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Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
Just wondering if anybody has ever dealt with TriPlus for their sheet metal needs? I'm looking at one of there 2-inch cowl hoods and was wondering about the quality and fitment are they any better than a Goodmark hood? They are manufactured in Taiwan, are all sheet metal companies based overseas? I would like to buy Good Old American Made steel if I could! If anybody could chime in that would be great, Thanks.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
TRI-PLUS makes all GOODMARKS stuff....call GMC Pauls they will tell you all about it.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
Bought mine from mother truckers. Not mounted yet, but it feels good and solid.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
There is a company here in Phoenix called Certifit. They have some 67-72 stuff-they are cheap so that may reflect the quality. newhood for my s-10 $49 new fenders were about $35 each. I am not sure if they have cowl hoods and such...might be worth checking into? might be cheap junk?
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A co-worker bought a Certafit hood for his Tracer (Mercury Escort). It had waves in it in less than 1 year. The metal seemed to me to be quite a bit thinner than the factory hood on my Escort. I guess that is why it is cheaper.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
Dunno, my fenders seem pretty nice but the later model stuff is thinner anyhow. i also put a fender on a 94 Nissan pickup for a co worker and it fit good. I haven't installed my S-10 parts yet but for the price i don't mind slotting some holes if need be....it's only a S-10
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
Nuthing fits as well as OE and NOS anyways, close maybe, but not as well, I mean nuthing
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
I am not totally in love with NOS as I have had to tweak those to fit as well. Usually NOS panels were seconds to the factory line and to top that most NOS panels available today that are around were made on tooling that was worn and tolerances not as good as when the vehicles were rolling off the line. Not saying NOS isn't junk by anymeans. What I am saying is I have seen some aftermarket stuff fit as good and some a lot worse. From what I can tell, Tri-Plus parts are some of the better parts out there. I can see paying stupid money for NOS that is not being reproduced yet, but as a rule, I won't pay more than 50% of what i can buy it aftermarket for unless the panel being made is pure crap.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
I have had customers come in to my shop wanting to buy an aftermarket fender, because they couldn't get the NOS one to fit. Tri-plus is IMO the best reproduction company, that is why we are almost exclusively Tri-plus. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
I got my 67 front fenders from TriPlus. Picked them up at there warehouse in N.J. They seem to be of good Quality. John there ia a great guy he took the time to show me around his place. The thicknes of the fenders seems to be as oem but I did not mike them. Would buy from them again.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
Have to say, I bought doors,floorboards and other stuff from tri-plus out of Goodmark. Doors bolted rite up and a little tweaking I was good to go. Sure is nice not having to deal with rust, I'm happy...
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
We use Certifit alot on The Jap cars cause the customers don't want to spend any money and don't really care about the parts fitting that much.Just as long as they get it back on the road cheap. It helps pay the bills but I don't really like working on them.You can stand in line at the Houston store fro and hour and a half just to pick up an order. We use always sell TriPlus first and if they do not make it or are out of stock we will sell from another.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
Does Brothers Carry Tri Plus ?
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
Certifit, aka sortafit, is hit or miss. Alot is junk some is good. There 73-79 chevy fenders fit pretty good, there inner fenders suck!, a guy I knew used a 69-72 fender but I havent seen it, there cab corners suck but are real cheap, rockers- dont bother, I have used a 86-94 gmc safari grill and a 95-03 chevy astro grill- both fit good but the plastic they use aint the greatest but were alot cheaper than oe. I use them alot for stuff. As for the cowl hood, I used one from goodmark on a 67 and it fit without any tweaking. It was a scuff and shoot for me.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
I am in the process of installing my Tri-Plus parts right now... Great parts for the $$$, and no complaints. Call GMC Paul, he was able to get a deal to my door for the front clip that was unbeatable... -Nate
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
Given a choice,Tri-Plus generally is the better part.This is definately true in outer rockers.And,they are an important piece to have fit.
I don`t believe N.O.S. parts are seconds or made from worn dies.They are the exact same part made right along with the parts that are bolted from factory.If these parts were abundant and available,it would be the absolute best way to go.But,they`re not.I like good used sheetmetal second to N.O.S.I`ve never used aftermarket.That time will come soon enough. The best thing to do,wherever you look for parts,is ask who made the part and ask about the fit.
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
has anyone on here used the Tri plus replacement fenders?
We have one for the pass side... simply does not fit..... the back top, where the two bolts go on...... the inner structure is welded in at the wrong position..easy to see the difference when compared to an original fender.... the replacement looks good but.. if it will not fit.. what good is it? Sure the spot welds could be drilled out and re fitted... but why should we have to do this.. after trying to fit the Tri Plus fender, we took it off and put on an old original 68 fender... it fit right up.... with the usual spacers, this fits fine..... any suggestions??
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
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Get in contact with the vendor and see if they'll replace it. A lot of these fenders have been sold and used. It's not unusual to see an isolated failure in a manufacturing process. Here's an article from Truck Builder using those very fenders: http://www.truckbuildermagazine.com/...49EDD04DB2C706 |
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Re: Anybody ever heard of TriPlus? Or used them for sheetmetal needs?
I agree Special K. Man I long for the good 'ol days when this and most all other parts were USA made. I guess the vendors sell whatever is available. I thought that some of the Tabco panels were made here. Probably not anymore.
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