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..HAS TO LOOK AS GOOD AS THE FACTORY PIECE!


Not going to happen be it repop or redone original.

I've handled dozens of finish panels for the 69 GTX .Including 3 or 4 NOS . And With exception to maybe 2 or 3 used ones none were even close to 'as OEM new'.

That said I personally have never seen a redone panel that didn't 'look like' a redone panel.

IMO, for the money buy the repop. As I have serious doubts you could have a used original redone for even close to $700

And as an fyi, the repops are nice BUT IMO they are not close to OEM in regards to accuracy or crispness of the edges.

One of the hardest parts to restore are the 2 raised chrome edges in the center of the panel. The repops this raised edge isn't as tall as an original.

ps- the last NOS one I had was about 5/6 years ago and it sold for just a tad over $2200. And I've not seen an nos one since.

Although I do know where one is, but $2200 will not buy it btw



Had a friend send his same '69 GTX trunk finish panel to two supposedly top refinishers in CA and then to the Northwest and neither would touch it and from what I saw it didn't look that bad . Before they saw it he was quoated $1200 minimum by both of them to restore it and there was no guarantee that this was all they were going to finally charge him . They both sent it back to him (the NW shop kept it for 3-months before they let him know they were not going to work on it ) so he had his local body guy fill it in and then to the local plating and back to the body guy for paint. Not perfect but not $1200+ either

I have a '69 GTX too and the finish panel is not perfect either and that's the way it will have to stay unless an NOS one falls from the sky

MikeR

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