73-80 Hood Trim

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On a visit to a junkyard I 'scored' for $2.50 the hood trim piece for the rear of the hood for 73-80 trucks. What is the rarity of this piece of trim? Joe Yezzi of SBS had a NOS one on eBay for a while back that was a few hundred dollars and in any condition don't seem to be for sale often (The value doesn't matter to me as I'm keeping it and using it). Was it a GM aftermarket piece or is there an RPO code/trim that received it? I pulled it off of a 78 Scottsdale short bed, was at one time a really nice truck- PS/PB/AC/Cruise/Clock and original paint too. Sadly it looked like barbarians and mother nature had attacked it, the dash was completely mangled and floor and bedsides were rusted away:(.
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I also got this tailgate protector for another $2.50, attached with some 3M VHB I think it looks pretty decent and defiantly functional
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I haven't ever even seen that, and don't recall it on any of my trucks. But there's tons I haven't seen, so what do I know lol.
 

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I don't recall seeing it either. Looks great. "Where you park this truck at"??
 

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I don't recall it on my '77, '79 or my '80 and all were Silverados. I did have a friend that had it on his '76 Scottsdale though.
 

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I had a '79 chyenne k10 back in the early '90s. I can't recall if it had the hood trim or not. Seeing it on yours looks familiar, but I can't say for sure.
 

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I believe it was part of a trim option group. Maybe part of the chrome grille option or maybe they came with a hood ornament. Just a guess. I've had a couple of those trim strips on my trucks, none have been in very good shape. I've seen some really rough ones too, I'm betting there's a boatload of trucks that had one but they weren't reinstalled after a repaint.
 

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My loaded up 84 GMC had the hood trim.
 

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The trim in question is only for the '73-'80 trucks, since the hood went right to the windshield (no exposed cowl like the '81-up trucks).
 

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I had it on mine which is weird since my truck was a bare bones stripper model with no real options. It was the only piece of chrome trim on the truck. I have removed it because it was very brittle and easy to break.
 

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The hood on my new to me 79 c10 suburban has it.

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The trim in question is only for the '73-'80 trucks, since the hood went right to the windshield (no exposed cowl like the '81-up trucks).


Both my 1979 and 1980 dually Silverado's had the chrome rear hood trim, don't remember what was on the 1977.
 

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I have that piece on my 80 custom deluxe.
 

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That's a new one for me...it's the first time i have ever seen one. Pretty cool
 

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My 79 K20 custom deluxe had it when I got it. I thought it was an aftermarket addition and I chucked it! Oops.
 

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Goldie (1980 Suburban Sierra Classic) had one. No longer as it broke on one end when they took it off for paint.

I can't remember if the 77 had it or not .

Chromed plastic, I believe, which is why they break.
 

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