🏆 I have a RARE 1988 Chevy short bed GMT400 - 350 5.7 v8 “CUSTOM TRUCKS OF TEXAS - LIMTED EDITION” I just ordered a new black OEM hood $167 LMC truck I live 30 minutes away thank GOD no expensive fright shipping fee, grill $96 Ebay, 4 led headlights with the high beam relay switch to run all 4 at once $300 installed by wheels & deals car audio in K.C. Kansas, park lights $21 Amazon, 4 corner lights $22 Amazon, Silverado emblems near door/cab $16 Amazon, & chrome Chevy emblem for grill VERY EXPENSIVE $215 Ebay couldn’t find anywhere else. I thought about buying the OEM Factory gold grill emblem & getting some chrome wrap for it but I didn’t want it to fade or mess up!!!! Thanks for the video KCMO 816 💎
You are a life savor. I have a new grill to replace the one that was painted the same as my truck & has peeled off over the years. I got lucky & found this video. I also have a new electric window motor to replace & you have a video on this. I'm one lucky guy.
Nice job. Got a full grille/light kit replacement set from eBay as well. would not have known about the hidden bolts inside w/o this tutorial. Thank you, and I agree you are making that truck sharp.
Good tip on checking the product first before signing the papers during delivery and to not over tighten the nuts. Very informative video, farmboy30117.
@@johnw1822 I don't think so, but if you have the same style headlights, they're really easy to remove without pulling the grille. There's 2 screws in the top of the headlight housing. Remove those and it'll slide forward.
Well done, brother. Changing mine is going to be a snap after watching this and I didn't have a clue before. Now I wish I knew where to find those nuts to hold on the side markers. Thanks again.
Very helpful. I followed your directions and installed a new chrome grille in my 1991 chevy silverado pickup. Everything went well except when it came time to replace the plastic strip under the new grille. The plastic push pins would not hold. I got lucky and found the perfect size bolts and nuts as a replacement.
Thank you so much for posting this I had no idea you had to remove the turn signal and parking light . I also decided to go ahead and get the new turn signal & parking lights as well after I looked at mine > they were bad too .....
Thanks for the assistance. The video helped me a lot . Just remember on your next video try to move your video camera close to you while explaining stuff, because when you walk away your audio grows very faint. Just (FYI) Great Job !!!!
Like to see more videos of you working around your farm.I drove through Georgia a couple of times.Northern Georgia is real nice country.Nice job on the grill R&R.One of these days I,ll have to get me a camcorder and do some uploads.
Nice job breaking down what to do step by step for the guys who don't about the all the little things when it comes to removing these grilles. Bout audio is faint when you walk away. Thanks.
free tip get and old piece of carpet and park your truck over it so when you drop yor nuts or screws you can find them rather than digging through gravel for them
Nice tutorial, really helpful and glad you went with a replacement stock grill and lights, I don't like them newer grills and the euro lights. Mines peeling aswell so this has helped me out. cheers
For those plastic clips that hold the bottom valance to the grille, if you take a pair of pliers and simply pull the center pin out of the top they come out very easily, and you don't take a chance on damaging them. They simply pop right back in the new grille. Don't try squeezing them from the underside, that is not how they come out.
Great instructional video! Good looking truck as well. I have an 88 and needed help with the accessory bracket assembly and bracing location for the engine. I don't know if yours has the same set up, but it would make a good video!
Is it the gauge or the sending unit? If the gauge is erratic, it's usually the sending unit. Drop the tank and replace it. If the gauge is stuck at full, it could be a bad ground. Drop the tank and check the ground wire to the sending unit. If it's the gauge itself, you'll have to pull the instrument cluster and replace the gauge with a used one.
I don't know about the later models but the '80s models had different core supports for single and dual headlights. I would think you could go from dual to singles but why would you?
I try to give a variety of videos. It's been too hot to do much work on the farm, and we've had chances of t-storms every evening so no hay. Stay tuned, more farm work this fall. You should upload some vids, just a cheapo camera will work as long as it does video.
how you liking the stepper? Nice job on the grill replacement sure makes the truck look better. Stock replacement was the way to go as the truck looks very original.
