 Sheetmetal Replacement Quality |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
| DaveB |
 Dec 4 2021, 02:48 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Member  Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 25-November 21 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 26,107 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
 |
I am sorting out a '75 914 and will replace a lot of the sheetmetal. Are there differences in the replacement panels and sheetmetal quality from various manufacturers? I've worked on other makes where we have fit/QA issues with body metal from certain manufacturers. Is there a way to distinguish the sheetmetal manufacturers from suppliers other than price point? If there is a thread on this, just point me over to it - thanks!
DaveB |
   |
 
|
  |
Replies
| roblav1 |
Dec 4 2021, 04:26 PM
Post
#2
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 528 Joined: 18-September 12 From: KY Member No.: 14,943 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
OEM is definitely best. RD is pretty good, but I swear their panels are thicker steel than original... but I've never measured.
|
|
|
|
| Mark Henry |
Dec 5 2021, 07:38 AM
Post
#3
|
|
that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(dlee6204 @ Dec 4 2021, 05:50 PM)  QUOTE(914werke @ Dec 4 2021, 05:39 PM) QUOTE(mepstein @ Dec 4 2021, 01:46 PM) There’s nos Porsche and then everything else. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) QUOTE(dlee6204 @ Dec 4 2021, 02:10 PM) Anything Restoration Design develops is usually good stuff. There's always going to be some tweaking needed however theirs is the best IMO. Most of the stuff AA produced/developed requires quite a bit more work. I avoid these items if possible. Not that easy ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) some stuff you buy from RD is AA's & vice versa. You are correct. I chose my words carefully. Developed vs. Sells The RD bare steel (galvalume) parts are made in house, parts that are in primer are from other suppliers. QUOTE(roblav1 @ Dec 4 2021, 05:26 PM) OEM is definitely best. RD is pretty good, but I swear their panels are thicker steel than original... but I've never measured. IIRC 22 gauge, about the same as OE. From what I have bought and have seen RD is the hands down best aftermarket panels. Their shop is top notch and they put profits back into making us more products. They've made huge investment putting a new large addition on and ever year they have more machines, dies and inventory. We're lucky to have RD. |
|
|
|
Posts in this topic
DaveB Sheetmetal Replacement Quality Dec 4 2021, 02:48 PM
mepstein There’s nos Porsche and then everything else. Dec 4 2021, 03:46 PM dlee6204 I've used quite a bit of replacement metal and... Dec 4 2021, 04:10 PM
914werke There’s nos Porsche and then everything else.
... Dec 4 2021, 04:39 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com Factory Dansk Stoddard, Restoration Design and us.... Feb 15 2022, 11:59 AM Unobtanium-inc
[quote name='914werke' post='2964703' date='Dec ... Dec 5 2021, 09:11 AM dlee6204
There’s nos Porsche and then everything else. ... Dec 4 2021, 04:50 PM Unobtanium-inc Even NOS Porsche metal has to be tweeked sometimes... Dec 4 2021, 05:35 PM DaveB Thanks for the feedback and good info.
In general... Dec 4 2021, 08:32 PM Montreal914 I bought this repair piece from AA for the top rea... Dec 4 2021, 10:27 PM SirAndy
Here you can see the part removed from my car and... Dec 4 2021, 10:54 PM 930cabman Restoration Design located in Ontario is superior,... Dec 5 2021, 09:45 AM Unobtanium-inc
Restoration Design located in Ontario is superior... Dec 5 2021, 10:56 AM 9146C I added this photo to my build thread about 1-1/2 ... Dec 5 2021, 09:47 AM Mark Henry
I added this photo to my build thread about 1-1/2... Dec 19 2021, 06:29 AM DaveB
[quote name='9146C' post='2964855' date='Dec 5 20... Dec 20 2021, 07:14 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com
[quote name='9146C' post='2964855' date='Dec 5 20... Feb 15 2022, 12:02 PM davep Restoration Design has the advantage of a lot of N... Dec 5 2021, 10:06 AM 930cabman These days, anyone with an even marginal "cus... Dec 5 2021, 12:50 PM peteyd Hey Guys,
I just noticed this thread and just wan... Dec 17 2021, 02:56 PM Root_Werks Bought a couple of repair panels from RD and both ... Dec 17 2021, 03:49 PM MM1 @Montreal914 - thank you for posting comparison ... Dec 20 2021, 08:10 PM Zaffer Just wanted to revive this thread since I’m gett... Feb 13 2022, 09:53 AM jaredmcginness Since I cannot afford Nos/OE, I've had experie... Feb 14 2022, 02:31 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com AND we all sell each other parts, like a family.
... Feb 15 2022, 12:03 PM friethmiller Pete would need to verify this but I think I paid ... Feb 14 2022, 03:03 PM Unobtanium-inc
Pete would need to verify this but I think I paid... Feb 14 2022, 04:54 PM nivekdodge
Pete would need to verify this but I think I paid... Feb 14 2022, 09:00 PM friethmiller LOL! I'm sure I'm not their #1 custom... Feb 15 2022, 10:38 AM 76-914 Great thread and right on target. I'd like to ... Feb 15 2022, 11:09 AM DennisV This is a great thread. Thanks to all the folks th... Nov 7 2022, 12:21 PM |
2 User(s) are reading this topic (2 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 29th May 2024 - 01:37 AM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2024 IPS, Inc.