Why pay this ??
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Why pay this ??
Here's an Ebay ad for a real set of 70 - 77 NOS rocker panels. I admit they are the "real deal". Why pay this much for NOS when very nice repo's are available for 199 bucks? Is there something really that desirable about them?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...1105&rd=1&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...1105&rd=1&rd=1
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...I not sure about this item as being "factory correct" or not, but sometimes just because a part is "NOS" does not always mean it was the same as the part originally installed by the factory. Many of these "NOS" parts on eBay are just "service replacement" parts. Alot of people out there are paying "big bucks" for non-original pieces.
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...I not sure about this item as being "factory correct" or not, but sometimes just because a part is "NOS" does not always mean it was the same as the part originally installed by the factory. Many of these "NOS" parts on eBay are just "service replacement" parts. Alot of people out there are paying "big bucks" for non-original pieces.
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NOS does not always mean quality
I've been in the auto restoration business for over 20 years and NOS just means that it is original equipment and does not always mean that it is a quality part.Most of these parts were rejects that didn't quite meet excepted quality for that time. The were warehoused as such and are being pulled out and wholesaled to distributers and sold to unsuspecting buyers. Thats why many of them don't fit like you might expect from a factory part. Some are nice parts but I have seen some that should not even be sold.
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Looks like our Vettes are getting to be worth more everyday........
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...I not sure about this item as being "factory correct" or not, but sometimes just because a part is "NOS" does not always mean it was the same as the part originally installed by the factory. Many of these "NOS" parts on eBay are just "service replacement" parts. Alot of people out there are paying "big bucks" for non-original pieces.
But, I wonder if people realize this. Peace,,,Moosie 
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While "NOS parts" and "identical to production parts" are mutually exclusive terms, these particular rocker panels appear to be the early, correct service replacement panels for 1970-1972 Corvettes (I believe that 1973-1974 may have used these panels too). According to the ad, these particular panels (along with the production panels) have a lower mounting tab that attaches to the body using a "J" nut and either a phosphate philips head screw (1970-1971) or hex hed bolt (1972).
Considering that the current reproductions don't fit all that well (and do not have the tab) and the later GM service replacements lack the mounting tab, I would say that the price is reasonable. If you ever tried to make a set of late GM service rocker panels look like a set of early production pieces, you'll easily have that (and more) tied up in the purchase price, welding the tabs on, and reanodizing.
I haven't seen a set of GM service panels with that tabs in several years... It may be a few more before a set comes up for sale again.
Regards,
Considering that the current reproductions don't fit all that well (and do not have the tab) and the later GM service replacements lack the mounting tab, I would say that the price is reasonable. If you ever tried to make a set of late GM service rocker panels look like a set of early production pieces, you'll easily have that (and more) tied up in the purchase price, welding the tabs on, and reanodizing.
I haven't seen a set of GM service panels with that tabs in several years... It may be a few more before a set comes up for sale again.
Regards,
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If you are assemsbling a Top Flight car, the extra money is worth the difference to not have the re-pop.
However, point taken on the fact original is not necessarily "nicer." Ever see the midyear NOS chrome bumpers? They have more waves than Moosie.
However, point taken on the fact original is not necessarily "nicer." Ever see the midyear NOS chrome bumpers? They have more waves than Moosie.
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...I not sure about this item as being "factory correct" or not, but sometimes just because a part is "NOS" does not always mean it was the same as the part originally installed by the factory. Many of these "NOS" parts on eBay are just "service replacement" parts. Alot of people out there are paying "big bucks" for non-original pieces.
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Money well spent on this one.
Regards,
Stan Falenski
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Here's an Ebay ad for a real set of 70 - 77 NOS rocker panels. I admit they are the "real deal". Why pay this much for NOS when very nice repo's are available for 199 bucks? Is there something really that desirable about them?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...1105&rd=1&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...1105&rd=1&rd=1
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That's really an overview of the reproduction parts industry for you... They'll go to all the trouble to tool up and produce a part, but they won't spend the time to research what the darn part is supposed to look like in the first place... Or worse yet, they know what it's supposed to look like and ignore it.
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Stan Falenski
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I agree with the idea that if you are going to all of the trouble to make the tooling, why not do it right. I've seen very nice aftermarket rally wheels out there which they neglected to put the wide tabs on the wheel that hold the center caps on like you find on factory wheels. Instead they just press a small bulge from the back side which is to small, putting too much pressure on a concentrated area of the center cap holding ring which will start damaging the caps holding ring each time you install the center cap.
