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Originally Posted by theastronaut
I bought my NOS grill off ebay for $200 shipped but decided not to use it since it wasn't as nice as my original grill. The NOS grills I've seen have more ripples from the stamping process around the headlight doors and the anodizing isn't as bright.
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I've seen this many times where the quality of NOS stamped parts gets worse over time. Early production pieces look great all-around, whereas late production parts look can look terrible, NOS or not. The stamping dies obviously wear out with use which would explain the less than crisp form, but I'm not sure why the finishes are less brilliant. Perhaps it's deliberate because a sloppy stamping would look even worse if it was really bright. ?