Replacement body parts

[oldusafmsgt]

I work for one of the largest classic car and truck parts organizations. 99% of all reproduction parts are made in either China or Taiwan. Very few items are made here any longer, some wiring, carpeting, upholstery, and that's about it. All suppliers get their parts from the same two factories in the east, quality is hit and miss. So shop around for the best price and customer service, and use NOS parts or good used when you can find them. PS - There is only one supplier that was actually able to obtain some of the original GM molds for rubber items. Steele Rubber Products. Any rubber item, weatherstripping, that didn't come from Steele is from China/Taiwan.

You can tell where a part was made by the barcode, the first 3 digits are the country of origin. Here's further info and the list of country codes if interested -

http://barcoding.com/blog/barcode-pr...try-of-origin/