Front grille is the least of my problems now, a life time water pump I bought at autozone completely broke off and drove my steel fan into my 3 core heavy duty radiator and all are trashed beyond repair, the disk on the shaft of the water pump somehow slipped down on one side which caused a wobble that let the drive belt slip off the pulley onto the WP steel casing and the force actually broke it off the engine block, now my baby is just sitting in my yard, can't even start it to keep it from drying up everything. I'm bummed.
hey farmerboy. I have a question. i have a 91 chevy like yours but regular cab and the guy i bought it from had the bottom bolts of the grill put on with tie raps. is there suppose to be a bracket from the grill to where it bolts on or do i have the wrong grill ? and where can i find that filler between the grill and bumper. thanks farmerboy.. your videos are great help. ive been watching ever since i saw your replace the radio video
Do all the grilles have the cut out for the emblem on LMCtrucks? If so, What order number is this grille?.. Having trouble looking for a replacement with the cutout. Dont want to get a aftermarket one with the emblem sticking out. Trying to restore a '90 regular cab stepside and need it to look as original as possible. Please get back to me if possible! And thanks in advance brotha! Sweet truck btw!
Nice video. I have a 98 C2500 with the 4 rectangle lights, but I'm wondering if I can swap that grille out for the chevy work truck grille. The work truck grille has just two headlights, one on each side.
Very nice tutorial!! By the way my grandpa, just give me his 1993 chevy silverado, I need help to restored it, i need parts and different thing, but the problem is that, I am from Chile, and here there are no stores that sell spare parts for that truck. Please if can you contact me, an email or whatever, and tell me where I can find parts for my truck. Thank you very much!!
I have a 98 gmc. need a grill. but I want to do a wire mesh. kinda like the old dodge chargers or challengers. with lights set behind it. trying to figure out how aesthetic it would look. mad max look. not sure how I'm going to pull this off.
anytime friend !! oh by the way i liked very much watching your video just changed my grill not long ago &your video really helped a lot so thanks for people like you that post things like this im very grateful . all the best!
Hello ,I was wondering if you knew what the plastic tabs that held the grille in are called ,I recently had to replace my radiator support and have no idea where to find them? Like the video thanks.
Hello do you know if the c1500 Silverado 1993 grill badge fits a 94 c1500 Silverado? . they say the grill bolts up different. Just wondering about the badge. Thanks
What king of clips do you use to hold the bottom plastic piece to the grille? I just bought the plastic piece for my 92 grille and I don't know what clips to buy
i got a 1991 chevy c1500 2 door my head lights are diffrent from yours my head lights are on top blinker lights are on the bottom but my head lights are big square lights and my blinker lights are rectangle like all 4 of your lights are is it possible for me to change it so all 4 of my head lights are rectangle?
+Ronnie “Juggalo420” m Yea I know your post is 2 years old thought I would take a chance anyways, I have a 93 Chevy Cheyenne and like you I have the big square head lights, I would rather have the rectangular lights, can I just get the lights and put them in my grille or do I need to change out my grille too, Is yours a Cheyenne or Silverado, cause I wonder why there are different grilles, did you change yours?
I have a 93 k/1500 Cheyenne, is that why my head lights are the big square ones instead of the rectangular, I prefer the latter but will I have to change my grille, is it cause the silverados have the rectangular ones that mine is different Do I need to buy grille and headlights or just the headlights?
You have the grille like the W/T version. I would imagine the core support is different than the Silverado as well, so that would need to be swapped out. Unfortunately I haven't worked with this type of grille so I don't know for sure.
+farmboy30117 the core support is the same on the silverado sierra and cheyenne so you can interchange the grilles but on the other hand pretty much the only different thing is the wiring. the wt grilles headlights have just one light rather than 2 in the silverado and sierra grilles
You have to take the grille off to get to the bumper bolts on top of the frame. I believe there are 2 bolts on bottom of the frame that you can get to from underneath the bumper.
All these grills crack especially in the middle top nothing a little epoxy or super glue whatever works ther not real durable you can be a little to gentle also them grills are a dime a dozen tons of them at scrap yard in great shape the most you see if it don’t got a few little dents it’s not a truck
Grampa i love u we lost u when i was little😢
Your accent made me process the assembly that much more. I'm from Texas.
