Swapping valance - fastener question

[4WDTRK]

I'll be swapping out my stock LS valance for a Z71/LTZ valance soon and I'm wondering if it's a good idea to change out the plastic fasteners/clips at the same time or can the original ones be reused? New ones don't cost that much, but I won't buy them if I don't need them. Also, about how many are there? Thanks!

 

[Bombsquad85]

idk if im too late for this but I just BM the lower valance on my truck and theres maybe 10 clips, I would get a few extra incase you break some. also I found using a flat head to push the pin down in the center of the clips works best so you don't break as many. good luck

 

[4WDTRK]

Thanks I ended up ordering these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C4H2YXI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I figured it's better to just use new ones and I found a exploded diagram of the part which shows about 12 of them.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Yea if you look at the clips and see the rectangle part in between the 2 tabs I found that if you use a flat head and push down on that you wont break them rather than using the flat head to pry them down

 

[4WDTRK]

Thanks for the tip! I'm hoping to do the swap this weekend.

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[Bombsquad85]

No problem man how'd it go?

 

[4WDTRK]

Hoping to have it done tomorrow and I will post some before and after pictures thanks

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[4WDTRK]

The project got stalled they sent the grey valance instead of a black one so it's shipping back. I'm going to hold out for the black part.

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[4WDTRK]

Rockauto took care of me and got me the correct black part. Really glad I bought replacement clips. The swap was actually a bit harder than I thought it would be. This was mostly due to some of the clips being in tough to reach spots. Reusing the old clips would not have been worth it, I needed to break almost all the old ones out. Everything came out great though and I'd like to share some pictures with my TYF brothers and sisters. Enjoy!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

 

[Bombsquad85]

Nice man! do you have a link to that valance and grill?

 

[4WDTRK]

Nice man! do you have a link to that valance and grill?

GM1092186 is the valance part you want, HOWEVER be careful when you order you might want to call ahead and make sure they can confirm you are getting the black part and not the grey. It comes in a HUGE box and return shipping isn't fun!
http://www.rockauto.com/en/partsearch/?partnum=gm1092186

http://www.partsgeek.com/ss/?i=1&ssq=gm1092186&x=0&y=0 (I almost ordered from this place as it was the best price I could find, but not sure about their service?)

Here is the amazon link to the grill, but I found my best price on eBay...
https://www.amazon.com/Silverado-Su...d=1479394514&sr=8-1&keywords=mesh+grill+tahoe

 

[Bombsquad85]

http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=1015830&cc=1371620&jnid=462&jpid=3

This one?

 

[4WDTRK]

That's the one. Just be careful, the first one they sent me was grey. I had to call/email them to get the black one sent the second time.

 

[ScottyBoy]

I lucked out and found mine on Ebay for about $125 Shipped!
I reused all the old clips but I did manage to break one. To this day I still have one broken clip on the end. Do you know where I can find those clips? Everywhere I looked only had them in bulk. But that was about 5-6 years ago when I swapped it, I haven't checked since.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Dealer?