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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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82 to 84 body work help

Hey, I've got a 1984 Trans Am that I need to put a new front nose on. I havent had any luck finding an exact 84 replacement, but I have found a 1982 front bumper.

Question is, will my black panel inserts fit into this? I want to keep it stock as I can , otherwise I would have just thrown a 85-90 nose on, theres a million if those around here. I know that the 82 nose only came with the grill inserts, and my 84 came with the panel inserts. The panels are atill good on my bumper, so if I took them off, would they fit into the 82?

Thanks alot for any help, I appreciate it,
Ryan


Just to help, heres some pics of what I mean:

Those are the grill inserts, while mine are these:


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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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Re: 82 to 84 body work help

They will fit. The 82-84 T/A bumpers are all the same, Just some had Louver'd grills, some had the 'inserts', and some had holes drilled for GFX.

It'll work.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Re: 82 to 84 body work help

You'll have to drill holes for the GFX but it'll work fine.
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