Tri-Plus sheetmetal ? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Bowtiefreak · 10-15-2003, 11:52 AM

Wondering if they are any better than Goodmark or are they about the same. Another member is running a sale on fenders and I am thinking about getting a set.

mikej71 · 10-15-2003, 02:37 PM

I'm thinking that both Tri-Plus and Goodmark have different manufacurers that make their parts. I have a Tri-Plus rad support that fit really well, and Goodmark front fenders (non-zinc) that are crap. My grill (orig equip) has a 1/4-1/2 in gap where it meets the fenders on either side.
I have heard that the new zinc fenders fit well, but I'm wondering if it's always the luck of the draw when it comes to the repop sheetmetal.

Mike

**STP67-72** · 10-15-2003, 09:47 PM

Half of the stuff i stock from Goodmark has triplus stickers. It is all from across the pond. I use all of it on truck and sell it all the time. I would rather have old gm parts in original paint, but gets harder every day. That is why i keep all the original stuff for myself.
Thanks Steve

*Pardue'sCustoms* · 10-15-2003, 10:13 PM

i thank tri plus is better

ZOOMY · 10-16-2003, 01:28 AM

I use TRI-PLUS patch panels & they are excellent. Never used their fenders though......Zoomy

**Richard** · 10-16-2003, 01:40 AM

I just installed a Tri-Plus door skin on my truck. It fit okay. I was not pleased with the how the top edge fit the door posts, it just was not formed correctly. The first body line was also a bit to far out for my taste. I ended up cutting the upper corners off of my original door skin and grafting them in. This fixed the problem.

mrein3 · 10-16-2003, 07:26 AM

I recently went to a swap meet at the Minnesota State Fair grounds. A guy who is always there had a stack of rocker panels. The top one was clearly marked with a tri-plus sticker. The one under it had a goodmark sticker.

The goodmark visibly had thicker sheet metal. When I picked them both up the goodmark for sure weighed more.

I didn't buy any but if I did I would have demanded the heavier, thicker goodmarks.

VTKidder · 10-16-2003, 09:30 AM

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Originally posted by mrein3
The goodmark visibly had thicker sheet metal. When I picked them both up the goodmark for sure weighed more.

No kidding....I bought a Tri-Plus cab corner, floor pan, inner and outer rocker from GMCPaul, and I'm here to tell you, they were THICK AND HEAVY! 19gauge if I'm not mistaken. (the inner rocker wasn't anything that set the world on fire, but it was still pretty rugged, not as thick as the cab corner if I recall.) That goodmark stuff must have been bulletproof.

VTKidder · 10-16-2003, 09:34 AM

Sorry.....forgot to add.

I've heard a lot of similar horror stories about aftermarket fenders and door skins. Is it just me, or it a lottery system at to whether you get a good fitting fender or not

. Heard good stories, and heard some real bad ones.

I'll agree 100% with the above and take an OEM fender in original paint and work with it over an aftermarket one.

10-15-2003, 11:52 AM	#1
Bowtiefreak Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: LeRoy, Mich. Posts: 854	Tri-Plus sheetmetal ? Wondering if they are any better than Goodmark or are they about the same. Another member is running a sale on fenders and I am thinking about getting a set. __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside/Wood floor ECE 4-6 Drop / 406 Small Block 1971 Chevelle 427 Big Block

10-15-2003, 02:37 PM	#2
mikej71 Unregistered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston, TX USA Posts: 538	I'm thinking that both Tri-Plus and Goodmark have different manufacurers that make their parts. I have a Tri-Plus rad support that fit really well, and Goodmark front fenders (non-zinc) that are crap. My grill (orig equip) has a 1/4-1/2 in gap where it meets the fenders on either side. I have heard that the new zinc fenders fit well, but I'm wondering if it's always the luck of the draw when it comes to the repop sheetmetal. Mike __________________ 71 SWB Stepside SB400/TH350

10-16-2003, 01:28 AM	#5
ZOOMY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WIS Posts: 1,752	TRI-PLUS I use TRI-PLUS patch panels & they are excellent. Never used their fenders though......Zoomy

10-16-2003, 01:40 AM	#6
Richard Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,897	I just installed a Tri-Plus door skin on my truck. It fit okay. I was not pleased with the how the top edge fit the door posts, it just was not formed correctly. The first body line was also a bit to far out for my taste. I ended up cutting the upper corners off of my original door skin and grafting them in. This fixed the problem. __________________ Richard 1972 K10 Custom Deluxe SWB Fleetside My build https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=800746

10-16-2003, 07:26 AM	#7
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,254	I recently went to a swap meet at the Minnesota State Fair grounds. A guy who is always there had a stack of rocker panels. The top one was clearly marked with a tri-plus sticker. The one under it had a goodmark sticker. The goodmark visibly had thicker sheet metal. When I picked them both up the goodmark for sure weighed more. I didn't buy any but if I did I would have demanded the heavier, thicker goodmarks. __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

10-15-2003, 09:47 PM	#3
STP67-72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PORT NECHES, TEXAS / USA Posts: 1,668	Half of the stuff i stock from Goodmark has triplus stickers. It is all from across the pond. I use all of it on truck and sell it all the time. I would rather have old gm parts in original paint, but gets harder every day. That is why i keep all the original stuff for myself. Thanks Steve

10-15-2003, 10:13 PM	#4
Pardue'sCustoms Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jonesville NC Posts: 618	i thank tri plus is better

10-16-2003, 09:34 AM	#9
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	Sorry.....forgot to add. I've heard a lot of similar horror stories about aftermarket fenders and door skins. Is it just me, or it a lottery system at to whether you get a good fitting fender or not . Heard good stories, and heard some real bad ones. I'll agree 100% with the above and take an OEM fender in original paint and work with it over an aftermarket one.

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