69 or 70 grille

[67sss]

How do ya tell the difference between the 2?

[67chevy1series]

the outers are the same but the inners are different

69 has a silver painted eggcrate

70 when you look from a distance it looks as if it has nothches in the chrome on the eggcrate inner grille


hope that makes sense

[67sss]

so, on my first pic the top is a 69? and the bottom a 70? or are they both the same?

[lolife99]

They both look like '70 inner grilles,... to me.

[67chevy1series]

yes the top is 69 and bottom is 70 they are completely interchangable

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

yes the top is 69 and bottom is 70 they are completely interchangable

What makes you think the top one is a '69?
It's just a faded version of the lower '70 grille.

[67sss]

lolife99- how can you tell?

[67chevy1series]

not to steel his thunder but i thoght the same thing until i noticed it was just worn out

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by 67sss

lolife99- how can you tell?

Look at the lower grille.
The 4 highlighted (with silver paint) horizontal lines,... were what designated them as a '70 grille.
The grille is actually raised in these areas.
The '69 grilles were a solid "eggcrate pattern,... with out the raised areas.

All the repop grilles are the 70 version. (That I have seen)
I have an NOS grille that was ordered from my GM dealer in 1995.
It was ordered for a '69.
When I opened the box,... it was a '70 grill with the eggcrate area painted solid silver to replicate a '69 grille.
I'll try to find you a picture of an original '69 inner grille.

[c1069]

The only noticeable change for 1970 was a minor update to the Chevrolet grille. At first glance, the 1969 and 1970 grille appear identical. However, 1970's plastic inserts actually have highlights that break the appearance into 6 separate sections.

[67sss]

so are 69-original-grilles hard to find?

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by 67sss

so are 69-original-grilles hard to find?

Yes.
I try to buy all the good '69 grilles I can afford.
So far,... I have none.

[lolife99]

But I would be interested in buying the lower '70 grille,... (in the first picture),... if you want to sell it,... and if I can afford shipping.
(I have both a '69 and a '70 truck).

[67sss]

is there a paint code for the "silver" area?

[Maxxd07]

If I remember right, I seen somewhere that the outers are different too, between the turnsignal and headlight opening. One makes a "loop" in the "rib" and the other runs to the headlight opening like the ones above.