I’ve also heard of using a Sierra front bumper because they’re already lower in the middle and they fit the HD grill perfect without cutting or welding
You did great brother not bad welds for first time I like how you bought the welder for one project by a tool if you need it never borrow it helps add up your tool stock
Cherreh mah bradda. Glad to see local braddas doing the hd conversion too. I get 04 Tahoe with the HD grill and hood a while ago but still huntin for the pad. Truck look mean bah yeee🤙🏽
@@CheeHooGarage bro its me again hey I tried callin um for the pad but they asking for my vin number lol. By any chance wud u know the part number for yours one. Im trynna get the pad for complete my swap. Lmk if you get bro 🤙🏽
Came across your UA-cam channel, wondering if you can help me! Three months ago my 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 hd got stolen! 😩It was found about two weeks later, when I got it back from the impound I found that they stole my tailgate, hood front grill and cat converter, I'm struggling to find the original Chevy hood and tail gate can you refer me to anyone you may know! Luv my truck man ! Feel like I got violated when they jacked it ! Help plz
Great job 👏 that's what I'm trying to do to my wife's 2001 chevy extended cab stepside I want to do a 2004-2006 hd front end conversion and put thus exact same bumper with cateye headlights
Great vid. Good job it looks great!. One little thing bro, get some welding gloves man. Bad things can happen to your hands welding bare back trust me.
www.ebay.com/itm/2001-2002-Silverado-2500-3500-HD-Chrome-Billet-Bowtie-Grille-Emblem-AMI-96153C-/203354931692?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 This is the one I bought. But I got it in black
What do i need for the hd swap? Im trying to do it to my 01 tahoe I know i need the grill and bumper what else do i need? Ill appreciate it if you can reply
@@JDougyJ this is an after market grill so the fitment isn't 💯. I probably could grind down some parts of the chrome piece to make it a little tighter. But the stick out of the black part can't be adjusted. Probably get a better fit with an oem grill.
Aftermarket light brackets be like that sometimes. I had a set from Amazon that I couldn't even install. Had to switch the brackets out with the factory ones. Check out my aux beam video
Not the way I did it. I think you would need to cut off the whole bracket from the frame and move it down for that to work. Or put a spacer to drop the tow hooks
Great vid. I love seeing regular dudes doing stuff in their own home garage. So for the HD conversion all you did was change the upper bumper cover and used your stock 1500 bumper?
I want to do the HD conversion on mine but they want a small fortune for the taller HD hood. I'll keep my eyes open at the local pull a part until I find what I need.
I actually never did put those side bolts in. I’ve been driving it all this time with no issues. Eventually I want to put them in. I would just have to extend the tabs on the brackets some how
www.ebay.com/itm/2001-2002-Silverado-2500-3500-HD-Chrome-Billet-Bowtie-Grille-Emblem-AMI-96153C-/203354931692?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 This is the one I bought. But I got it in black
I looks good ! But not sure why they call it HD if you cut away a lot metal. I’m going to stick with stock. Don’t want to hit a deer and have to replace the whole engine.
Wassup my braddah ... i looking to do dis same conversion to my 05 suburban... i get da pad on da way now .. i jist gotta order da grille next... lmk if u can do da conversion for me and how much u would charge my braddah .. i definitely will help too lol
Howzit 🤙 thanks for watching my vid. I think your burb would look sick with this front. I don’t really work on other people’s cars and wouldn’t even know how much to charge.
@@CheeHooGarage ur vids is mayjah my braddah.. i do all my own work but i dont have a welder lol das y i figure i try ask lol ..but no worries my bro ... u have ig .. i added u on fb
@@CheeHooGarage no am in Canada 🤣... I was just curious cause u sounded Hawaiian .... what’s with the rust on the truck bumper and surface rust on the frame .. was it a mainland shipment (or has the truck been in Hawaii all it’s life?)
@@Leatherkid01 might have come from the mainland in it’s early life. We get bad rust tho here in Hawaii, the salt in the air just trashes metal. Not so much where I live, but if you live on the north shore it gets bad.
@@Abel3270 might not be the exact measurement but the cateye hd pad is thicker so the bumper will need to go down. You can run the grill and hood with out the pad tho. U just won’t get the full HD look.
