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Old 02-16-2026, 10:57 AM
Mcole78 Mcole78 is offline
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Thanks Jack! I understand the reproduction panels will require some amount of massaging and body work. My question relates to the ‘new tooling’ referenced by some retailers versus the tooling used about 10 years ago. Is the tooling ‘new’ relative to circa 2015 tooling and are the body lines more crisp with this new tooling? I’m trying to decide whether to order two new quarter panels (even though I have two new ones from 2015 in the shop) or use the 2015 quarter panels but cut them down so that I am only replacing metal in front, on top, and behind the wheel well. I would cut the panel a few inches below the horizontal crown on top and a vertical cut about 6-9 inches in from the rear edge to complete the partial panel replacement. Thanks. Mike