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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 06:42 PM
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Looking to restore my front grilles on a 1973 coupe I picked up can anyone tell me what color they are suppose to be and if they all had the shiny edge or just the two outer pieces.

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They are black with chrome edge (only on the 73).
Here are mine.






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Donnie,
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What type of black would you say flat,satin or gloss?
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I think semi-gloss black, but satin would probably work.

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I have NOS set and the black appears to be semi-gloss and the tips are of course chrome. Hugh
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I think semi-gloss black, but satin would probably work.

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I have NOS set and the black appears to be semi-gloss and the tips are of course chrome. Hugh
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