Grabber Grill vs. Late 70's Grill

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  1. 2791fordmaveric

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    Can someone tell me if there is a difference between a early 70's grabber grill and the later 70's Grill.:huh:
     
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    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    The plastic grille itself is almost identical. The lights are different, but interchange. My car in my sig below has a '76 grille with '74 lights. The later grilles have a vertical plastic piece in the center, but it's just snapped on.
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Starting in 75, the grill lights were mounted differently.
     
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    Okay thank you. I just bought a grill of a 75 and I think I am just going to paint it black and put a little maverick badge on it for my 1972 grabber clone.
     
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    Also does anyone know the cheapest place I can get a spoiler and/or a grabber hood?
     
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    the price of those are...what it is...no cheap good ones. you can find them needing a lot of repair for cheap.
     
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    Here's somewhere to start:

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    70 Mav Grill:
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    76-77 Mav Grill backside
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    Backside of Sportlamp mount:
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    a few different styles:
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    Another one:
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    Late Model Mav w/ plastic divider insert:
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    For interest sake: (The Comet GT Grills are about .1" thinner on the front edge of the top, center, and bottom strips, to accept the metal trim)
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    That center divider means nothing. It is a removable trim piece.
     

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