HQ sandman Grille

[Robbo_NZ]

Correct grille for HQ Sandman please

As you can see Rarespares and Holden parts book say black.
Most of the photos I have seen have been silver/black, including my original van, but of course time fades the memory.

Any help most appreciated
Cheers,
RobboNZ

[Alien DNA]

100% black grille. Same as HQ SS. GTS had the black/silver ...all others had silver

Im not sure if it was black moulded plastic like a hz sandman or whether its was painted black

Geez..the price has jumped from when i bought mine a while ago....30% increase

[Robbo_NZ]

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Thanks very much for your help
It must just come down to personal preference
Rarespares price is in NZD

RobboNZ

[Innuendo]

100% all Black.
You see them wrong all the time.

[Alien DNA]

Yeah never understood mixing GTS and sandman grilles ...particularly on HQs.

[Innuendo]

HQ Black grills were painted black. The were all silver/grey plastic out of the mould. All models had the stainless trim around the edge.
Sandman had the normal HQ grill badge (though it got swapped out for the GTS a lot in the day).

[Innuendo]

My book is Oct 1973 so doesn't cover Sandman. Sandman should be the same as SS.

Grille Assemby - Belmont , K/wood, Monaro
excluding. SS, G.T.S. , L.S .................... 2813762
Grille Assemby - SS ............................. 9928882
Grille Assemby - G.T.S ......................... 2813764
Grille Assemby - Premier, Monaro L.S ..... 2813763

[Alien DNA]

Does anyone have the paint code for the black used on the grilles? Was it the same paint used on the blackouts?

[jbsandman76]

Yep, definitely painted black.

You can see the paint has been worn off over the past 43 years on my ute, but was painted black.
Don't know the paint code.

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[Alien DNA]

Plastic patina