Same asf lol
You'all did good.
🏆 I have a RARE 1988 Chevy short bed GMT400 - 350 5.7 v8 “CUSTOM TRUCKS OF TEXAS - LIMTED EDITION” I just ordered a new black OEM hood $167 LMC truck I live 30 minutes away thank GOD no expensive fright shipping fee, grill $96 Ebay, 4 led headlights with the high beam relay switch to run all 4 at once $300 installed by wheels & deals car audio in K.C. Kansas, park lights $21 Amazon, 4 corner lights $22 Amazon, Silverado emblems near door/cab $16 Amazon, & chrome Chevy emblem for grill VERY EXPENSIVE $215 Ebay couldn’t find anywhere else. I thought about buying the OEM Factory gold grill emblem & getting some chrome wrap for it but I didn’t want it to fade or mess up!!!! Thanks for the video KCMO 816 💎
Thanks for taking the time to video this project. It will save me sometime.
You are a life savor. I have a new grill to replace the one that was painted the same as my truck & has peeled off over the years. I got lucky & found this video. I also have a new electric window motor to replace & you have a video on this. I'm one lucky guy.
Nice job. Got a full grille/light kit replacement set from eBay as well. would not have known about the hidden bolts inside w/o this tutorial. Thank you, and I agree you are making that truck sharp.
Been a long time but hopefully you can see this.. how'd you like it? Was it as good as gms grill? I'm worried it's gonna be shit
@@fundacherry2754 yes. Still looks good on the truck. Rest of truck is rusting away tho.
Holy crap nice. And yes that'll happen lol. I'm gonna buy it then thanks
@@fundacherry2754 good luck.
Good tip on checking the product first before signing the papers during delivery and to not over tighten the nuts. Very informative video, farmboy30117.
Thanks!
Thank you for posting this, I ordered a new grille for my 94 full size blazer, the one on it is so busted up!
Thank you, sir!! You are so thorough and make sure to give the tips that newbies like myself need to hear.
Thanks John! Glad it helped!
Hi farmboy! Would you happen to have a headlight and blinker assembly replacement video too?
@@johnw1822 I don't think so, but if you have the same style headlights, they're really easy to remove without pulling the grille. There's 2 screws in the top of the headlight housing. Remove those and it'll slide forward.
Well done, brother. Changing mine is going to be a snap after watching this and I didn't have a clue before. Now I wish I knew where to find those nuts to hold on the side markers. Thanks again.
Thanks James. Try Lmctruck.com or you might be able to find some at your local autoparts store.
Will do. Funny how hard it is to find those puppies
Very helpful. I followed your directions and installed a new chrome grille in my 1991 chevy silverado pickup. Everything went well except when it came time to replace the plastic strip under the new grille. The plastic push pins would not hold. I got lucky and found the perfect size bolts and nuts as a replacement.
Where did you get the replacement plastic piece for under your grill
Cameron Bell I did not need a new one. I used the existing.
Man you are making that little truck sharp.
Thanks for the post. Very helpful. I am replacing the ac condenser on my 95. Great trucks to own. Cheap parts, easy to work on.
Thank you. It's been raining all around us for a few days but not much here. Last good rain was last Friday.
Thank you so much for posting this I had no idea you had to remove the turn signal and parking light .
I also decided to go ahead and get the new turn signal & parking lights as well after
I looked at mine > they were bad too .....
I really like 93's...I had one I drove for many miles. Replaced a LOT of things during that time but it was a good truck overall.
Thanks, now I can do my '89 with your help.
Thanks for the assistance. The video helped me a lot . Just remember on your next video try to move your video camera close to you while explaining stuff, because when you walk away your audio grows very faint. Just (FYI) Great Job !!!!
Will do!
Nice guide. Got that same truck and hit a deer going 40. Trucks ok but the entire grill was annihilated naturally.
So easy working on these trucks that's why I'll always have one
Yes, I can see the popularity of these trucks increasing like the old square bodies.
