Re: Pentastar, Lower RH Fender
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11/29/17 04:52 PM
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I suspect another case where the lowest bidder gets the work. Just like the O rings on the Space Shuttle.....
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Re: Pentastar, Lower RH Fender
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11/30/17 01:34 AM
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I agree with the gold... Got a bunch of parts from cars removed in the 70s and a lot have no see the light of day since and the pentastars are all gold.
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Re: Pentastar, Lower RH Fender
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11/30/17 10:52 AM
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Great, I think we all agree on gold at this point, next issue is correct gold.
Looking at the difference between my original and aar1064's original, its clear to see they were not manufactured by the same company, with the same process.
Equally noticeable is the depth of color. Since he sanded the front of his I can only go off the back, and the color or fairly deep, a fair match to the "Authentic Restoration" shown at the top of the thread.
Mine on the other hand appears more light gold or light brass in color on the exposed surface, but the back is clearly not covered in color. Makes it tough to say what it started life as. We also know that Fastmark believed his cars to be silver, or very light gold, more in line with what I found.
So whats a guy to do to be considered correct? Simply buy the "Authentic Restoration" part? Does anyone know if its a two piece construction? Paint or plated?
The only other options would be to find an NOS one or get mine anodized with a shade of yellow gold thats closer to my current color.
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Re: Pentastar, Lower RH Fender
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11/30/17 04:01 PM
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All 4 of my classic cars have them & they are gold. I even added one to my 2012 Challenger Classic to keep the typical Mopar Muscle theme going.
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Re: Pentastar, Lower RH Fender
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11/30/17 05:26 PM
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I had a bunch of Nos ones it's the only correct gold. Here a reproduction one from a year or so ago. Nothing like Nos. I have a few I bought NOS back in the mid-late 70's, they're all on my cars, but my latest project I needed one, and looked at and bought a few repros (appears 2 or more different mfg's/vendors making them, or revisions?), while they were all OK from the various vendors, only one was a match compared to the originals and NOS units I have, the one from Year One was pretty much "dead-on" in terms of appearance/construction... Year One (bottom) offering compared to your NOS/repro pics below
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Re: Pentastar, Lower RH Fender
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11/30/17 08:32 PM
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I had a bunch of Nos ones it's the only correct gold. Here a reproduction one from a year or so ago. Nothing like Nos. . . . only one was a match compared to the originals and NOS units I have, the one from Year One was pretty much "dead-on" in terms of appearance/construction... Year One (bottom) offering compared to your NOS/repro pics below Dayclona, the YO image is identical to the Goodmark image I mentioned in an earlier posting, perhaps YO and Goodmark are one in the same?
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Re: Pentastar, Lower RH Fender
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11/30/17 09:12 PM
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I had a bunch of Nos ones it's the only correct gold. Here a reproduction one from a year or so ago. Nothing like Nos. . . . only one was a match compared to the originals and NOS units I have, the one from Year One was pretty much "dead-on" in terms of appearance/construction... Year One (bottom) offering compared to your NOS/repro pics below Dayclona, the YO image is identical to the Goodmark image I mentioned in an earlier posting, perhaps YO and Goodmark are one in the same? Could be?...YO is mostly just a marketing agent of other vendors offerings, although they do have a few of their own exclusive licensed products...
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Re: Pentastar, Lower RH Fender
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11/30/17 09:47 PM
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That's a big improvement on the reproduction for sure... The one I have next to the real one was sold being a Moparts sponsor. Maybe he now sells the newer version that at least resembles a real one. Aar#2 I sent you a PM...
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