Hello brother, can you help me? I've been looking for the same hood that you have for my 2002 silverado 1500, the bad thing is that in my country Chile this hood model never arrived and it is rare to find it due to disarmament and buy it abroad I cannot since no shipments are made, you can me help find one or finally buy a new one and help me ship it to my country. Please friend, anyway, I would like you to respond to my comment. Thank you, the truck was beautiful. regards
Actually right now they aren’t attached. I have the other 4 pretty tight and the bumper is actually snug to the fenders. It wouldn’t be hard to just put a flat bracket between the 2 wholes and use 2 bolts. Probably after I paint it I’ll do that but I been driving it every day with no issues.
So at 7:35 ish of the vid, you can see my bottom line from where the slant ends… then I went 1.5” up from there. The vertical lines is what I used to line up the top piece with the bottom after cutting
I’ve also heard of using a Sierra front bumper because they’re already lower in the middle and they fit the HD grill perfect without cutting or welding
Interesting. I didn’t know that
What year?
@@nzx8510 03-06 I believe 99-02 might work too never done it to tell you for sure
Yeah they fit will but it looks terrible becuz the dip in the middle is wider on the sierra bumper.
I had the gmc hd on my 2001 Silverado
Even though your helmet and rolling seat were trying to escape, you did a great job man! 💯💯
Hahaha thanks man! Appreciate the support 🤙
@@CheeHooGarage I wanna convert my front end for my 02 Suburban 2500. Where do you recommend I get my parts from, and which parts I will need?
@@eliyawahamashi8310 bumper pad, grill, and hood. Try the nearest dealership or online.
If youre getting a new valance, get ones with fog light holes 😆.....round (Z71) or rectangular fogs up to you ....but would be a good option tho
By any chance do you know the part number???
@@arturomartinez7694 no sorry
Never had to get one so never checked… the trucks i havenin the past all had fogs optioned
You did great brother not bad welds for first time I like how you bought the welder for one project by a tool if you need it never borrow it helps add up your tool stock
Appreciate the support! Thanks for watching 🤙
Good job bro I just did my 2001 ..i got all oem stuff from Craigslist but it’s way easier to get things over here..saludos de Chicago 👍🤙
Thanks bro. I was worried that after market parts might not fit as good. Thanks for watching and subb’n 🤙🤙
Great video easy to understand how to done it correctly thanks...👏
Thanks. Thank you for watching👍🏼
Not understanding what you changed with the cut, what did you actually cut off, how much and what did you put back on it.?@@CheeHooGarage
Nice build, EWA BEACH! Glad I found this channel, seeing what the rest of the 808 chevy guys building.
🤙🤙🤙thanks for watching
Cherreh mah bradda. Glad to see local braddas doing the hd conversion too. I get 04 Tahoe with the HD grill and hood a while ago but still huntin for the pad. Truck look mean bah yeee🤙🏽
Appreciate it bro! I picked up the pad from cutter gmc Waipahu. Mahalos for the sub 🤙
@@CheeHooGarage bro its me again hey I tried callin um for the pad but they asking for my vin number lol. By any chance wud u know the part number for yours one. Im trynna get the pad for complete my swap. Lmk if you get bro 🤙🏽
@@1badhoekaren903 15746399 the invoice says “cap”. Hope that helps 🤙
AWESOMENESS BROTHAAA...KEEP UP THE GUYD WORK..
Thanks bro I appreciate it!
You done a great job buddy looks good
I appreciate it. Thanks for watching
You did a great job 👏
Thanks man. Thanks for watching 👍🏼
Bad ass video very detailed thank you!
Thanks for the support 🙏
Brand new helmet down and chair running down😂 GOOD VIDEO!!!👍
Haha. Thanks man!
Came across your UA-cam channel, wondering if you can help me! Three months ago my 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 hd got stolen! 😩It was found about two weeks later, when I got it back from the impound I found that they stole my tailgate, hood front grill and cat converter, I'm struggling to find the original Chevy hood and tail gate can you refer me to anyone you may know! Luv my truck man ! Feel like I got violated when they jacked it ! Help plz
@@saltygreek3870 you in Hawaii?
@@CheeHooGarage
Unfortunately not
@@saltygreek3870 any chevy or gm dealership would be your best bet. They would just need your vin. Sorry to hear man, I fkn hate thieves
can you send a link to where you got everything?
It's been a while and my links don't work
I almost did the cat-eye swap on my suburban but I went with this one as well. I might get that 2002 Silverado HD hood though. It's fire.
Thanks for watching. The hood makes the swap.
