A general question for all but with Carl Stevenson as a recommended experienced source. I am working with Dave Dawson (Double D) who is helping me with finding parts for my 1980. He has taillights and a grill for a 1981 and is not completely sure they will fit on my 1980. Can anyone lend their knowledge on this point?
As far as the grill is concerned I don't believe they are the same. The photo on the left below is a 1980, the one on the right is an 81. However if an 81 fits into a n 80 I'm not 100% sure.
A general question for all but with Carl Stevenson as a recommended experienced source. I am working with Dave Dawson (Double D) who is helping me with finding parts for my 1980. He has taillights and a grill for a 1981 and is not completely sure they will fit on my 1980. Can anyone lend their knowledge on this point?
Wow, I'm feeling the pressure here!
I may disappoint you with my "not sure" type answer, but here goes.
As Leo said, the grilles are not the same but when I look up all the parts around the grille in the parts book they are all identical between the 2 years so I am betting the grilles physically interchange, they just don't look the same.
I suspect the tailights won't fit as the housing is a different part number for each of those 2 years. The only way to know for sure is to physically try it though.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
