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I have ordered parts from all the major restoration suppliers. I think a lot of them use the same manufacturers for some of their parts. I have noticed soup to nuts in regards to the country of origin and quality or the part. I have used OPG, the parts are fair to good and reasonably priced, the only beef I had with them is the shipping and handling costs. When you go figuring out the price of the parts, make sure and add in the S/H. OPG seemed higher than the rest and it scaled up quicker for more parts ordered.
Also need to way in quantity discounts or points programs each may have. I did an excel spread sheet, pricing out all the parts used in my restoration, calculating in the shipping costs within the group of parts I was ordering at any one time.
Any reproduce restoration part is just that, a repro. Not all my parts fit exactly perfect, but for the most part, they were all acceptable.
The door jamb sill plates I did were foreign repro’s. I am not doing a concourse car so that saved me $$ and still looked good. Armrest pads were from Ames, color matched great, fit was ok. My problem is color match. 71 LeMans Conv White interior, some parts are Ivory for Chevy, which is a shade different that Pontiac’s white
When ordering on line, or at least checking parts out on line, I liked PY and Ames because they let you know if a part is in stock, the other you have to call and wait on hold for ever just to ask a simple question.
Another consideration was timing, if I needed a part in a hurry and didn’t realize it until late I the day, OPG is in Calif, two hours behind me. That was convenient at times!
Well, getting long winded here, hope some of this helps!
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