So helpful, about to change the grille on my 93 silverado 1500
I'm glad it helps!
Great video, it was very helpful for replacing my own grill. Appreciate the information and helpful tips, thank you!
Thanks, glad it helped!
Getting ready to do my own, thanks Bud!!
Like to see more videos of you working around your farm.I drove through Georgia a couple of times.Northern Georgia is real nice country.Nice job on the grill R&R.One of these days I,ll have to get me a camcorder and do some uploads.
Thank you. Saved me some time and headaches. 👍
Thanks for the video! Helped alot with installing mine on my 1990 1500
You're welcome Fabian!
Nice job breaking down what to do step by step for the guys who don't about the all the little things when it comes to removing these grilles. Bout audio is faint when you walk away. Thanks.
Nice clean truck
Amador Jaimes Thanks!
4 years ago when I got my truck, I took the grille out to change the bulbs in the top, which of course found out they were reflectors.
Just what I needed - your tutorial.
Thank you farmboy!
free tip get and old piece of carpet and park your truck over it so when you drop yor nuts or screws you can find them rather than digging through gravel for them
Thanks for the tip! A large tarp would work well too ;)
I really like your new grill good job
thanks 4 the tips and love the country accent 2
Good video
Nice tutorial, really helpful and glad you went with a replacement stock grill and lights, I don't like them newer grills and the euro lights. Mines peeling aswell so this has helped me out. cheers
Thanks! Glad it helped :)
Excellent video!! Thank you sir!
Thanks! Glad it helped!
That is a very nice truck
You're welcome! Yes they are!
For those plastic clips that hold the bottom valance to the grille, if you take a pair of pliers and simply pull the center pin out of the top they come out very easily, and you don't take a chance on damaging them. They simply pop right back in the new grille. Don't try squeezing them from the underside, that is not how they come out.
Great instructional video! Good looking truck as well. I have an 88 and needed help with the accessory bracket assembly and bracing location for the engine. I don't know if yours has the same set up, but it would make a good video!
On my Cheyenne grille, the top whole for the H light is bigger than the bottom whole that holds the signal, I just went out and checked.
Real helpful thank you
Thanks for the info, well done......
Great video. Thanks for the share.
Thanks Lee!
Is it the gauge or the sending unit? If the gauge is erratic, it's usually the sending unit. Drop the tank and replace it. If the gauge is stuck at full, it could be a bad ground. Drop the tank and check the ground wire to the sending unit. If it's the gauge itself, you'll have to pull the instrument cluster and replace the gauge with a used one.
The LMC Truck part number is 39-4055 for the 1988-93 and 39-4063 for the 1994-98.
I don't know about the later models but the '80s models had different core supports for single and dual headlights. I would think you could go from dual to singles but why would you?
Thank your Sir...👍🏽
I try to give a variety of videos. It's been too hot to do much work on the farm, and we've had chances of t-storms every evening so no hay. Stay tuned, more farm work this fall. You should upload some vids, just a cheapo camera will work as long as it does video.
how you liking the stepper? Nice job on the grill replacement sure makes the truck look better. Stock replacement was the way to go as the truck looks very original.
Front grille is the least of my problems now, a life time water pump I bought at autozone completely broke off and drove my steel fan into my 3 core heavy duty radiator and all are trashed beyond repair, the disk on the shaft of the water pump somehow slipped down on one side which caused a wobble that let the drive belt slip off the pulley onto the WP steel casing and the force actually broke it off the engine block, now my baby is just sitting in my yard, can't even start it to keep it from drying up everything. I'm bummed.
Wow, that really sucks. Hope you get it back going soon!
You're welcome!
Thanks
Shoot, I wish I sounded like John Wayne! Then I'd walk around saying "Looky here, Pilgrim" LOL
Thank you
Awesome thank you very much
hey farmerboy. I have a question. i have a 91 chevy like yours but regular cab and the guy i bought it from had the bottom bolts of the grill put on with tie raps. is there suppose to be a bracket from the grill to where it bolts on or do i have the wrong grill ? and where can i find that filler between the grill and bumper. thanks farmerboy.. your videos are great help. ive been watching ever since i saw your replace the radio video
Do all the grilles have the cut out for the emblem on LMCtrucks? If so, What order number is this grille?.. Having trouble looking for a replacement with the cutout. Dont want to get a aftermarket one with the emblem sticking out. Trying to restore a '90 regular cab stepside and need it to look as original as possible. Please get back to me if possible! And thanks in advance brotha! Sweet truck btw!
