your thinking of a 2500HD grille. the 1500 and 1500HD grille is the same. the 1500HD is just a rebadged light duty 2500. a 2500HD has the taller blunt nose hood and bigger grille opening that dips down into the bupmer

here is a 2500HD front end, notice the bigger grille opening that dips into the bumper and the taller hood:

and here is the 1500HD (top) and regular 1500 (bottom)... notice they are the same front end:

 

if you want a tough looking front end, get a 2500HD hood, grille (and all the stuff you need to do the swap) and then grab a GMC sierra front bumper like this one:

 

Ya I love that look. So technically I don't have to change the hood, because like I said before I have the nice cowl hood that I would like to leave.If I had a stock hood I would definately replace it with the more agressive 2500. So, I just need to get the 2500 HD grill shell and bumper or one of the nice sierra front bumpers right?

 

those 03+ GMC bumpers wont fit right up.. you can do it. But even then it'll take some work to get to even look right.

Darren (BigBlazer87)'s truck has that setup and it looks good but even it doesn't look right, he's swapping it back for a 99-02 HD bumper now.

 

yep. no need to change the hood. just the grill and bumper.

 

Cool, well I probably will just stick with the 2500HD bumper then, but I still would like to put my street scene ss bumper cover back over top. Stylin trucks says the bumper cover for the 1500 is the same one for the 2500HD, but to me I dont see how it would fit. Has anyone tried that?

 

The ss covers are not the same. Are the part numbers the same or do they just use the same picture? Stylintrucks uses a lot of generic pictures for different part numbers. Imo, the 2500 front end is perfect. Putting an hd ss cover on brings it down considerably.

 

The bumper I can see changing and from what I read, you have to drop it
1.5". Right now I have the ss bumper cover on it and would like to do the same thing on the HD bumper if I get it. Will it work, because the ss bumper on styling trucks is the same one for the 1500 and 1500HD.

I dont understand what you are saying. You say you want to put an HD bumper on it, but you want to keep your SS cover.

if you want a tough looking front end, get a 2500HD hood, grille (and all the stuff you need to do the swap) and then grab a GMC sierra front bumper like this one:
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No. That looks like shit.

It doenst fit the chevy front end well at all
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^damn... well i thought it looked good from the front, didnt realize the gap was that bad on the side... would look good if that gap was filled though.

10blksilver1500... i dont think they make an SS cover that fits the HD front ends... stylin trucks might not recognize that there is a difference between the 1500/2500 and the 2500HD front ends. i hate the way cowl hoods look on HD trucks... it just doesnt go with the grille all that well. why not just keep your 1500 grille and put a cowl hood on it? is this a lifted truck or lowered truck?

 

After seeing your bumper tukn4's I agree with you. Your front end looks perfect. I think I found the route I'm going with. Thanks guys

 

nope the ss bumper wont work... cause of the hd grill going down into the bumper... imo just change out the top plastic of the bumper lower ur bumper about 1.5 inches down hd grill and ur oem hood will work hd hood or any other afther maket hood...