Standard 68 grille
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Standard 68 grille
Has anyone ever considered or chrome powdercoated one??Just thinking about doing mine.Concerned about saving all those plastic inserts holding the headlight buckets can new ones be purchased?
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I am considering having my grille for my 69 powder coated also. I have tried everything I have heard of to make it shine. No LUck. Someone said it is anodized so it won't shine until its removed. So maybe powder coating is the answer. Money Pit 69
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In order to get any aluminum grille to shine or to be powder coated (I don't know if aluminum can be powder coated) the anodizing needs to be stripped off.
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Concerned about saving all those plastic inserts holding the headlight buckets can new ones be purchased?
Which plastic pieces are you referring to? The ones for the buckets are headlight adjustment screw assemblys. Then there are four plastic nuts for the headlight bezels/doors. Which ones are you concerned about? All of these can be bought.
LMC shows nylon nut-bezel for headlight bezels at $0.35 you need eight.
their part number is 40-0830
Headlight adjuster assembly LMC part number 40-0956 sell price $2.95
"Quote from" racinray,
Concerned about saving all those plastic inserts holding the headlight buckets can new ones be purchased?
Which plastic pieces are you referring to? The ones for the buckets are headlight adjustment screw assemblys. Then there are four plastic nuts for the headlight bezels/doors. Which ones are you concerned about? All of these can be bought.
LMC shows nylon nut-bezel for headlight bezels at $0.35 you need eight.
their part number is 40-0830
Headlight adjuster assembly LMC part number 40-0956 sell price $2.95
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C7TZ-13032-B .. Headlamp Adjustment Screw & White Plastic Nut Assembly / Obsolete / 5,582 (!) available NOS / Carpenter has 5,255 of the puppies = 800-476-9653.
Applications: 1967/69 F100/750 / 1969/74 Econoline.
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376309-S .. Nylon Nut-Headlamp Door to Radiator Grille / Obsolete / Not listed in Carpenters '67/79 truck catalog / 471 available NOS / Multiple FoMoCo Dealers/obsolete parts vendors have at least 20 each.
378471-S101 .. Screw-Use with 376309-S / #10 -16 x 1.00" / Obsolete / MANDERBACH FORD in Temple PA has 9 = 610-929-3659 / Should be available from any hardware store.
Applications: 1967/72 F100/350.
Applications: 1967/69 F100/750 / 1969/74 Econoline.
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376309-S .. Nylon Nut-Headlamp Door to Radiator Grille / Obsolete / Not listed in Carpenters '67/79 truck catalog / 471 available NOS / Multiple FoMoCo Dealers/obsolete parts vendors have at least 20 each.
378471-S101 .. Screw-Use with 376309-S / #10 -16 x 1.00" / Obsolete / MANDERBACH FORD in Temple PA has 9 = 610-929-3659 / Should be available from any hardware store.
Applications: 1967/72 F100/350.
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Racinray, I had my 68 grill reanodized 10 years ago, whether you powder coat or reanodize you must remove all of the riveted brackets , I ground the rivets and replaced them with #10 -32 stainless screws and lock nuts.
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Thanks for the all the info.I have a standard painted grille found a local powdercoating business to do it in chrome for 125 if I strip the paint.I will be starting a new thread to ask some other questions,
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