‘48 grill repop
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Fleet Mechanic
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‘48 grill repop
I took my front clip off and apart this week. On inspection the grill is in bad shape. It will take at least 4 patches in difficult locations. I’m not a skilled auto body guy so I’m looking for a repop grill. I have started to make patches, but I’m not confident it will work out, I simply don’t have the skills or the tools.
NPD direct has one for only $190 but $250 for shipping! Seems cheap and shipping is excessive.
LMC has one for $400, I haven’t checked on shipping. Seems a tad high but so far everything I’ve gotten from LMC has been good.
This one is on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/14429914141...53.m1438.l2649
$300, more what I’d expect, and $107 for shipping.
Help a noob please, what’s my best option?
thx
NPD direct has one for only $190 but $250 for shipping! Seems cheap and shipping is excessive.
LMC has one for $400, I haven’t checked on shipping. Seems a tad high but so far everything I’ve gotten from LMC has been good.
This one is on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/14429914141...53.m1438.l2649
$300, more what I’d expect, and $107 for shipping.
Help a noob please, what’s my best option?
thx
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Fleet Mechanic
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Just to show you what we'd pay up here
https://www.goldenleafautomotive.com...D_PU&year=1948
https://www.goldenleafautomotive.com...D_PU&year=1948
wow, that sucks.
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Hi Bob, now your old grille can become wall art or do what I did....attach some cheap lights to it and hang it at Truckstock. 
In the past I would take larger used parts that still had some potential with repairs and sell them on E Bay. But the cost of shipping is now prohibitive. Selling a $75 part only to pay $80 in shipping is ensuring that unneeded used parts are going to be unavailable to other hobbyists. Unless someone very local knows about it.
Tom
In the past I would take larger used parts that still had some potential with repairs and sell them on E Bay. But the cost of shipping is now prohibitive. Selling a $75 part only to pay $80 in shipping is ensuring that unneeded used parts are going to be unavailable to other hobbyists. Unless someone very local knows about it.
Tom
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Hi Bob, now your old grille can become wall art or do what I did....attach some cheap lights to it and hang it at Truckstock.
In the past I would take larger used parts that still had some potential with repairs and sell them on E Bay. But the cost of shipping is now prohibitive. Selling a $75 part only to pay $80 in shipping is ensuring that unneeded used parts are going to be unavailable to other hobbyists. Unless someone very local knows about it.
Tom
In the past I would take larger used parts that still had some potential with repairs and sell them on E Bay. But the cost of shipping is now prohibitive. Selling a $75 part only to pay $80 in shipping is ensuring that unneeded used parts are going to be unavailable to other hobbyists. Unless someone very local knows about it.
Tom
I also have a pair of rear fenders with the corners rusted out, repairable but selling is a problem because of shipping costs. I sold my old gas tank on Facebook marketplace. I may put these additional parts there to see if there’s any interest.
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