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02-05-2013, 09:13 PM | #1 |
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Woodgrain door panels
I'm looking to buy a very nice set of woodgrain door panels for my '72 Cheyenne. Has anyone ever bought any or heard who has the best for the buck? Does anyone know about those aluminum ones? I remember reading about them briefly a while back. Thanks, Casey
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02-05-2013, 09:26 PM | #2 |
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
Counterpart is now manufacturing them in the OEM design.
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02-11-2013, 05:14 PM | #3 |
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
Hi
i m interested too but fnd nothing with counterpart? Is that an online shop?
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02-11-2013, 05:27 PM | #4 |
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
www.truckandcarshop.com is the retail distributor for counterparts.
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02-11-2013, 05:30 PM | #5 |
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
Are they any good??
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02-11-2013, 07:50 PM | #6 |
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
sduckworth13 had a set on the parts board awhile back.
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02-11-2013, 07:52 PM | #7 |
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
Guys, I've called counterparts and they're not handling them anymore. So I called Wes at Classic Heartbeat about this. I told him that I needed aluminum, not plastic, woodgrain door panels that look like OEM. Wes told me that he's heard of a company that makes excellent woodgrain panels. He said he was going to get a set and would let me know if he likes them or not. He knows the high-end restoration I'm doing and wouldn't sell me something he doesn't like. Brothers and LMC sell the plastic panels and there's no way I'm going to put those on my truck. I did notice that someone sold 2 very nice woodgrain panels on this site last week, and I was tempted to buy them but another member scooped them up. They were pricey but beautiful. I'll let you all know what Wes says--it will be about a week.
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
The new ones dont have the exact woodgrain pattern that the older repops and nos ones did. Trevor
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
Fwiw the plastic door panels are very nice, fit like a glove, and will never scratch or dent or wear like the aluminum ones. Unless you are building garage furniture or a truck that will never get driven, the plastic panels are the way to go.
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02-11-2013, 09:03 PM | #12 |
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
Here's some for sale.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=537855
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02-11-2013, 09:05 PM | #13 |
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Ledzepp...Plastic may be fine for some, but I'm restoring my truck as close to original as possible. I don't like the plastic, especially with the amount of money I've poured into the restoration. Look for aluminum.
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02-11-2013, 09:28 PM | #15 |
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Keep your glove box door and instrument panel in mind. I'd rather have a matching set of plastic than a mis-matched set of aluminum. I got around this by having one guy restoring the whole set for me.
You need to have a build thread going. I'd love to see more of what you've got going.
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I think the older repros that Golden State sold were actually N.O.S. Think about it. Back then there was very little in repro parts available,so why make these that are '72-only and just the upper level trucks? If it was feasible 20 years ago,when last available,then why none till now? Golden State had N.O.S. mixed in with reproduction and there was no indication which it was. The lost or broken die thing is just a story,I think.
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Re: Woodgrain door panels
Here are the metal ones that Classic Parts carries: http://www.classicparts.com/1972-Doo.../#.URq7ex08CSo
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Wished they actually looked like the ones they have pictured. The grain isn't the same as original though. They have originals pictured. Trevor
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I will try to get up to their showroom and take pictures of the actual product on Saturday. I'm interested in seeing what they look like as well.
Even the LMC plastic ones look better than my old ones! |
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02-14-2013, 12:03 PM | #22 |
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OK First picture shows full shot of Golden State Pickup Parts repop next to an original, second picture shows the grain on the original (if you look close) compared to the repop.
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Here is a picture of my original panel up against my LMC panel. Aside from the obvious color difference, the new panel is plastic and does not have the pinstripe around the perimeter.
There is no texture on either panel. The original door panel is close in color to the dash pieces, but still a little lighter. 40 years of sun may have a little to do with that! |
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