as we all know, the '05 Silverados underwent a bit of a facelift, the most significant being the raised hood, am i correct? What I would like to know is, would the raised hood simply retrofit onto an '03 2500HD, or was the grille shrunk in '05?

I love the meaner look that the raised hood puts off. :ro)

We've had people retrofit the newer hoods/grills onto 03-04's.

Here's the thread about one such swap, with part numbers on post #15.
http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26914&highlight=2005+hood+conversion

You newbies gotta start using the search feature.....:lol:

thanks man.