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Old 04-14-2010, 09:37 AM
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1989 LE350 round headlight

was there a year model that used round headlight bezels that i could use on my 1989 le 350?
Thought it might look a little more "classic"
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As far as I know 81-93 trucks all used rectangular headlights. 72-80 used round headlights. You would have to change the grille out and relocate the headlights downwards.
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why couldn't you rob a bezel and headlights from an older one and see if it will fit in? I think they are more square holes than our more rectangle ones... at least from a glance it seems that way...
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Originally Posted by mopar luva
was there a year model that used round headlight bezels that i could use on my 1989 le 350?
Thought it might look a little more "classic"


There is a thread around here somewhere with pictures of several trucks with the early grille conversion.
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I think, if you were clever, you could swap in some round lights and make for a unique look. When I was building my rc, I played around with some grilles I had in the shop and snapped a few pics. Here they are.

This is a 89 core support with the 89 grille but no bezels.

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This is the 89 core with the grill from a 75, but rectangular headlights. Kind of the opposite of what you are talking about, but ut shows that the buckets are in the right place if you have a 89-90.

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This one is the 89 core with the 91-93 grille. You can see the headlight location you run into if you try to change from 91-93 to older, or visa-versa.

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Originally Posted by BearKiller
There is a thread around here somewhere with pictures of several trucks with the early grille conversion.
My truck has seperate bezels so i may not have to swap the whole grille assy.Now dodge vans have seperate bezels.Looks like a trip to the bone yard.
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If I had an 89-90 I would convert over to the 72-80 round headlight/grille setup as it does look nice with a classic touch. Really stands out when driving down the road.
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I'm diggin the 75 grille with the square headlights...Hmmm
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I wish I had an extra se of bezels to cut out rectangular for a test fit. Would definately look unique.
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