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Sheetmetal Replacement Quality |
DaveB |
Dec 4 2021, 02:48 PM
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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!
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930cabman |
Dec 5 2021, 09:45 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,109 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
Restoration Design located in Ontario is superior, including their customer service. Joe Blow can call and speak with one of the owners and get positive results. I would bet OEM is probably the best, but availability and $$ leave something to be desired.
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Unobtanium-inc |
Dec 5 2021, 10:56 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,212 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
Restoration Design located in Ontario is superior, including their customer service. Joe Blow can call and speak with one of the owners and get positive results. I would bet OEM is probably the best, but availability and $$ leave something to be desired. They go to great pains to make their stuff as close as possible, I know because I have a standing agreement to sell them any NOS metal I find. This was one such haul that went directly to Canada, didn't pass GO. Green metal isn't cheap, so the fact that they pay heavy to get it right should say a lot about their commitment to quality. Attached thumbnail(s) |
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