Did you ever find one with the cut-out? My recent LMC Truck version(92 Blazer) was the same over top version.
Great video
Thanks!
farmboy30117 anytime pal!
Did you got the oem or the repro from lmc?
Nice video. I have a 98 C2500 with the 4 rectangle lights, but I'm wondering if I can swap that grille out for the chevy work truck grille. The work truck grille has just two headlights, one on each side.
Very nice tutorial!! By the way my grandpa, just give me his 1993 chevy silverado, I need help to restored it, i need parts and different thing, but the problem is that, I am from Chile, and here there are no stores that sell spare parts for that truck. Please if can you contact me, an email or whatever, and tell me where I can find parts for my truck.
Thank you very much!!
José Tomás try Ebay
Amazon
José Tomás L.M.C is your best bet buddy all repurducshen part and thay are new
Parking lot lenses running light and park lights
I like it but it needed some work as most used trucks do.
Hello is it possible to change the grille 1992 to 1994 grille
Thank you
At least parts are plentiful and relatively cheap. I've seen transfer cases for as cheap as $50 on craigslist!
Thanks, I'm trying
Thanks. I can do a video on that.
I have a 98 gmc. need a grill. but I want to do a wire mesh. kinda like the old dodge chargers or challengers. with lights set behind it. trying to figure out how aesthetic it would look. mad max look. not sure how I'm going to pull this off.
+Jason Brazil Where there's a will, there's a way!
there's a product that's called wurth it's an epoxy glue which is supposed to fix any plastic metal practically anything
Thanks for the tip! Haven't heard of that before.
anytime friend !! oh by the way i liked very much watching your video just changed my grill not long ago &your video really helped a lot so thanks for people like you that post things like this im very grateful . all the best!
Hello ,I was wondering if you knew what the plastic tabs that held the grille in are called ,I recently had to replace my radiator support and have no idea where to find them? Like the video thanks.
Maybe this will help: www.lmctruck.com/1988-98-chevy-gmc/stock/cd-1988-98-gmc-grille-mounting
@@farmboy30117 you're my new favorite person ,thank you so much God bless!
Hello do you know if the c1500 Silverado 1993 grill badge fits a 94 c1500 Silverado? . they say the grill bolts up different. Just wondering about the badge. Thanks
I don't know, I've never had a '94-'97 chevy to compare them to. I would say other than the hood and grille they look very similar.
Do you sound like Rooster Cogburn when you got a cold?
Thanks for postin this video. Very informational. I do have one question. Where did you order your grille from? Cheapest place to order it from?
I got mine from LMC truck, but I've seen them cheaper on eBay
Thank you. Cheapest I can find is $214 on amazon. Does that sound close?
There is one on eBay motors from Carpartsoutlet for 88-92 for less than $100. I think $214 is high unless its a GM part.
Does the bumper filler cover the in dents on the side or do I have to buy side bumper fillers?
I didn’t have to buy fillers.
Do you still have the lenses? If you still have them would you ever sell them?
I have a 98 do I have to swap the radiator support to fit this grille ??
I'm not sure about the rad support, but I do think the hoods are different in '94 and up.
Looking for exact grille for my truck. Do you happen to know the part number. Any grille I find is either all black or all Crome.
Yes, but they still wouldn't have been as clear as new ones. I ended up selling them.
What king of clips do you use to hold the bottom plastic piece to the grille? I just bought the plastic piece for my 92 grille and I don't know what clips to buy
They're those Christmas tree style round headed pins that push in best I can recall.
I do still have them but they are a bit cloudy. Send me a PM..
i got a 1991 chevy c1500 2 door my head lights are diffrent from yours my head lights are on top blinker lights are on the bottom but my head lights are big square lights and my blinker lights are rectangle like all 4 of your lights are is it possible for me to change it so all 4 of my head lights are rectangle?
