Aluminum Radiator Support?

[Tonyrodz]

Not sure if I'm posting in the proper forum, if not I apologize. I was at the by today and saw a Tahoe, not sure of the year, that had an aluminum radiator support. I've never seen that before . I've only seen what appeared to be steel .They we're always painted , and just felt like steel. Was this an oddball, or usual where Gm just discontinued it. I'm really curious .

Grabbed the rpo's.

 

[Rocket Man]

My 02 Denalis is aluminum.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Really? Pretty cool! I didn't know they came that way. Did that come with certain models or options?

 

[Rocket Man]

I'm not sure but it was hard to paint it black so it wouldn't show through the grill.

 

[SLCHOE]

Judging by those welds, that's not a factory part. Looks like China eBay stuff.

 

[Rocket Man]

You really think so? I don't have pictures of mine but it didn't look like China Ebay stuff. And I would think they would use some cheap recycled steel not aluminum to be cheaper.

 

[SLCHOE]

I may be wrong. Didn't see your post last time I looked. Missed it.

Those welds look kinda crappy though. That's all I was saying. LOL

 

[Rocket Man]

Yeah, it seems mine looked better than that but I don't have pictures. All I know is that it was aluminum. And hard to paint because it was aluminum!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Lol, looked at mine , it's painted black but it's also aluminium! Guess they all came that way.

 

[Rocket Man]

Lol

 

[Aaron_L]

Every one I've seen in the wrecking yard is aluminum. I noticed it when I did the HD conversion on my Suburban.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I never noticed .Every one I've seen was painted black, so I assumed they we're steel. Took a magnet to mine today , didn't stick.

 

[fiatdale]

For the NNBS some are steel and some are aluminum. NBS I believe they were all aluminum.