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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 12:53 PM
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wtb: 55 grill ends
I am looking for the ends off a 55 truck grill. Just using the headlight area and the center part is getting changed so would hate to cut up a nice grill anyone have the ends of maybe where the center section is beat up?
 
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:15 PM
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Should be able to use a 53-55 headlight bucket area as they should be the same. Good luck, that area usually rots first.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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The parking lights on the 55 look more like a 56...kinda square as compared with the pointy 53/54. This may make the underside of the 55 headlight bucket a bit different from the 53/54 and possibly the 56.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Actually you are correct.... I forgot the parking lights on the 55 are different, my bad.
 
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PM james G. phillips on here, he cut out some floor sections for me.
 
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I would prefer 53/54 but figure 55 is easier to find.
 
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I have seen some fairly thrashed grilles that had good headlight buckets...I think that I have a couple out in the storage barn.
 
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Please keep this parts wanted thread short by please use pm`s/emails for replies/inquiries.
 
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