marculan
Apr 6th, 07, 06:38 AM
I got a quote from Anobrite of $2,500 - $3,000 to restore all of the body trim for a 68RS (excluding bumpers). This includes all metal trim parts for: grill, RS side & door moldings, wheel well moldings, door handles, rear tail lights, backup lights, side marker lights, wiper arms, lower windsheild trim, misc emblems & rally wheel rings (not the center caps, just the rings).
My experience has been that repro parts seldom have the same level of quality, fit & finish as original, and I'd like to retain original wherever reasonable, but the price tag seems a bit steep. So, long preamble to short question: For body trim, what has your experience been with repro parts? Are there some parts (e.g., emblems) that are of decent quality and just not worth the cost of restoration?
My experience has been that repro parts seldom have the same level of quality, fit & finish as original, and I'd like to retain original wherever reasonable, but the price tag seems a bit steep. So, long preamble to short question: For body trim, what has your experience been with repro parts? Are there some parts (e.g., emblems) that are of decent quality and just not worth the cost of restoration?