Posted By: GTS440
Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 02:33 AM
Quality & cost are both important. What are my options? Looking for feed back from those who have actually purchased one. Thanks, GTS
Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille?
Posted By: moparmarks
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 03:13 AM
I used one from B/E&A and was real happy with it.
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Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 03:26 AM
B/E&A
Posted By: mopar346
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 03:29 AM
Yep, BEA on my AAR.
Posted By: Fanning
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 03:54 AM
Another vote for B/E&A. The 70 cuda grille that I received is beautiful. The price was fair, and Mike Ross is great to deal with.
Posted By: 69CHARGERMD
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 06:17 AM
My buddy has a grill from BE and A,,,,beautiful.
Posted By: HEMICUDA
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 11:25 AM
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Quality & cost are both important. What are my options? Looking for feed back from those who have actually purchased one. Thanks, GTS
If you're looking for just an unpainted grille without parking light assemblies, I'm selling those for $525. Includes all the stainless steel trim and red bars installed. These are being sold this way because I don't have enough parking light housings for the grilles I have left.
Second option is a complete grille with parking light assemblies and painted with our argent paint we mix here sprayed out of a gun not a rattle can. You can't get the proper size metal flake to spray out of a can. Complete assembly is $1,295.
All of our grilles include the slide in screw retainers to mount the headlight buckets to the grille.
Third opting is a complete and detailed black plastic AAR grille with parking light assemblies and painted with NOS mixed organisol. The AAR grille also has the chrome rectangular inserts installed. Complete assembly is $1,395.
Both grilles are 100% complete ready to install with all the original part numbers and Penta Star, installation kits are NOT included.
And your last option is the grille that was produced by Goodmark. Prices are all over the board on those, some being as low as $525. Their grille includes the plastic and trim only, red bars are extra. The issues with the Goodmark grille are as follows:
1. The stainless trim shape isn't close to being correct and fits terrible.
2. Modification is required to the parking light area to get them to go all the way in the grille.
3. Missing some of the detail in the plastic. I'm guessing it was less expensive in tooling cost so it was left out. It could also be just a matter of whom ever was approving the parts missed it.
4. Left out the brass inserts in the mounting feet for the x2 headlight buckets, those are there to protect the feet from being crushed when installed.
NONE of their grilles include the slide in screw retainers to mount the headlight buckets to the grille.
Michael C. Ross - Owner
B/E & A Restoration Parts, Inc.
www.beaparts.com
michael@beaparts.com
330-725-3990
Posted By: GTS440
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 02:11 PM
Thanks! Talked to Mike, he is a super nice & helpful enthusiast! I will be getting my grille assembly from Mike at B/E & A!
Posted By: HEMICUDA
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 04:02 PM
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Thanks! Talked to Mike, he is a super nice & helpful enthusiast! I will be getting my grille assembly from Mike at B/E & A!
You better! A purple, 6pk, shaker Cuda disserves one.
Posted By: VCODE
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 04:08 PM
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Thanks! Talked to Mike, he is a super nice & helpful enthusiast! I will be getting my grille assembly from Mike at B/E & A!
You better! A purple, 6pk, shaker Cuda disserves one.
Mike at B/E&A is the way to go hands down.
Bob
Posted By: HEMICUDA
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 04:42 PM
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Thanks! Talked to Mike, he is a super nice & helpful enthusiast! I will be getting my grille assembly from Mike at B/E & A!
You better! A purple, 6pk, shaker Cuda disserves one.
Mike at B/E&A is the way to go hands down.
You're such a show off Bob.
Posted By: DaveRS23
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 05:01 PM
Mike, any chance you will be at Indy with any argent grills? I would pick one up there just to save a dollar or two on shipping.
Posted By: Slotts
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 05:24 PM
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Mike at B/E&A is the way to go hands down.
Hey Bob,
Or hands in the air!
Jim
Posted By: 44D6PAKCUDA
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/05/15 06:09 PM
Who's this Mike guy ???
Posted By: 72N96RR
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/06/15 01:20 AM
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Who's this Mike guy ???
A class act !!!
Posted By: Stewpar
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/06/15 02:11 AM
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Mike, any chance you will be at Indy with any argent grills? I would pick one up there just to save a dollar or two on shipping.
Shipping was cheap............
Posted By: DaveRS23
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/06/15 05:13 PM
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Mike, any chance you will be at Indy with any argent grills? I would pick one up there just to save a dollar or two on shipping.
Shipping was cheap............
It certainly was for me..............
Posted By: HEMICUDA
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/06/15 07:39 PM
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Mike, any chance you will be at Indy with any argent grills? I would pick one up there just to save a dollar or two on shipping.
Shipping was cheap............
It certainly was for me..............
Yes it was as cheap as it gets Dave, however, I had to charge you for the additional 45 minute long distance phone conversation. It was actually only 36 minutes, but, we round up to the nearest 15 minutes.
Posted By: BS27R1B
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/06/15 09:51 PM
Just AWESOME! Thanks Mike.
I should buy a spare.
I should buy a spare.
Posted By: HEMICUDA
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/06/15 11:06 PM
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Just AWESOME! Thanks Mike.
I should buy a spare.
I'll get it shipped Monday Rick.
Posted By: hotairballoonpilot
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/07/15 01:00 AM
You guys do know the more you praise this guy the bigger his head gets?
He has always been great to deal with even with the limited amount I have bought from him. Hobby just wont be the same if he steps away from it.
corey
He has always been great to deal with even with the limited amount I have bought from him. Hobby just wont be the same if he steps away from it.corey
Posted By: LTLBEE
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/07/15 05:47 PM
Mike,
Do you offer the unpainted black plastic AAR cuda grill like in option 1 ?
Do you offer the unpainted black plastic AAR cuda grill like in option 1 ?
Posted By: DaveRS23
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/08/15 05:10 AM
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Mike, any chance you will be at Indy with any argent grills? I would pick one up there just to save a dollar or two on shipping.
Shipping was cheap............
It certainly was for me..............
Yes it was as cheap as it gets Dave, however, I had to charge you for the additional 45 minute long distance phone conversation. It was actually only 36 minutes, but, we round up to the nearest 15 minutes.
Ahhhhh, you've been to the Indy School of Better Business Relations.
Posted By: HEMICUDA
Re: Where is the best place to purchase a 70 cuda grille? - 03/08/15 09:45 AM
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Mike,
Do you offer the unpainted black plastic AAR cuda grill like in option 1 ?
Sorry, no I do not, those are almost gone. I've only been selling the grey grilles that way because I don't have enough parking light assemblies for them.