[highrisk]

I am restoring a 65 GTO and the rocker moldings and wheel well moldings have seen better days. They are too dented and damaged to be able to restore them.

Has anyone tried the new rocker and wheel well moldings that are offered by Performance Years and AMES? If you have are they good quality and fit well? Or, would I be better off finding good used ones that just need cleaned up and polished?

Thanks for the advice,
Dale

[chrisp]

We all know GM is the best , i have tried a set of repo. wheel-well moldings and have to say i am satisfied , fit / finish is nice . Name / maker on parts was convex , or something similar to that .

[Dick Boneske]

I used the repro wheel well mouldings on my '64. They fit just fine--very much like originals (which were dented)

Don't know about the rocker panel mouldings. I used the old ones and removed the dents and polished them myself.

[highrisk]

Originally Posted by Dick Boneske

I used the repro wheel well mouldings on my '64. They fit just fine--very much like originals (which were dented)

Don't know about the rocker panel mouldings. I used the old ones and removed the dents and polished them myself.

My rocker moldings and front wheel well moldings are too damaged to make a nice set. The rear wheel well moldings could be saved with some heavy sanding and polishing. I think I will try and remove the dents and creases and then polish them. If it fails all I have wasted is my time. What I probably should do is see if I can find a better used set that all it needs is a good polish.

Thanks for the information, it is good to know that the repro well moldings are decent quality.
Dale

[JAKE 64]

For the 1964

I believe the rocker moldings are the same for both '64 and '65. The '64 rocker moldings have a slight flair at the front of the molding, just behind the wheel well molding. While I have never taken note of the repro rocker moldings, I have been told that the repro's do not have this flair. You may want to confirm.

[Andre]

The '64 and '65 rocker moldings are identical. The problem with the reproduction is that they are just a little short.