[poll] Early grille on a later car - hate / love?

[sjones]

Just curious what you guys think. I think it looks very cool. (Grille and bezels are off a 1969 and are on a 1977 car). To mount the bezels the headlamp buckets had to be changed to earlier ones.

[Crazyswede]

it looks good but it feels wrong

[sjones]

it looks good but it feels wrong

I know, for an authentic 1977 car in 2013 it should plastic, broken or missing all together!

[SwedeSport]

I really like the early grille. Not used to seeing it with those corner markers though.

On that cream color, a black grille would look good.

It's your car dude,... do whatever floats your boat. It is after all a part that can be changed rather easily if you get bored with the look, or come across a cherry plastic one that is right for the car.

[Jordan]

I'm all for mods you don't have to hack the car up for. if you change your mind you can always switch it back!

[Geoff]

I think it looks pretty good but I agree that I think on your car the black grille might look better.

[sjones]

I think it looks pretty good but I agree that I think on your car the black grille might look better.

I'll get out my JB weld, scrap ABS and Bulldog and fix up that '77 grille - I'm serious about that! I think that if I want the original look, I could get it a good restored grille but it's rare to see the 1969-1972 grilles on the road anyway. I did have a chance to pick up a black plastic 1973-1974 grille which is really robust which uses the aluminum bezels. I may try that too.

[DeLorean]

Hmm. you know, if you had the bumper stainless strip, or at least the plastic & "chrome" with the rubber center, I think I'd like it. It's hard to picture the completed look with that missing though, they look wrong with out that.

[sjones]

1972 was the year they had this grille with the stainless steel band on the first rubber bumpers. And yes, I have those, just not installed yet. ;-)

[Geoff]

Hmm. you know, if you had the bumper stainless strip, or at least the plastic & "chrome" with the rubber center, I think I'd like it. It's hard to picture the completed look with that missing though, they look wrong with out that.

I concur. A little more bling to match the grille might balance it out nicely.

[Geoff]

Hmm. you know, if you had the bumper stainless strip, or at least the plastic & "chrome" with the rubber center, I think I'd like it. It's hard to picture the completed look with that missing though, they look wrong with out that.

I concur. A little more bling to match the grille might balance it out nicely.

[sjones]

Here is what I'm going for (1972 model year). I will install the steel band after I clean it up and polish it. I also plan to install a steel band I have on the rear bumper as well.

[MattWatson]

That bottom picture is awesome. Because of the page bend, it looks like they gave it wicked positive camber haha.

[SwedeSport]

The bumper strip will pull the look together.

[Geoff]

And replace the black fender lip covers with chrome (if you can find a suitable replacement)