GMCPAULS sheetmetal quality

[hatchaddict]

well the time comes to buy all the sheetmetal to start my resto on my 70 c/10 and i seem the gmcpauls ad on this forum and so i checked it out, all prices are pretty dang good and the money that im gonna be spending my shipping will be free but my question is, does anyone have experiance with his parts like qualty and fitment and any other info that might help me in my search for buying parts? i also have Lutty's chevy about 5 miles from my house but after seeing the prices and descripitions of the parts from gmcpauls i was thinking about using his stuff if the parts are what they say as far as quality, any info or help is greatly appriciated as i would like to get the stuff bought before saturday thanks in advanced

[72freak]

Most sheet metal comes from the same 3 places. I dont know who he buys from though.

[70cst]

I have purchased a few things from GMCPauls and the quality & service was A Ok. Like many of our Vendors...he knows our trucks. I'll let others chime in. Good luck with your project and keep us posted with pics.

[hatchaddict]

thanks for your responses guys. the reason im asking and am concerned is that there is a lot of crap panels out there that rot out with in 2 yrs and i dont want to have to do this again i dont mind spending money on parts as long as there best quality.

[chevroletman223]

i got my sheetmetal from carolina classic trucks. they have great panels, and some of them are guarenteed a perfect fit. the fenders i got from them fit absolutely perfect. and they have great service, fast shipping, and they pack the panels awesome, my fenders arrived without a ding or scratch in them.

[hatchaddict]

Originally Posted by chevroletman223

i got my sheetmetal from carolina classic trucks. they have great panels, and some of them are guarenteed a perfect fit. the fenders i got from them fit absolutely perfect. and they have great service, fast shipping, and they pack the panels awesome, my fenders arrived without a ding or scratch in them.

i will be sure to check them out thanks for info

[montefreak]

check out mikes bump and grind....he is a member here also....

[mbgmike]

Originally Posted by montefreak

check out mikes bump and grind....he is a member here also....

Thanks Montefreak

GMCPAULS and Carolina Classics sell TriPlus like we do and most all the other vendors. Just really depends on part as Triplus does not make everything

[JRBECK64]

I dont know which brand he uses but I have had extremely good luck with TRIPLUS replacement panels. As far as the fit goes they have all been extremely close to the original sheet metal. JUST MY 2 Cents. Good luck with your panels.

JRBECK64

[mbgmike]

Originally Posted by JRBECK64

I dont know which brand he uses but I have had extremely good luck with TRIPLUS replacement panels. As far as the fit goes they have all been extremely close to the original sheet metal. JUST MY 2 Cents. Good luck with your panels.

JRBECK64

TriPlus

[hatchaddict]

thanks for all the help guys. im going to go to the place thats local to me i spoke to them today and they that i can look at anything im interested in buying before i buy it and if i want to mic it i can and they will help me in anyway possible to make sure i get the best products availible

[Curbstone Mech]

Their sheet metal panels might be okay, but their chrome grills aren't.
I bought aGMC grill,top bar and eyebrows, all TRiPlus from GMC Paul,They rusted something awful. Paul could offer no help. So much for the "limited 5 year warranty" Very limited, I'd say.

[chevroletman223]

i ordered a drip rail from them and it was nowhere near correct. i couldnt even make it work. after a while of arguing and telling ME that i was wrong, paul said i could return it, BUT i would have to pay to ship it back and i would not get a refund from my origional shipping! so i would have paid $30 in shipping alone and had nothing to show for it all because he sent me a crap part, that couldnt even be fab'd up to work. i ended up finding an origional drip rail from the junk yard and used that. I dont order from him anymore.

[weasel29gm]

I'd go to a local or swap and buy. That way you SEE what you pay for!!

[Sinister]

Originally Posted by weasel29gm

I'd go to a local or swap and buy. That way you SEE what you pay for!!

Not a bad idea. I just went down to get a fender locally, I opened the box of the first one they brought out and it was dinged.

[hatchaddict]

well i went yesterday to the place thats local to me and bought almost everything i needed the parts were a mix of triplus and goodmark. the only thing i have left to buy is the wheel arch panels for the bed and stuff to fix the lower part of my doors

[Sammy]

There are some advantages to buying local. They need your business so they want your money and you to be satisfied, you can get some good advice on things such as fitment and quality, shipping cost for a local guy is usually cheaper. And investing keeping money and a job for someone in a local area may pay a small part in your local community. The same goes with when ever possible to support vendors on this site who helps pay the costs for keeping this site free for us to enjoy. I usually buy after consideration of all these factors are considered. As stated above there are very few choices of manufactures of most items. You must consider the service and the knowledge to be a big factor in buying anything.

[hatchaddict]

Originally Posted by Sammy

There are some advantages to buying local. They need your business so they want your money and you to be satisfied, you can get some good advice on things such as fitment and quality, shipping cost for a local guy is usually cheaper. And investing keeping money and a job for someone in a local area may pay a small part in your local community. The same goes with when ever possible to support vendors on this site who helps pay the costs for keeping this site free for us to enjoy. I usually buy after consideration of all these factors are considered. As stated above there are very few choices of manufactures of most items. You must consider the service and the knowledge to be a big factor in buying anything.

this is pretty much the concept i used i wanted to support my local buisness as much as i could but on the parts they didnt carry or are way high on price i will deffinatly be using one of the site vendors

[mr48chev]

One more plus to buying locally (within a reasonable driving distance) is that you will have a real neck to get your grubby grabbers around if things aren't right.

Plus as Sinister mentioned, you get to look at and touch each piece before you load them up and haul them home that way.

Sheet metal and shiny trim seem to be the two items where there is a great disparity on quality of all the things we put on our trucks.

On engine and chassis parts as long as we stick with name brands it doesn't usually matter who we get it from if the deal and service are good.