My 1988 K5 Blazer has been at time like I was going no-where. Any of you know the feelings if you ever restored a car or a truck. (Worse for a truck simple since no one cares about missing 3rd gear when driving a truck) Trucks and Corvettes are a lot alike, It's hard as hell to find one that hasn't been run hard and put up wet. Me, I got lucky, I live in a small town, and my best friends own a 1. a body shop and 2.another a mechanical repair shop.
So since my Blazer had these bumper grille guards, I wanted to get a pair to replace on my Blazer. Now this is where it a little complicated, I called some guy who sells under the Saratoga springs auto salvage, and he has a NOS right hand one, but wanted $190.00 it and I paid. My thinking was getting a NOS I wouldn't have to deal with a re-chroming prices, which are astronomical. And I just bid on and bought a extra set on the Ebay route, but they need work and re-chrome. But I have found a company who does stock them, He says the supplier is a little back ordered, but they will have them shortly, which I find incredible.
Every place I called or contracted have all said they can't find a supplier of the raw material and the stamping. So I suppose this right up China's ally. But if these guys and their company, and I was on the phone 3 hours ago ( Their in CA) but if you stock a 100 sets, I'll find you a 100 customers. And then there is the rubber facing, No Problem, I found them too and they said they can get as many as I need.
Now I'm not saying this for everyone, but I subscribe
to a couple of magazines and their into heavy restorations and this would be perfect for them. If I put a ad in them for these "New" bumper guards, pretty sure they go from 1981 to 91, but I'm sure I could sell at least 100 of these bumper guards. They do such a great job of perking up the from end and you don't have to drill and holes, the bolt on to 2 existing bumper bolts. This isn't my truck ,but you can get a look at them and see if your interested.
