 GT Rocker Panels? Getty Design or QRS? |
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| Steve |
  May 11 2015, 10:25 AM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,584 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California 
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Is Getty Design GT rocker panels worth almost twice the cost of QRS Fiberglass?
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| sean_v8_914 |
May 11 2015, 11:24 AM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
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| ConeDodger |
May 11 2015, 11:57 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,584 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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I have the Getty Design GT stuff, all of it actually. While I enjoyed dealing with them, all of the rockers and valences will have to be 'worked' to match the flares. I expect that is a common experience with all of the glass company products. So no. Not worth double...
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| pete000 |
May 11 2015, 02:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,885 Joined: 23-August 10 From: Bradenton Florida Member No.: 12,094 Region Association: South East States |
Just an FYI, I do not believe ether has the same contours as the factory 914-GT rockers. I only found the AA GT rockers to have the correct contours. I believe they were patterned after a true factory set. The quality on the other hand is....
This might not be important to some but it was for me. I looked high and low for a true reproduction of the factory GT part with no luck. I have taken a set of AA GT rockers and did a tremendous amount of hand work to get them to fit properly and I am contemplating having a mold made to make some in high quality made in FG or CF. You will find no matter what there will be some hand work because the inconsistency from car to car as to how the flairs are finished. Attached image(s) 
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| Steve |
May 11 2015, 03:55 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,584 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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I have AA steel flairs and they were installed with AIR GT rocker panels. The AIR rocker panels are very poor fitting with a small lip top and bottom. At least from my experience. Otherwise there GT rear valance fits really nice.
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| 914Sixer |
May 11 2015, 04:29 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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GT flared rockers never fit good because no two cars got the factory flares put exactly in the same place. The same thing is still happening today. Not all the body men center the flares on the wheel wells.
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| Mike Bellis |
May 11 2015, 06:48 PM
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I have AIR stuff; rockers & flares and they fit very well. I installed the rockers first and the flares to match. I think the flares might be lightly off one side to the other but you can't tell without a measuring tape.
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| Elliot Cannon |
May 11 2015, 06:59 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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I think the blue wheels should be on the right side and the red ones on the left. Am I wrong?
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| Steve |
May 11 2015, 09:05 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,584 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ May 11 2015, 05:48 PM)  I have AIR stuff; rockers & flares and they fit very well. I installed the rockers first and the flares to match. I think the flares might be lightly off one side to the other but you can't tell without a measuring tape. I am worried if I try rockers from another manufacturer they will not line up with the flairs. Maybe I will just keep an eye out for a used set. |
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| pete000 |
May 11 2015, 10:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,885 Joined: 23-August 10 From: Bradenton Florida Member No.: 12,094 Region Association: South East States |
Looks like the AIR rockers are a good reproduction of the Factory GT set as well.
I had to lengthen mine a bot to get them to line up properly. |
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| ConeDodger |
May 11 2015, 10:57 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,584 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ May 11 2015, 03:59 PM) I think the blue wheels should be on the right side and the red ones on the left. Am I wrong? On Tuesday. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| Mike Bellis |
May 11 2015, 10:58 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ May 11 2015, 05:59 PM) I think the blue wheels should be on the right side and the red ones on the left. Am I wrong? Maybe it should have been red and green? |
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