Side Molding and Trim After Painting or Not?

[PlayingWithTBI]

Took a while to find a primo rear one. Even then, ouch! $200.00(!) Already removed, though.
Anyways, the point of this babble was, while the bumpers were in good shape, the trim on either wasn't, so I bought the rear step pad & trim from GM. Yea! For cheap! IIRC, the top pad was around $50.00. The small one in the center...$30.00 & the two side impact strip pieces were about $15.00/ea.

So, $200 + $50 + $30 + $30 = $310 huh? I guess carparts.com isn't so bad @ $326.99. I don't know about tax, license, and shipping (just looked - $40 yuck).

I'm getting (am) too old to be crawling around in the gravel plus, there's nobody around here selling good used stuff - the nearest boneyard is about 40 miles away. I haven't gone to one in 45 years

I do like how your truck looks with the plate that way

 

[sewlow]

Well...those were Canuck Buck prices, so you can deduct 20% for the U.S. costs.
I know what you mean about crawling around working on vehicles, gravel or no. Old fart here, too.
It ain't that far down, but it sure is a long way back up! Lol!
Still, being that far from a wrecker & I'd be going through some serious withdrawal symptoms. Shaking hands & babbling in tongues! Cold cold sweats. (shudder!)
Thanks on the truck. It 'looked' good. Past tense. It doesn't exist anymore. *sniff*

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Thanks on the truck. It 'looked' good. Past tense. It doesn't exist anymore. *sniff*

Yeah I remember you posting about it, my condolences. I don't remember, did you finally get closer to what the truck was worth from the insurance company?

 

[sewlow]

Going to arbitration.
Waiting...
Waiting...
I've pissed them off, so now they're playing games.

 

[Frank Enstein]

I hate insurance companies. Six years after the accident and not been to court.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Going to arbitration.
Waiting...
Waiting...
I've pissed them off, so now they're playing games.

Bummer - how're you doing, ever find a small house with a big shop yet?

 

[sewlow]

Nope.
Haven't found anything that's suitable in my price range.
...and for some reason, house prices around here, even for a rental, have increased 10-12% since the beginning of the pandemic.
Landed @ Sis's. No place to set up a shop here.
My shop & house contents are in storage.
I've been doing what I can, though. There's a fair bit of much-needed maintenance around here that hasn't been done for a while, so I've been keeping kinda busy.
Even still, I feel like the visitor that just won't leave.
Need (NEED!) a place of my own.

 

[sewlow]

I hate insurance companies. Six years after the accident and not been to court.

Six years??? Ouch!

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Well I'm late to the party, but I say keep the trim. GMT400's need something to break up the body lines, I normally do a double pinstripe at the top body line in addition.

Classic Parts in KC has some good quality stuff for bumpers, I have one of their smoothie diesel bumpers on my 'burb.

 

[AlanE]

Does anyone have a good source for a chrome front bumper with the impact strip, and no license plate holes (not necessary)? I'm putting together a list of what I'll need IF I decide to stay with the trim and molding.

Maybe https://www.lmctruck.com/

Last I looked they were around $200.