Has anybody ever had..
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Elder User
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: 50 miles west of Chicago
Has anybody ever had..
an after market reproduction part that actually fit? I have over an hour just getting after aftermarket lenses, gaskets and covers to fit right on my park lite housings. I figured I had it made with new original housings and that the lenses and such would just bolt up..... But noooooo. I had to cut the gasket to get it sit right and get different screws so it would all fit. I got it done but easily an hours worth of work....
I am happy to say it is done and just waiting for the paint to dry.
So what are your experiences or is it just me?
jim
I am happy to say it is done and just waiting for the paint to dry.
So what are your experiences or is it just me?
jim
Welder User
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,269
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From: northwest MT
I had the same problem with mine (52), I got new bezels, lenses, and gaskets. They were really a poor fit with each other and the housing. Finally got them to work after a lot of cussing. Most all of this junk is made in china and it SUCKS. I try to re-use the original stuff as much as possible. I have been saving extra parts for many years....
As for sheet metal patch panels, I have found it easier in most cases to make them from scratch....but then that is my profession any way.
As for sheet metal patch panels, I have found it easier in most cases to make them from scratch....but then that is my profession any way.
Tuned
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 356
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From: California
After beginning the restoration of my second vehicle, I now use reproduction parts as a last resort. I've had some reproduction parts fit well, and others with such a terrible fit and finish I sent them back. Reproduction parts made from the original vehicle manufacturer's tooling seem to fit best. With Fords, I found NOS parts to be in great abundance, often costing less than the reproductions, and guaranteed to fit.
Cargo Master
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 3,427
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From: Hot AZ (Phoenix Valley)
repoduction parts are parts that you need to cut, drill, weld, push, pull, bondo and lots of cursing parts!
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Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 16,199
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From: Burbank, WA
Reproduction parts and fit are two, mutually exclusive words. They don't fit into the same sentence any more then they fit on the vehicle they were intended. It's always amazed me, because it takes the same exact trouble to make them not fit as it does to make them to fit.
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