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Grille ideas

Personally I think I like the older one. The later ones seemed to be GM faking out buyers into thinking they were the newer vehicles. GM did similar on the last year G-bodies. I know people really seem to like that style, but to me they just appear to be an attempt to wring some sales out of the last few years of the body style, and I think that the somewhat more modern design is what draws people to it...it looks more like other vehicles that are newer.

Subtle front end changes from year to year were done of course, but not to that extent. Just how I see it.

Edit: Not saying I despise the newer front end, just that I don't think it's as good a fit with the body style. Makes me think of the non-metal era...plastic mirrors, chrome plated plastic, everything snaps together instead of bolted/screwed, etc.
 
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dyeager535 said:
Personally I think I like the older one. The later ones seemed to be GM faking out buyers into thinking they were the newer vehicles. GM did similar on the last year G-bodies. I know people really seem to like that style, but to me they just appear to be an attempt to wring some sales out of the last few years of the body style, and I think that the somewhat more modern design is what draws people to it...it looks more like other vehicles that are newer.

Subtle front end changes from year to year were done of course, but not to that extent. Just how I see it.
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It is the way I'm leaning...
 
if you do a lot of night time driving go with the vertical 4 headlight . more light and better bulb upgrade options .

if pure looks department i love the 89-91 gmc cat eye grills .

fyi you do know its 2 totally different core supports for them and also 89-91 its gmc or chevy for all 3 parts of the grill center and headlight bezels .
 
I'm doing the same. Prepping a stacked headlight core support for a swap into my 91. Get that gmt400 lookin crap out of heeeeeere!!!
Alot of people really like the late grille though. Should be an easy sale.
 
sweetk30 said:
if you do a lot of night time driving go with the vertical 4 headlight . more light and better bulb upgrade options .

if pure looks department i love the 89-91 gmc cat eye grills .

fyi you do know its 2 totally different core supports for them and also 89-91 its gmc or chevy for all 3 parts of the grill center and headlight bezels .
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Ya I know... I have the entire front clip off a 90 suburban
 
obijuank5 said:
I'm doing the same. Prepping a stacked headlight core support for a swap into my 91. Get that gmt400 lookin crap out of heeeeeere!!!
Alot of people really like the late grille though. Should be an easy sale.
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dyeager535 said:
Personally I think I like the older one. The later ones seemed to be GM faking out buyers into thinking they were the newer vehicles. GM did similar on the last year G-bodies. I know people really seem to like that style, but to me they just appear to be an attempt to wring some sales out of the last few years of the body style, and I think that the somewhat more modern design is what draws people to it...it looks more like other vehicles that are newer.

Subtle front end changes from year to year were done of course, but not to that extent. Just how I see it.

Edit: Not saying I despise the newer front end, just that I don't think it's as good a fit with the body style. Makes me think of the non-metal era...plastic mirrors, chrome plated plastic, everything snaps together instead of bolted/screwed, etc.
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Maybe they wanted the older trucks to look like the gmt400 stuff, to stay inline with the style they were marketing at the time? So they brought out the 89-91 grill for the older body style subs, blazers, 1 tons, etc,?
 
I love the look of that maroon truck. That's one of my favorite of the GMC grilles too. The 2 vertical bars in the middle of the older one look odd to me.
 
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