*** E-body Convertible Rear Interior Panels ***

The link below has an announcement/poll regarding New E-body Convertible Rear Interior Panels. Please help by spreading the word about this. These panels likely won’t get made unless enough serious interest is expressed. Thanks.

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=121095.0

These are already available at YearOne. I bought a set for my Cuda convertible in white. Very nice part.

A much needed part. Dash top/palco panels are available however they are made from the wrong material and a grain that is not even close to original. Had a set on my challenger poor fitting. Found an original set and threw out the dash top set.

Have you tried to install them yet? That's exactly what I put in my convertible, junk, I found a decent set and had the front and rears covered by Just dashes. Not exactly correct, however, the best option on the planet. My Year One panels went in the trash also.

There isn't a decent available reproduction on earth that you can't tell from a mile away, period. At least not yet.

Didn't Metro make the front door panels a few years ago that were dead on to the originals?

THere were front and rear sets for the hardtops, but I think it was a one time deal, and haven't returned.

Not a one time deal, panels are still being reproduced in black and white from the same manufacturer, colors are now extremely rare.

"If" the convertible rears are made, they will be made by the same manufacturer.

We are waiting on updated tooling and per piece pricing right now.

I have seen some e-body convertible panels at a local swapmeet. I never looked closely at them because I didn't need them. I know most would have no use for them with speaker holes or cracks but are they something people may want if reasonably priced and are original? the ones I saw last were red which narrows down interest.

"If" they get made and "if" we get the reproduction vert rears as good as the hard tops, guys will be scrambling to sell marginal originals. Really nice originals will always have some value, it won't be as much as they were in the past. Look what happened to the value of really nice original 70 & 71 Cuda grilles.

No crap. I sold several 71 Cuda grills back in the day and got 2500 and up for ones needing some minor work.

I've used a few sets of the Palco convertible rear panels. Didn't have a choice.
We had Y-1 cover some panels years ago and though they looked good We just were not that impressed.
I have also used several of the Metro front panels and a few rears. Mostly Cuda and a couple Challengers. Though much better than any other repros they still don't fit quite as nice as originals. Still tight on the front nose and all the Cuda ones I've had to space the door handle out so it doesn't rub and hang up on the panel.
Here are some pics of the Palco rears and Metro fronts. Of course the Palcos need to be painted the correct white.

You had to space out the door handle? Really? I put them in all x5 of my Cuda's, I didn't have that problem and that was way before I got involved and I'm the first to [censored]. In reference to the Challenger door panels, I did have to take plastic out of the upper front and lower rear corners on my T/A to get them to fit perfect.

If you look at original panels, how many are split in the upper front corner because they were to tight? More so on Challengers than Cuda's.

I'm doing what little I can to help this cause, but I don't have the broad outreach that others might have. EVERY convertible owner that wants to see this happen should help to spread the word. Let's ALL do our best to keep the fire burning on this.

I responded to the poll and sent an email. Thanks for the info about the panels.