1947-1953 Chevy Truck Chrome Grille & Bumper Install - '47-53 Chevy

...All the holes are properly stamped and the bumper bolts feature the proper oversized head.

Thanks to the install of the Ron Francis' wire harness covered in the August '08 issue of CCT hooking up the headlights was a snap. Sam picked up a standard high beam/low beam lightbulb from his local auto parts store.

The new trim ring screws on in three points to hold the bulb in place. There are a couple bosses molded in the bulb, make sure those are indexed properly before tightening down the retaining ring.

After the seal was fitted along the outer edge of the headlight trim ring the provided clips were snapped in. The clip with the large ear must be located at the top of the trim ring...

...The ear will index into a slot on the bucket and provide the upper mounting point for the ring.

Since the previously mentioned clip holds the top of the trim ring, a small screw will lock the ring in place on the truck.

Before the grille was set in, the truck nut clips were slipped into place and all the threads on the grille were tapped to remove the paint and relieve any frustration...

...Not pictured is the installation of the lower filler panel, which is bolted up to the bottom of the grille.

This is where you will need some friends. Two guys were used to hold the assembly in place while two more shimmied under the truck to install the hardware.