Supper clean truck bro 🔥🔥nbs
Thanks bro. Thanks for watching
Great job 👏 that's what I'm trying to do to my wife's 2001 chevy extended cab stepside I want to do a 2004-2006 hd front end conversion and put thus exact same bumper with cateye headlights
I love the cat eye hd front too
Looks good bruh 😎
Great vid. Good job it looks great!. One little thing bro, get some welding gloves man. Bad things can happen to your hands welding bare back trust me.
Question did you use the original 1500 bumper and just replaced the top piece to fit the grill?
Yes I did. Thanks for watching
Which grill emblem did you use? I’m doing the same swap to a Tahoe right now but can’t figure out which emblem is for the HD grill.
www.ebay.com/itm/2001-2002-Silverado-2500-3500-HD-Chrome-Billet-Bowtie-Grille-Emblem-AMI-96153C-/203354931692?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
This is the one I bought. But I got it in black
@@CheeHooGarage awesome thank you!
so is there any difference with the headlights? i wanna order some but idk if i gotta order hd headlights or it doesnt matter
Nope. Same head lights
Good Job bro!!!👍
Thank you bro 🤙
I need to do my 2000 Chevy ,your video inspired me!
What do i need for the hd swap? Im trying to do it to my 01 tahoe I know i need the grill and bumper what else do i need? Ill appreciate it if you can reply
I think it’s the same as my truck. Grill, bumper pad, hood
did you use the same stock bumper? i know you got the hd grill and bumper pad but what about the chrome bumper part?
Same bumper
Why do the headlights look recessed when it’s done? The grill is sticking out passed the headlight housing? Is that normal after the swap?
@@JDougyJ this is an after market grill so the fitment isn't 💯. I probably could grind down some parts of the chrome piece to make it a little tighter. But the stick out of the black part can't be adjusted. Probably get a better fit with an oem grill.
@@CheeHooGarage cool. I’m wanting to do the same thing. Appreciate the info and detailed video. What’s your IG?
@@JDougyJ @cheehoogarage
Bro you forgot to tell us to wear our goggles, almost went blind 😩... lol
You did a great job, inspired me to do my own now 🔥💯💯
Haha! Go for it, take your time. Thanks for watching
@@CheeHooGarage sure will 🤞🏼 keep up the hard work 💯💯🔥
any good websites for the front grille and bumper pad?
Question,my headlights won't sit straight they slanted? any help will be appreciated.
Aftermarket light brackets be like that sometimes. I had a set from Amazon that I couldn't even install. Had to switch the brackets out with the factory ones. Check out my aux beam video
@@CheeHooGarage thanks and will do
Good job bro
M12 x 1.75 Bolt Size
Top is 35mm Long
Bottom 60MM
What kind of wheels are those bossman?
So if I got a 1500 steel part of of the bumper it will bolt up to a 2500 as long as I have the top plastic?
I think so. I'm pretty sure it's the same part #
Does the bumper align with the frame so that you can put tow hooks after the conversion?
Not the way I did it. I think you would need to cut off the whole bracket from the frame and move it down for that to work. Or put a spacer to drop the tow hooks
I did the conversion on my truck and the bumper bad doesn’t seem too want too stay on the sides where it meets the front fender
Drill a hole through the plastic clips and stick something in there
Good job homie!!
🤙
where u get the hd parts??
Did you have gaps in between your headlights and off so how did you fix it
The grill does leave a gap if you’re looking top down between the head light. I just left it.
Great video ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks for watching!
You only need to cut and weld for the bumper and the grill fits right on ?
Correct. Thanks for watching
yo bro i got a 05 tahoe would any year hd bumper pad work? i’m looking at one from a 2002 hd but idk if it would fit mine
01 and 02 will work. 03 and up are for cat eyes
Do I need to change everything in the front to put the hd hood on like a same truck?
No. You can run the hood without the grille and bumper
looks way better! i like learn for weld with you! haha
Thanks haha. 🤙
How much would this cost if I would take it to a shop. Also who does this type of work. I’m in the Los Angeles area
Check out @elpugoso_custom on ig
Good shit man. Got a sub.
Cheee. Right on man, thanks for the support!
Great vid. I love seeing regular dudes doing stuff in their own home garage. So for the HD conversion all you did was change the upper bumper cover and used your stock 1500 bumper?
Yup pretty much. Thanks for watching
So do I still need to do all that cutting and welding on front mounting brackets if all I do is slap on a new bumper top cap on my 1500?
