i have a 98 chevy 2500 and this is what my front end looks like(not my truck though)......
http://www.wheelerauto.com/files/images/p817_chevy_c2500_stahl_utility_body_service_truck_ 28k_miles_a.jpg
is it possible to change the front end to look like this 98.....
http://www.kvpress.com/dycks/images/0522chevy_silverado4thb.jpg

im not a big fan on the double headlights, i like the quad headlight set up. are the grills interchangable? anything i would need to change?
Thanks
Shep

Yes, the grille and headlight assemblies are interchangeable. You will also need a new wiring harness for the headlights.

If you have access to a truck with that setup, all parts are interchangable and easy to do. I think the wiring harnesses unplug at the dr. finder well and interchange but not 100% on that. Someone else might know that one.

We did it on a 93. You can just cut the wires and attach the new ones, that's what we did. Pretty easy to do, just remove the grille and lights and headlight buckets and install the parts from the newer truck.

sweet sweet, thanks ya'll! But what years can i use? like what years is alot of the stuff interchangable, like i know with mustangs 87-93 are interchangable. what are the years for this truck? its a 98 2500.
thanks

many things are interchangable from '87 to '00 (old body style). Frontend (lights and grill) changed in '94. Dash changed in '95 and slight change in'96, and '97. Engine wise, '87 to '95 are basicly the same, '96 and up are the same.
Easiest interchangable truck to work on.

I would try to find a close truck to steal the parts off of. That said though, the grille and lights we put on the 93 were from a 98. They should all interchange. The lights are better on the later models though so I would try to find a 96-98.

I did exactly that swap when I rebuilt my old 91 Z71. I didn't have to change the lights on my truck. The grille will bolt right up, but I think I had to relocate one of the horns. The trickiest part of the swap is the bumper shape is different between the 2 years. You will have to trim the filler strip between the grille and the bumper for it to fit. You will need the grille and the filler strip from the newer truck (mine was a 95 grille.) I would also second what nar said about the lights, the earlier ones went yellow and were much dimmer than the later ones.

Here is a complete write up step by step on how to do the exchange.
http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100877

perfect, thanks! while we are talking about the grille, does anyone has a picture of one painted to match teh truck instead of chrome?
thanks a **** load
shep