180 grill color?
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Topic: 180 grill color?
Posted By: randy
Subject: 180 grill color?
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2026 at 9:03am
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Painting my 180 and was wondering what color the grill insert should be? have seen white on some and some orange. Serial number 12162. Cloud white for front rims and rear wheel centers? Thanks randy
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2026 at 9:30am
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Creme on those parts. Not cloud white or new white. As far as the grille screen goes, I think creme. BUT, the 185 came out in late 1970 and had the new color scheme of an orange grille screen with black background hood decals. Your s/n is newer than 1970. I still think creme is correct, especially if the hood decals are creme background. Can't you tell what color the grille screen was painted originally ??
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2026 at 9:39am
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My old 180 appears OEM paint, and grill Grating area is same color as rest of Grill panel.
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2026 at 9:51am
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And, I suppose there's a chance the grille shell and screen were painted orange first and then the screen got masked and sprayed creme. Any 180 screen was creme until possibly very late after 1971 or so near the end of their production.
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Posted By: randy
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2026 at 11:21am
Looks like the grill screen was and still is orange. The hood decal was cream with black letters. Thanks for the info. Randy
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Posted By: randy
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2026 at 11:25am
Would that serial number make it a 1972 model?
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