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Old 07-10-2012, 08:56 PM
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Billet grill

Looking for a billet grill for my 76 and im not having any luck I have a lmc mag but the grill im looking for covers the hole frontend headlights and all
 
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Old 07-10-2012, 09:19 PM
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what you are looking for is a "phantom grille"... ive looked and have not found so ive been meaning to build one.
 
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Old 07-10-2012, 09:24 PM
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I have seen a.few custom trucks with this grill and since I havent found one I figured they were custom built
 
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Old 07-10-2012, 09:34 PM
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there was one place i seen that did produce them but i cant remember the name anymore, but they stopped production but still offered to build to order for like 800 bucks. you might google phantom grilles and see what pops up?
 
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I goggled billet grill for my truck but the earliest models were early 80's I will have to try.phantom
 
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Old 07-10-2012, 09:58 PM
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they aren't that hard to build, they are usually just thin stainless bar or channel, and you weld vertical uprights in behind them, paint the uprights black so they are harder to see. Some trucks you can do them flat across the front, others you will have to bend them or cut them so they meet at an angle in the front.
 
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Old 07-10-2012, 10:05 PM
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Thought about going to the.local lowes and buy some mesh and do it up it dont cost just to see how it would look
 
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I'm not a fan of the mesh. here's a diy on the phantom grille: http://www3.telus.net/ronnie/How%20t...om%20grill.pdf
 
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So part 49-3997 covers the head lights ?
 
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Sorry just reread your post and see that you are looking for a tube grill that covers your head lights.

As far as the LMC part # difference 4 mm versus 8 mm bars, so I would guess NO it does not cover the headlights.
 
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They show a picture of it on that page. Definitely does not cover the headlights.
 
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If your looking for something like this, your going to need to fab it up yourself. Pretty sure no one makes grilles that cover the headlights.

 
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lol that's my screensaver on my phone and that is exactly what I'm looking 4
 
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