Should be able to just buy the headlight assemblies and bolt them on.
+Ronnie “Juggalo420” m Yea I know your post is 2 years old thought I would take a chance anyways, I have a 93 Chevy Cheyenne and like you I have the big square head lights, I would rather have the rectangular lights, can I just get the lights and put them in my grille or do I need to change out my grille too, Is yours a Cheyenne or Silverado, cause I wonder why there are different grilles, did you change yours?
I no longer have my truck but it was a Cheyenne and no I did not
That piece that you took off the original grille and on to the new grille what is that piece called is it necessary what's it for
It's called a valance panel. It covers the gap between the grille and the bumper. It's not necessary, but makes for a cleaner look.
Does the grill filler take screws or clips
Don't remember exactly, but I'm thinking it was screwed on with speed nuts.
Hello, can you tell me what did you put as a spacer at 10:20 please ?
Thanks a lot from France.
Sorry, I don't remember putting a spacer in there.
I have a 93 k/1500 Cheyenne, is that why my head lights are the big square ones instead of the rectangular, I prefer the latter but will I have to change my grille, is it cause the silverados have the rectangular ones that mine is different Do I need to buy grille and headlights or just the headlights?
You have the grille like the W/T version. I would imagine the core support is different than the Silverado as well, so that would need to be swapped out. Unfortunately I haven't worked with this type of grille so I don't know for sure.
+farmboy30117 the core support is the same on the silverado sierra and cheyenne so you can interchange the grilles but on the other hand pretty much the only different thing is the wiring. the wt grilles headlights have just one light rather than 2 in the silverado and sierra grilles
Thanks for sharing the knowledge Brad!
+farmboy30117 any time!
Would this have been the same for a 1990 GMC sierra? I want to change the grille but have no idea how lol
Yes
Man I need find a video on how put on the bumper all I see is other stuff but the bumper
You have to take the grille off to get to the bumper bolts on top of the frame. I believe there are 2 bolts on bottom of the frame that you can get to from underneath the bumper.
@@farmboy30117 hey you got contact info so you can guide me ?
@@abmivo6070 th-cam.com/video/iyPeewf2WHU/w-d-xo.html
@@abmivo6070 Here's a video from my other channel. You can fast forward to the part where I pull the bumper. It's super easy on these trucks.
What's the bottom piece of the grill called the piece that pops off
I think that's called a valance panel
do you have a video where you replace the front bumper? somebody hit me
I had to remove the bumper in this video on my other channel. It's super easy: th-cam.com/video/iyPeewf2WHU/w-d-xo.html
my question is where can i find these grills? i have a 93 Suburban in need of one.
If you live in SC I have one I will sell to you
I believe I bought this one online at LMCTruck.com and I've seen them on eBay too.
great job.can i have the old one.lol
That old grille is long gone. Sorry...
I figured it would be.Do you still have the truck.Just wondering.Have you ever had transmission problems?
Yes, I still have it. Not yet ;)
ok thanks for the reply
LMC Truck
Where did you purchase it?
I think I got it on eBay
@@farmboy30117 cool ill check it out much appreciated.
Where did you buy your grill
+Pk Pikoro LMC truck
I'm sure it could, but I've never done it. Check the chevy forums on the web.
will that kind of grill fit a 95 Tahoe?
The '94-98 models had a slightly different profile (more rounded) , so I'm not sure the earlier model grilles will fit well.
Old MacDonald had a truck.....
Here's a screw there's a screw everywhere's a screw, screw.
All these grills crack especially in the middle top nothing a little epoxy or super glue whatever works ther not real durable you can be a little to gentle also them grills are a dime a dozen tons of them at scrap yard in great shape the most you see if it don’t got a few little dents it’s not a truck
I agree with you Jeff!
So when people lump everything in saying 88 to 98 Chevy truck, they are wrong in assuming they are all the same, very misleading
Yes, there are some differences in these years, just like the '73-87 models, but only minor differences in the grilles I would think.
+farmboy30117 I had forgotten about the W/T version grille which had the big square headlights. The '88 trucks also had different headlights.