Are these doors OEM?

[71swb4x4]

These doors are on my 75. Can anyone tell me if they are OEM? They are really nice, but the rest of the truck is a little more rough so I am wondering if they have been changed.

My plan is to sell the doors, and I don't want to advertise them as OEM if they are aftermarket. On the same hand I don't want to sell cherry OEM doors at used aftermarket door prices. This thread is not a for sale thread, just throwing that out there so you know why I am asking.

[babyJay]

The only way to tell is to grab the handle with the door shut and push/pull it back and forth. Do it to a truck you KNOW has aftermarket doors and you will know the difference. You can "feel" it. The whole door skin will "flex" quite a bit. After you've felt the difference, it's something you never forget while grabbing the handle of a square.

[gchemist]

Hey, I know people in Watertown!! Funny. How heavy do the doors feel? Aftermarket doors are lighter. Stamp and look seem original.

[THE "10" SILVERADO]

Originally Posted by babyJay

The only way to tell is to grab the handle with the door shut and push/pull it back and forth. Do it to a truck you KNOW has aftermarket doors and you will know the difference. You can "feel" it. The whole door skin will "flex" quite a bit. After you've felt the difference, it's something you never forget while grabbing the handle of a square.

I think you just answered my problem with my drivers door...when I pull the door open you can see the sheet metal to the left of the handle move away from the glass and then bend back when you stop...didn't think that should be happening....

[bigblock73]

I didn't think 73-76 doors were reproduced, so I am thinking they are GM doors.

[bigblock73]

Those 5 indentations at the perimeter of where the door panel sit seem odd now that I think about it. Look at the 76 burb being parted out in the parts forum, your doors look different than his.

[bmchevy1979]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

Those 5 indentations at the perimeter of where the door panel sit seem odd now that I think about it. Look at the 76 burb being parted out in the parts forum, your doors look different than his.

That is exactly what I was thinking my 76 doesn't have that either and I know my doors are factory originals

[f.monroe]

I did not think the 73-76 doors wer reproduced either but maybe so. The drain holes on the bottom of the doors are larger than any I remember seeing also . I wonder if those doors came off of a big truck ? Like a C50( I do not know if that is the right designation). Anyone have a pic of the large truck series doors?
Frank

[bmchevy1979]

This is the best pic I have of a 75 c60 and it doesn't have the indents

[RandyP]

Originally Posted by babyJay

The only way to tell is to grab the handle with the door shut and push/pull it back and forth. Do it to a truck you KNOW has aftermarket doors and you will know the difference. You can "feel" it. The whole door skin will "flex" quite a bit. After you've felt the difference, it's something you never forget while grabbing the handle of a square.

Hrm. All 3 squares at my shop right now, you push in on the drivers door handle and the skin will flex and go "poop". All 3 have the GM sticker in the door with the trucks VIN and production date etc, thus I know they are the original GM doors on the trucks. Actually, every square I've ever owned had the same trait to it, sometimes it matters if the window is up or down, but they all do it.

[babyJay]

Originally Posted by RandyP

Hrm. All 3 squares at my shop right now, you push in on the drivers door handle and the skin will flex and go "poop". All 3 have the GM sticker in the door with the trucks VIN and production date etc, thus I know they are the original GM doors on the trucks. Actually, every square I've ever owned had the same trait to it, sometimes it matters if the window is up or down, but they all do it.

Yeah they all do it, but aftermarket do it way easier / softer.

[RandyP]

I've honestly never felt an A/M door, but if it is worse than the OE's, damn.

I always wanted to get back there and put in a reinforcement plate of some sort, just to stiffen it up. I guess I would if I put on an A/M shell.

[Top Banana]

just a quick note: '73-'76 doors are reproduced

[bmchevy1979]

I though so just looked and looks like they all carry them at least the places that carry body panels