T-bar chrome trim....
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T-bar chrome trim....
... where the heck do I buy this? Looking for the chrome trim that covers the top of the T-Bar.... I ask with a bit of trepidation as I can't seem to find this item for sale from any online Vette vendor. Perhaps I'm not using the right search terminology. Surely this item is still made oem.... help!
I should note I'm looking for this item for a '79.
I should note I'm looking for this item for a '79.
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t-bar chrome trim
Just happened to stumble across an eBay auction for this part for 1978-1982. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-...spagenameZWDVW
By the way, not my part on auction.
Only a day left on auction. Good luck.
Greg
By the way, not my part on auction.
Only a day left on auction. Good luck.Greg
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Thanx for the heads-up. I'm keeping an eye on it.... though I really would prefer to get a new one.
I'm having a hard time believing this part isn't sold new. Just can't for the life of me find it though.
I'm having a hard time believing this part isn't sold new. Just can't for the life of me find it though.
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Corvette Central has it listed as part number 333108 but a search for that part number comes up empty. This picture was from an e-bay auction a while back and the seller claimed it was brand new. Shows the Corvette Central box with it. Somebody made them at one time, I could find anybody that carries them now though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8014887915
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8014887915
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They come up every now and then on E-bay. The seller will have a photo and it'll look ok in the photo. When you win the auction and receive the piece, you will see that what looks like minor imperfections in the photo are in fact much more noticeable imperfections. You might have to buy several to get a good on.
They usually have a lot of scruffs and scratches and often are slightly bent. I think a good metal working shop could probably do a good job restoring one that was not in too bad of condition. Metal workers can do pretty amazing work restoring bent trim peices. Then the stainless steel can be polished. The happiest solution would be to find a NOS. Maybe someday someone with the original tooling will stamp some more. Let's hope.
They usually have a lot of scruffs and scratches and often are slightly bent. I think a good metal working shop could probably do a good job restoring one that was not in too bad of condition. Metal workers can do pretty amazing work restoring bent trim peices. Then the stainless steel can be polished. The happiest solution would be to find a NOS. Maybe someday someone with the original tooling will stamp some more. Let's hope.
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Are they polished stainless steel? I could I take that out and polish it myself.
What about the ends that the sunvisors mount into? It looks like rust pits though? Can you get those in repro? That look chrome plated.
What about the ends that the sunvisors mount into? It looks like rust pits though? Can you get those in repro? That look chrome plated.
Last edited by 1982CorvetteDude; Jan 19, 2006 at 10:01 PM.
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They are polished stainless steel and I was unable to find them new. I took mine off and brought them to a local trim restoration place here on Long Island (Resto-Trim) and they polished them for me. They came out great, looking brand new. It was very reasonable price-wise, too.
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Call John at JB's corvette 972-484-0403 in Farmers Branch if you need a replacement one. He had several used ones in his spares. Then take it to Wayne at Show-n-Go 214-343-8871 in Garland. He polished mine and it looks like a mirror. If you want to see you have to come look at my broken car in McKinney.
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Originally Posted by thirdbird
They are polished stainless steel and I was unable to find them new. I took mine off and brought them to a local trim restoration place here on Long Island (Resto-Trim) and they polished them for me. They came out great, looking brand new. It was very reasonable price-wise, too.
I'm in NY, do they have a website or can you dig up a # or address?
Thanks.
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These are stainless. Even if you find a marginal one you can restore it fairly easy. Mine had some fairly deep scratches as it appears someone may have tried to break in prior to me owning it. I was able to wet sand out the scratches and then used stainless steel buffing compound from Eastwood and it came out like new. As a matter of fact once I fixed the damaged spots they looked so good, I had to buff the whole thing with the compound. Evne though it is stainless is sanded surprisingly easy.
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Originally Posted by 68/70Vette
I think a good metal working shop could probably do a good job restoring one that was not in too bad of condition. Metal workers can do pretty amazing work restoring bent trim peices. Then the stainless steel can be polished. The happiest solution would be to find a NOS. Maybe someday someone with the original tooling will stamp some more. Let's hope.
I've got a big buffer at my shop- used it to restore a lot of C-2 trim, and it helped make me extra $$$ while going back to school...
Trust me- it's EASY. Just take your time... And when you get done with it, it'll look BETTER than new...
