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Hey... I was looking at pics of members All Terrain Sierra's and I noticed something. Most of the pics I saw the grilles have the chrome bar across the top of the grille, just like my 3 bar plastic grille.... but some of the trucks I saw didn't have the chrome bar, it is just empty. Is this an option that some All Terrain's got and some didn't? Or maybe the owner's removed the piece..... just wondering what came stock from the factory when you ordered an All Terrain

 

Here's a few pics to show what I am talking about.. if the owners of these trucks could post that would be great

 

With the chrome bar (look at my sig as well)

 

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Without the bar..humm... or is it that the bug deflector covers the chrome top piece?

 

 

 

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Hey... I was looking at pics of members All Terrain Sierra's and I noticed something. Most of the pics I saw the grilles have the chrome bar across the top of the grille, just like my 3 bar plastic grille.... but some of the trucks I saw didn't have the chrome bar, it is just empty. Is this an option that some All Terrain's got and some didn't? Or maybe the owner's removed the piece..... just wondering what came stock from the factory when you ordered an All Terrain

 

Here's a few pics to show what I am talking about.. if the owners of these trucks could post that would be great

 

With the chrome bar (look at my sig as well)

 

IMG-20110201-00013.jpg

 

 

Without the bar..humm... or is it that the bug deflector covers the chrome top piece?

 

 

 

GMC2.jpg

 

post-62400-1271885442_thumb.jpg

It's covered by the bug guard

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I recently was at the GM dealer over in Whitby and they have 6 or 7 GMCs W/Ts with the chrome surround on the grille itself, but the black surround on the hood. They also did not have the painted upper bumper, they were black as well. Looked odd to say the least. Not sure if they simply installed the leftover grilles from the 2010 that were upgraded to the optional chrome grille here last year for free or not. Looks like that is what they did. In Ontario last year GM was giving the chrome upgrade package for free (chrome mirror caps, chrome door handles, chrome grille, and chrome running boards). And since these were dealer installed, the original parts were still brand new and unused.

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Thanks for the replies... I thought that as much but wasn't sure.

 

Hey Doug....I think you are right about the chrome surround grilles on the W/T's. Here in St. John's I know for a fact that the GMC dealer takes all of the chrome surround grilles with the 3 bar black plastic that are taken off say the SL/SLE models which get upgraded to the chrome "Denali knockoff" grilles and sells them to smaller used car/truck dealers around the island. I think that "technically" they are supposed put all of the grilles into the recycling bin but off course that doesn't happen. Some of the GM technicians take them home as well. My father inlaw bought a 2010 W/T Sierra and we replaced his black plastic grille with a chrome surround one, but it looks odd because the top piece on the hood is still black (we're working on getting him a chrome piece)....

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I recently was at the GM dealer over in Whitby and they have 6 or 7 GMCs W/Ts with the chrome surround on the grille itself, but the black surround on the hood. They also did not have the painted upper bumper, they were black as well. Looked odd to say the least. Not sure if they simply installed the leftover grilles from the 2010 that were upgraded to the optional chrome grille here last year for free or not. Looks like that is what they did. In Ontario last year GM was giving the chrome upgrade package for free (chrome mirror caps, chrome door handles, chrome grille, and chrome running boards). And since these were dealer installed, the original parts were still brand new and unused.

 

Cliff Mills in Oshawa is selling a bunch of take-offs for $100 a pop, not sure what all they have but it might be a good place to p/u a Terrain or Denali grille?

 

P.S. Are you the Doug Scott who repairs hot water tanks and the like?

Doug_Scott Senior Enthusiast

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I recently was at the GM dealer over in Whitby and they have 6 or 7 GMCs W/Ts with the chrome surround on the grille itself, but the black surround on the hood. They also did not have the painted upper bumper, they were black as well. Looked odd to say the least. Not sure if they simply installed the leftover grilles from the 2010 that were upgraded to the optional chrome grille here last year for free or not. Looks like that is what they did. In Ontario last year GM was giving the chrome upgrade package for free (chrome mirror caps, chrome door handles, chrome grille, and chrome running boards). And since these were dealer installed, the original parts were still brand new and unused.

 

Cliff Mills in Oshawa is selling a bunch of take-offs for $100 a pop, not sure what all they have but it might be a good place to p/u a Terrain or Denali grille?

 

P.S. Are you the Doug Scott who repairs hot water tanks and the like?

 

 

Nope, but since you mentioned it, I have lived in this area for about 35 years now, and I only just saw that company van last year for the first time, and since then many of my friends have mentioned seeing it. He must have just put the company name on his trucks recently.

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