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MADLT1:
i bought mine from corvette america many years ago and they are very good quality:drag:
mick:
I wish they made some decent ones not manufactured by diecast.
Ive has some real dramas trying to chrome mine and have all but given up.
Have you Chromed the new one's 72vette??
72vet:
Hi Mick,
I’m still working on convincing myself that my old ones need replacing.
A lot of $$ for some extra bling :evil:
mick:
thats why mine are still on there as well.
wabco40:
--- Quote from: 72vet link=topic=7952.msg1045938403#msg1045938403 ---Hi guys, I’m thinking about purchasing new grills for my 72. http://www.ecklers.com/corvette-front-grille-left-1970-1972.html
Has anyone out there purchased aftermarket front grills for their 70 – 72?
Question - What was the quality and fit of the repro?
I’ve looked into having my old ones re-chromed. The place that I took them to suggested that it would be a better option to purchase repro’s as they couldn’t guarantee the finish that I was after due to the egg crate design
Thanks in advance
--- End quote ---
I purchased new left and right front grills. The right grill was NOS and fits good (except for the usual rough casting edges in the squares). The left grill was repro and has a narrower outer edge then the factory grill.
The problem I have is before painting my car I blended the front of the fenders to the original grills and had the grills sitting flush and with and even gap with the fender.
This new left grill will not sit flush with the fender and looks like crap.
I will try get some pictures in the next few days.
I have cleaned up all the rough casting edges on my old grills and hope to get them re-chromed. I have already sent them to a shop in Perth but all they managed to do was strip the old chrome off. Nobody seems interested in touching them as they are so time consuming to do. I will be in Asia for a month during Feburary so I am going to try get them done there.
Brad.
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