess that if you finger pry a top corner it will come off if you cant get behind it with a wrench. I'm guessing its just held on with a couple clips.

Jonboy · 02-28-2010, 10:20 PM

The clips do have bolts on the back. Pull the taillamp lens and housing. The nuts are 3/8", IIRC.

*87 chevy silverado* · 02-28-2010, 10:34 PM

thanks

qu1cks1lver56 · 02-28-2010, 10:44 PM

am I the only one that noticed the upside down tail lights?

texasfunk · 02-28-2010, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by qu1cks1lver56

am I the only one that noticed the upside down tail lights?

lol, i was just thinking the same thing, and oh, after you get those chrome pieces off, i got a nice home for them here

thrtsxchambers · 02-28-2010, 11:33 PM

Correct, there is a clip that holds that part on. I didn't know it was a bolt,it looked like a rivet to me so I used the grinder and ground the head off. If I remember you can take the piece next to it on the bed and you can see the clip behind it.

*Stitch* · 02-28-2010, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texasfunk

after you get those chrome pieces off, i got a nice home for them here

they're mine now...

*87 chevy silverado* · 02-28-2010, 11:46 PM

not yet i got to get them off first. lol

*Stitch* · 02-28-2010, 11:49 PM

lol yeah

Malo83 · 03-01-2010, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qu1cks1lver56

am I the only one that noticed the upside down tail lights?

Panelman55 · 03-01-2010, 07:27 AM

If you remove the tail light you can see the screws.

*87 chevy silverado* · 03-01-2010, 07:07 PM

i got them off. Painin the butt. but there off

02-28-2010, 09:54 PM	#1
87 chevy silverado Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: lexington South Carolina Posts: 2,124	how do you remove the chrome? i have a 87 Chevy Silverado an i wount to remove the chrome under the tail lights that go around the bed that i have circled. (this is a old pic of my truck just to let yall know) Last edited by 87 chevy silverado; 02-28-2010 at 09:54 PM. Reason: user error

02-28-2010, 09:58 PM	#2
qu1cks1lver56 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Milton, FL Posts: 733	Re: how do you remove the chrome? IIRC you have to pry them off and weld the holes in behind them. __________________ My 86 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=375526

02-28-2010, 10:02 PM	#3
Stitch Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Where I come from, it's cornbread and chicken... Posts: 3,122	Re: how do you remove the chrome? I had that trim on my truck, but it was gone before I bought it...there are two holes in the bed where it attached...I don't know if it just pops off or there are nuts on the inside... Last edited by Stitch; 02-28-2010 at 10:12 PM.

02-28-2010, 10:11 PM	#4
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: how do you remove the chrome? I dont have a sq body but I'd guess that if you finger pry a top corner it will come off if you cant get behind it with a wrench. I'm guessing its just held on with a couple clips. __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.*

02-28-2010, 10:20 PM	#5
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: how do you remove the chrome? The clips do have bolts on the back. Pull the taillamp lens and housing. The nuts are 3/8", IIRC. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

02-28-2010, 10:34 PM	#6
87 chevy silverado Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: lexington South Carolina Posts: 2,124	Re: how do you remove the chrome? thanks

02-28-2010, 10:44 PM	#7
qu1cks1lver56 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Milton, FL Posts: 733	Re: how do you remove the chrome? am I the only one that noticed the upside down tail lights? __________________ My 86 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=375526

02-28-2010, 11:33 PM	#9
thrtsxchambers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Salisbury, NC Posts: 316	Re: how do you remove the chrome? Correct, there is a clip that holds that part on. I didn't know it was a bolt,it looked like a rivet to me so I used the grinder and ground the head off. If I remember you can take the piece next to it on the bed and you can see the clip behind it.

02-28-2010, 11:46 PM	#11
87 chevy silverado Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: lexington South Carolina Posts: 2,124	Re: how do you remove the chrome? not yet i got to get them off first. lol

02-28-2010, 11:49 PM	#12
Stitch Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Where I come from, it's cornbread and chicken... Posts: 3,122	Re: how do you remove the chrome? lol yeah

03-01-2010, 07:27 AM	#14
Panelman55 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Winston, Ga. Posts: 240	Re: how do you remove the chrome? If you remove the tail light you can see the screws. __________________ In God We trust!!!

03-01-2010, 07:07 PM	#15
87 chevy silverado Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: lexington South Carolina Posts: 2,124	Re: how do you remove the chrome? i got them off. Painin the butt. but there off



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