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1978 TRANS AM FLARES QUALITY BY OER
Hi i am looking for front & rear flares and i found OER makes the set for 1970 to 1978 Trans am
F15227 70-78 front LH & RH MSRP 199.99 pr F15225 70-78 rear LH & RH MSRP 199.99 pr the catalog state is made from urethane as original and included the welting and hardware. My question is if anyone used this replacement and is Factory quality??? Thanks |
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Originals were not urethane they switched with the new nose for 79-81. Hard plastic was factory.
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Suprisingly, the Parts Place produces good fitting hard plastic flares for 1970-78. Do a search on this site, and you will see that they are well liked. Use the color coordinated welting that board member Wizard61 sells. It is VERY good quality.
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I’ve never heard anyone say the fit was good. I heard with a heat gun maybe.
I have a spare nos set. You can still find them.
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The topic of the Parts Place flares was recently discussed in the 70-73 section.. Regarding your nOS flares, I can only imagine what the tariff is on them....
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 Last edited by 77 Canamman; 11-15-2019 at 07:44 PM. |
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I'm NOT specifically defending the PP, since not a huge fan with their spotty quality, but some stuff they sell is decent to even good.
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I’m not sure what a nOS set goes for, they aren’t for sale anyway. . Prob 3-400 ea. I paid over 700 for the set 20 years ago. The 2 front joint PCs were over $200. nOS isn’t cheap.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 Last edited by 77 Canamman; 11-16-2019 at 11:58 AM. |
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I have used a plastic welder on them with good results. Since these things are getting really old and brittle, I would be looking for an undamaged original or the PP repro since you just need the one.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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i surfed those flares albeit 10 years ago. Wavy as hell, garbage. I went with Dankos's...perfect. I do have a bunch of originals in the attic if you need some.
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