@@kooldaddy6497 you’ll still need to cut it and weld it since the handles that hold the bumper are stock
Awesome video. Did you use the original chrome bumper? New trim, valance and grille?
Yes. New pad. New grille. Same bumper and same valance
Wait so I don’t need to buy a whole new front bumper I can just get a new valance and a new trim?
You just need the HD bumper pad
@@CheeHooGarage ok bett bro
Where did you buy the HD GRILL AND PAD?
Got the pad from the dealer. HD grill from ebay
I see you marked two lines one on top ND one on the bottom in the braket what are the measurements
The inch and a half that gets removed
What about the outer bumper brackets and the lower bumper brackets? How did you modify those to mount the bumper after you lowered it?
I used longer bolts for the bottom bracket and the outer ones are still not attached
@@CheeHooGarage thanks bro!
😂, awesome bro
Did you use the same 1500 bumper and just bought the HD BUMPER PAD and attached it on ?
Yes
The 2500 HD bumper pad right ?
@@Parrahazi yes 02-03. Thanks for watching the video 👍
I want to do the HD conversion on mine but they want a small fortune for the taller HD hood. I'll keep my eyes open at the local pull a part until I find what I need.
Yeah even my aftermarket hood was about 500 2 years ago
Question!??? Did the bolts on the side still fit good?
I actually never did put those side bolts in. I’ve been driving it all this time with no issues. Eventually I want to put them in. I would just have to extend the tabs on the brackets some how
@@CheeHooGarage okay sounds good! I just need to buy the hd bumper pad? Correct?
@@Playboyjose yup. Just swap the pads
Mamalona
When you said 1 1/2. Did you measure 3/4 from the bottom and 3/4 from the top??
no, i just picked a spot on the bracket, drew a line and went 1 1/2" from that
@@CheeHooGarage so it would be safe to say to measure 1 1/2 from the bottom of the bracket.
@@aldoospino524 yup. I chose to leave a little of the bottom to line up the top. That’s what those vertical lines are for
Thank you sir
Im trying to get a welder to do this, do you remember which one you got?
This one bro. amzn.to/429hLzO
Whats the part number for the emblem? I can't find one anywhere
www.ebay.com/itm/2001-2002-Silverado-2500-3500-HD-Chrome-Billet-Bowtie-Grille-Emblem-AMI-96153C-/203354931692?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
This is the one I bought. But I got it in black
I looks good ! But not sure why they call it HD if you cut away a lot metal. I’m going to stick with stock. Don’t want to hit a deer and have to replace the whole engine.
How much would you charge to do mine??
Inspired to do my own now. What drop do you have?
At the moment I have a 5/6 drop. Thanks for watching, check out my other vids.
I have a question....
I have a 2001 silverado 1500
Will a 2001 2002 HD hood fit it ???
Yes it will. Thanks for watching
@@CheeHooGarage thank you for you help
aye bro do you know if the 03 grille still fits the 99?
The cateye front? You’ll need the fenders and the bumper and the hood and the light brackets
Where can I get that bumper?
What did you do with the bottom supports? Did you reconnect them?
Actually right now it’s not connected. I’ve been driving it like that since I posted the vid without issues. Thanks for watching.
@@CheeHooGarage will a 01 suburban front end fit on a 01 silverado
@@miketin745 yup
Are gmc and Chevy fenders same ? Can you use 2000 gmc sierra hood with 99 Silverado fenders? Thanks
which tool did you use to do the cutting
Cut off wheel on a grinder. Thanks for watching
replied and subscribed... doing an hd conversion on a 2001 suburban. first one out there.
@@Socalrg69 it’s gonna look sick 🤙
@@CheeHooGarage videos up soon...
Where did you get ur bow tie
Ebay bro. But it's been 3 yrs ago
Does this only work for 2000 to 02 trucks ?
I think so because the 03 and up frames have different mounts. It still can be done, just a different process
Did you just cut the 1inch 1/2
Yes.
Great vid bro
Your welding wasn't the best but you got the job done👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Yup. Haha thanks for watching 🤙
What year is the new grill?
01-02 2500 or 3500 HD
Should have bought a 2500!! All around a better truck, starting at the transmission
Where did you buy your set up
The dealership and ebay
Same head lights ?
Yup 👍🏼
What setting for the welder
It’s been a while, I actually forgot man. I just went off the sticker on the machine.
