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68 charger grille ? #2418009
12/13/17 04:26 PM
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Have a few 68 grilles in the shop. Some have the vertical bars silver and some parts they are black. Did they come both ways? Here are two different but with no know history so God only knows how original they are.


1959 Bugeye Sprite
1967 Charger Black L code
1967 Coronet R/T Convert Green 440 auto bought from original owner
1968 Charger R/T Bronze 440 4 spd console AM/FM
1969 Super Bee WM21H B5 A40 D21 N96
1969 Barracuda Formula S 340 Convert pilot car
1969 Hemi Road Runner RM23J D32 Omaha orange 4.10 Dana N96 N85
1970 Super Bee WM23N FE5 V1X 3.91 axle package, N96
1970 Road Runner RM21N B3 V1X D13
1971 MG Midget
1971 Road Runner RM23H GW3, A57
1972 Road Runner RM23P FY1, D21
Re: 68 charger grille ? [Re: sixpackbee] #2418071
12/13/17 05:53 PM
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The originals I've seen all had the silver vertical bars. Just the front of the bars, the sides were black.

Re: 68 charger grille ? [Re: sixpackbee] #2418550
12/14/17 05:01 PM
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I did maybe 4 or 5 grilles a few years ago. best I can remember all but 1 had the leading edge of the grill bars silver.


Re: 68 charger grille ? [Re: gtx6970] #2419418
12/16/17 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted By gtx6970
I did maybe 4 or 5 grilles a few years ago. best I can remember all but 1 had the leading edge of the grill bars silver.



That's correct Bill, all vertical bars are painted argent silver (dull aluminum) on 68 grilles, 69 grilles were not.

When we restore the 68 Charger grilles and all the plastic repairs are done, we paint all the silver first then pinstripe mask all the vertical bars and perimeter before the black is painted.

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Re: 68 charger grille ? [Re: sixpackbee] #2419427
12/16/17 12:32 PM
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the same goes for the headlight inserts on the 68s too from what I have seen.


inherited a 69 roadrunner from my grand pop.
Re: 68 charger grille ? [Re: fuelishnsilly] #2419740
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Originally Posted By fuelishnsilly
the same goes for the headlight inserts on the 68s too from what I have seen.


Correct.

Re: 68 charger grille ? [Re: fuelishnsilly] #2419849
12/17/17 02:01 PM
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I did 3 1968 Grills, and only one had the inserts around the head lights . So I'm not 100% convinced they all had them

Re: 68 charger grille ? [Re: sixpackbee] #2420147
12/18/17 01:33 AM
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Rod Glaser has a business rebuilding charger grills and dashes. 417 840 7178 Ask him, Tim


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