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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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Dislike the chevy face, (mine is a 95 chevy blazer), and wanna change to the GMC jimmy look! i plan to buy GMC grille, hood, headlamp, bumper cover(with fog lamps), in addition to these, anything else i need to add to make it a true GMC Jimmy? Your advise will be highly appreciated, and thanks all for any tips!!!
 
Old Mar 7, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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I like the idea, be sure to post pics before/after/during/etc.....
 
Old Mar 7, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Go to a junkyard and compare... idk if they have different radiator supports or not.. Because I think the grille has different retainer points...
 
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Any badging would have to be changes. Nothing worse then seeing a GMC front end with "Blazer" all over the sides and back of it. The other thing is your steering wheel has a bowtie on it, but that might be getting a bit **** lol.
And x2 with what lorton said. I think they may be different rad mounts...
 
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Finally, i decide to facelift it to 98+ chevy blazer look, buy the new grille assembly, headlamp assembly..., from gmpartsdirect.com, and suddenly found the headlamp bracket can't be mounted on the 95 radiator support, do i need buy a new 98+ radiator support? ( i assume new compatibility problems will emerge...), or i could convert my existing radiator support so as to fit the new headlamp bracket? Any tip or advise will be very much appreciated!
 
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Originally Posted by chevyblazer
Finally, i decide to facelift it to 98+ chevy blazer look, buy the new grille assembly, headlamp assembly..., from gmpartsdirect.com, and suddenly found the headlamp bracket can't be mounted on the 95 radiator support, do i need buy a new 98+ radiator support? ( i assume new compatibility problems will emerge...), or i could convert my existing radiator support so as to fit the new headlamp bracket? Any tip or advise will be very much appreciated!
Yes, you need a new radiator support... there is a thread about updating...

But when i replaced my radiator support, there are two separate supports for 95-97 and 98+
 
Old Oct 23, 2010 | 07:38 PM
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I vote for modifying the one you have.
 
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