Wassup my braddah ... i looking to do dis same conversion to my 05 suburban... i get da pad on da way now .. i jist gotta order da grille next... lmk if u can do da conversion for me and how much u would charge my braddah .. i definitely will help too lol
Howzit 🤙 thanks for watching my vid. I think your burb would look sick with this front. I don’t really work on other people’s cars and wouldn’t even know how much to charge.
@@CheeHooGarage ur vids is mayjah my braddah.. i do all my own work but i dont have a welder lol das y i figure i try ask lol ..but no worries my bro ... u have ig .. i added u on fb
@@CheeHooGarage i get da hd bumer pad on da way and i going order da hd grille today ..keep up with ur vids bro
@@jacobloando1877 thank you bro, my ig is @sirkaiks. Lmk when you get into it, if anything you can borrow my welder or I can help you with that part
@@CheeHooGarage ok bro .. i appreciate it alot my braddah
Where are u located? I thought it was in HI but after the rust ....i doubt it ... good job tho
Ewa Beach! You in HI too?
@@CheeHooGarage no am in Canada 🤣... I was just curious cause u sounded Hawaiian .... what’s with the rust on the truck bumper and surface rust on the frame .. was it a mainland shipment (or has the truck been in Hawaii all it’s life?)
@@Leatherkid01 might have come from the mainland in it’s early life. We get bad rust tho here in Hawaii, the salt in the air just trashes metal. Not so much where I live, but if you live on the north shore it gets bad.
@@CheeHooGarage oh ok ....
Do you have a like for the grille?
Link ... sorry
Sorry I made this a while ago so the links no longer work
Ok, thanks! Love your videos..
@@robertmarsh5786 Appreciate the support 👍🏼
Same process for a Cateye? 03-06?
I believe so
@@CheeHooGarage really?
@@Abel3270 might not be the exact measurement but the cateye hd pad is thicker so the bumper will need to go down. You can run the grill and hood with out the pad tho. U just won’t get the full HD look.
Does it fit a 2000?
Yes
Someone pmo on what I need for this HD conversion !
It’s in the vid bro. Hood, grill, bumper pad. All off a 01-02 Silverado 2500 HD
Havaday you on the island in Guam? If so you should of hit them military boys up I’m sure they get stuff on the fly for practically nothing
Nope in Hawaii 🤙
link to the bumper plz cuz
Part # 15746399 from chevy/gmc dealership the invoice says “cap”. Hope that helps 🤙
What drop do you have?
4/6 mcgaughys. Check out my other vids. Thanks for watching
4/6 mcgaughys. Check out my other vids. Thanks for watching
Thank you appreciate it bro and will do!
Can it fit on a 1999
Yes. Mine’s a 2000
@@CheeHooGarage appreciated dawg
Hello brother, can you help me?
I've been looking for the same hood that you have for my 2002 silverado 1500, the bad thing is that in my country Chile this hood model never arrived and it is rare to find it due to disarmament and buy it abroad I cannot since no shipments are made, you can me help find one or finally buy a new one and help me ship it to my country. Please friend, anyway, I would like you to respond to my comment. Thank you, the truck was beautiful. regards
I’m in Hawaii bro. Shipping is going to be insane!
What’s your paint code?
Not sure. It was resprayed before I bought it
You forgot the front emblem
good video..! can you do it in spanish???
That grill is not oem
Nope. Got it from ebay
Hey question here
I got a 2004 Chevy express with a HD grill do you think it would fit on my 2002 tahoe
@@montes305 I'm not familiar with vans
Can I pay you to do mine lol?
You live in Hawaii?
Get z71 lower valance
I need to look into that
What did you do for the side brackets
Actually right now they aren’t attached. I have the other 4 pretty tight and the bumper is actually snug to the fenders. It wouldn’t be hard to just put a flat bracket between the 2 wholes and use 2 bolts. Probably after I paint it I’ll do that but I been driving it every day with no issues.
Where did you buy the HD hood?
Got it from mascot auto parts here in Hawaii. It’s a aftermarket hood.
@@CheeHooGarage Thanks
How much did you cut off on the brackets?
1.5"
How did you measure the reference marks?
So at 7:35 ish of the vid, you can see my bottom line from where the slant ends… then I went 1.5” up from there. The vertical lines is what I used to line up the top piece with the bottom after cutting
@@CheeHooGarage I appreciate that feedback! I'm going to attempt the job this weekend