Change 82 grille to a 87 grille

[wamullins]

Hey guys, anyone know if they would be an issue in going from a factory dual headlight grille on a 82 Silverado to a dual headlight factory grille from an 87 Silverado. I would keep the 82 turn signals in the bumpers.

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

None as far as fit and finish go. If you keep the bumper lights and ditch the semi-hidden ones, you'll notice little notches in the bottom corners of the grille where the lights fit into.

 

[smoothandlow84]

Should be straightforward. I have an 84...with a 86 suburban front doghouse. The only issue I had was not having a floor mounted high beam switch. I opted instead to install a second headlight switch in the dash just below the low beam switch. I didnt want to punch a hole in my floorboards.

 

[wamullins]

Thanks for the info...

 

[HotRodPC]

It's not until you'd upgrade to an 89-91 grill it gets a bit more complicated. You should have an easy job from an 81-82 grill all the way up to an 88 grill.

Speaking of, I just sold my 81 bumper yesterday. I was keeping it to put clear driving/fog lights in the holes where the turn/tail lights went in the bumper.

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

It's not until you'd upgrade to an 89-91 grill it gets a bit more complicated. You should have an easy job from an 81-82 grill all the way up to an 88 grill.

Speaking of, I just sold my 81 bumper yesterday. I was keeping it to put clear driving/fog lights in the holes where the turn/tail lights went in the bumper.

That's the way to go right there. Keep the ones behind the grille and do fog lights.

 

[theblindchicken]

Should be straightforward. I have an 84...with a 86 suburban front doghouse. The only issue I had was not having a floor mounted high beam switch. I opted instead to install a second headlight switch in the dash just below the low beam switch. I didnt want to punch a hole in my floorboards.

Not sure if they ever changed, but the foot switch on my 74 is only mounted with 2 screws inside the cab. Not on the exterior.