ANYONE KNOW IF 72 STUDS FOR THE GRILL ARE THE SAME FOR A 70? I BOUGHT A REPRO GRILL FROM CARS AND I NEVER SAW THE NEW STUDS. THEY SAID I GOT EM BUT I NEVER SAW EM....IT WAS A BIG ORDER AND THEY WERE COOL SO I DIDNT PRESS THE ISSUE, AND I NEVER HAD THE OLD ONES. SO I GOT SOME FROM A GUY WHO HAD A 72 SET BUT I DONT WANT TO PUT THEM IN FOR AN EXPERIMENT. ANY HELP? THANKS SCOTT
scott: i had a similar problem with cars. i ordered the rad cradle/body bushings & a pair of 71-72 wheel cap medallions. i received the bushings but not the medallions. argued back & forth, but eventually they relented & sent me the pair.
ITS FOR A REPRO 70 GS GRILL. I ALSO HEAR THAT THE ONES FROM A REG SKYLARK GRILL WONT WORK EITHER??!! ALL I HAVE LEFT TO DO BEFORE I CAN GO ON MY MAIDEN VOYAGE IN MY LARK IS ADD THE GRILL HEADLIGHT DOORS AND DOOR PANELS.ray: ....SCOTT
Check with Dave Tumas I believe he didrepo these . Thats if its a GSCA grille , if its a Tpp grille I would contact them
Hes a member here try doing a search , all the parts like this I have are in boxes . Let me know if you cannot find them .
OK ILL LOOK HIM UP TONIGHT.IVE BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS TO FIND SOME. CARS SCREWED UP MY ODER REALLY BAD. BUT THEY WERE REAL NICE WHEN I DROVE THERE TO GET MY STUFF. AND THREW IN SOME FREEBIE STUFF AND APOLOGIZED. THEN AFTER ALL THAT A MONTH LATER I GO TO PUT IN MY GRILL AND NO STUDS I CALL AND WAS TOLD NO THEY WERE THERE. WTF? IF THEY WERE THERE WOULD I CALL?????
No the PARTS PLACE grille does not use original length center studs. Try placing the grille in the core support and see how long the studs need to be. The ORIGINAL grille used 4ea short studs and 2ea center studs 2 1/2" overall, 1.3/8" from the grille to the center support. As a last resort you could cut the center mounts for the grille studs and use original length studs. I hope this helps. Dave
Dave I did nbot know what kind of grille he has . I guess you know they sell TPP so the studs should come from them . If this were a GSCA grille I guess yours would work
Yes, John you are correct. My studs will work for an original grille or one from the GSCA. The grille from TPP used a shorter center stud, they made the mount longer which required a shorter stud. I dont know why someone goes to the trouble to reproduce something they don't research everything.
You can go to BuickPerformance.com and look at George's EXCELLENT INFO on the difference in the mounting area plastic for the studs...compares TPP's grille and a stocker. As is usual with his site....he has the solutions.:TU:
HEY THAT MUST BE DAVE....! I GOT THE GRILL FROM CARS IN N.J. WWW.OLDBUICKPARTS.COM . DAVE IF YOU HAVE THE STUDS ILL BUY A SET FROM YOU I READ ABOUT THE CENTERS BEING OFF AND WOULD PROB HAVE TO SHAVE THE CENTERS. AS IT STANDS NOW I HAVE NOTHING BUT A SET FROM A 72 LARK. WICH FROM INFO ON THESE POSTS ARE WRONG. JUST TELL ME HOW AND ILL BUY ASAP.! THANKS SCOTT
