Large area off the lower firewall that laps under the front floorboard. Original equipment type, notically thicker than foreign made versions. If you have floor rot and are not replacing the whole floor board, these are great for fixing the eare where the firewall meets the floor pan!

Not much to say its a trans tunnel patch panel. It matches the contour of the tunnel and will allow easy fixing of the hacked up shift area.

Great quality fender, fit was perfect and no issues with poor stamping. Lined up almost same as old one, minor shimming corrections needed.

Bought a pair to replace scratched and bent originals.  Surprised to find that they fit well and are painted accurately.  In fact, the paint is applied better than my existing GM upper/lower grill trim.  Easy to bend for minor fit problems.

Panels don't include weatherstrip or ferrules. A hole must be cut through the plastic panel and vinyl for the '68 lock location (only the vinyl for the '69 location). Additionally, there are holes in the backing for the crank and door latch, and six spring clips - nothing else. I used 1/8"X1/8" steel rivets to attach the window felt with no problem. The construction is what I expected to get based on what I've read on this forum.</P>

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<P>Good Points: Grain is a perfect match and vinyl material seems durable. Plastic back is much tougher than original paper based back. Basic shape and construction look right - lower 2/3 conformed well to the door. Height and width worked with little or no interference. I compared the width to my old panel and it was 1/2" less wide near the top (even less wide at the top two inches). The bottom of the panel was about the same with. The hole in the backing for the wiper crank was nearly perfect but its important to test fit carefully.</P>

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<P>Bad Points: Foam core is dense, especially at the top. The embossed impressions aren't nearly as crisp as the original, but they probably made their own mould from an existing panel and suffered some loss of definition from the process. The contour of the plastic backing isn't quite right at the top (not curved enough); it tends to lift upwards so that the inner felt is raised above the outer felt especially after the pull handle is screwed in. None of the holes for the six spring clips that push into the door were in the right place. Because it was narrower than the original, I had to elongate the holes a bit. Door is a little harder to close - time will tell.All in all, the finished panel looks much better than the old worn out one despite the problems.</P>

Softest product by far in my experience compared with other brands. Has similar wrinkled surface texture of original and profile fills blowout clips better than the Metro I was using before. Moulded end is reinforced with metal to resist pullout. On the down side, it looks like it would be easier to damage or tear than Metro.

I would give a 10 BUT the rail at the back by the rear leaf spring bushing mount was about 3/4 of an inch too long. Comparing them to my old rail you could see the length difference. I examined two more rails and they were the same. The forums also reported a few people with the same issue on the 68's. I did not have&nbsp;a problem cutting out a small section and rewelding the rear flange section back on. With that being said they were VERY high quality of construction and I was VERY satisfied with the installed rail. Like the previous review I had to drill holes for the plug welds in the trunk area and use self tapping screws to pull the rail and trunk section tight before welding with some of the holes.

If I had to replace any rails I would buy these again no problem

Ray

<P>very easy to install works&nbsp;great thanks again, londonauto</P>

I had used others in the past.  Once I used Metro, I havent gone back.  I have recently bought a trunk w/s (in a differently labeled bag) that I was told it was Metro.  Almost makes you cringe to have to slam it that hard to shut it.  I talked to Metro, and go figure, it isnt their product afterall.

Metro fits well and shuts nicely, as it should :thumbsup: