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02-05-2015, 12:09 AM
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69 GTO tail light bezels
I'm finally going to get my bumper re-chromed on the 69. I need to also have something done to the tail light bezels at the same time. Is it possible to restore the original bezels? I see two repo sets for sale, one from the parts place which are ABS plastic, the other ones are from inline tube and are metal. The metal ones are $89.00 more than the plastic ones. Any suggestions on which way to go?
Thanks.
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1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
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02-05-2015, 12:21 AM
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the metal ones are so nice they appear NOS...yes they are that good....plastic is plastic..and does what plastic does...at that price diff..i am positive id do the metal
its like 1200 to have a set re-plated...
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02-05-2015, 12:26 AM
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I had my originals rechromed before repo's were out. You need a set w/o pits in them to have a really nice set when you are done. (I first bought a pair other than my original set to chrome, but they had pits--they looked like hell. I then sent off my originals that were only faded--they look really nice.)
I have heard good things about the metal ones. I think there may be a grounding issue with the plastic ones although people say they look good. I would go with the metal repo's from what I have heard.
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02-05-2015, 12:59 AM
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I bought the metal ones about 2 years ago,still look perfect.
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02-05-2015, 01:40 PM
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Metal.
any other questions? 
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#6
02-05-2015, 02:05 PM
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The metal ones I got are excellent as Marx has stated.
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1969 GTO 4spd. Antique Gold/black, gold int. 1969 GTO RAIII 4spd. Verdoro Green/black, black int. 1969 GTO 4spd. Crystal Turquoise, black int. 1970 GTO 4spd VOE Pepper Green, green int. 1967 LeMans 428 Auto. Blue, black int. |
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02-05-2015, 02:19 PM
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I bought a set of the plastic ones in June 2003, waaaay before the metal repops were available. My OEM's were really bad.
I challenge anybody to stand behind the car and tell me what material they are made from. The only issue I've ever had with them was when I recently repainted the insides of my housings I struggled to get a good ground on the driver side unit upon reinstallation. I cured that with a short jumper over to the trunk latch housing....this would not be an issue you'd run into with a metal repop.
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 frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core. 
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02-05-2015, 03:12 PM
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Quote:
 Just seems so wrong! Jmo.
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1969 GTO 4spd. Antique Gold/black, gold int. 1969 GTO RAIII 4spd. Verdoro Green/black, black int. 1969 GTO 4spd. Crystal Turquoise, black int. 1970 GTO 4spd VOE Pepper Green, green int. 1967 LeMans 428 Auto. Blue, black int. |
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02-05-2015, 03:49 PM
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Quote:
Jmo
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core.
Last edited by David Jones; 02-05-2015 at 03:55 PM. |
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02-05-2015, 04:04 PM
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I've seen brand new plastic ones where the horizontal center bar was warped
and not straight....had a slight bow in the middle. Use the metal ones....a no-brainer. |
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02-05-2015, 04:40 PM
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Quote:
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1969 GTO 4spd. Antique Gold/black, gold int. 1969 GTO RAIII 4spd. Verdoro Green/black, black int. 1969 GTO 4spd. Crystal Turquoise, black int. 1970 GTO 4spd VOE Pepper Green, green int. 1967 LeMans 428 Auto. Blue, black int. |
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#12
02-05-2015, 04:41 PM
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No no. Just showing support.
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core.
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02-05-2015, 05:08 PM
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Who should I purchase the Metal ones from, or is Inline tube the only ones making them.
Thanks.
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1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
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#14
02-05-2015, 11:14 PM
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I used a set of metal bezels from PY on a customer's convertible last year. I consider them to be high quality pieces that are heavy castings and well made. Honestly much better than I expected. The only issue we had was the upper outer corners contacting the quarter panels very slightly in the curve. A file fixed that. The car is very original and prior body damage or repair was not a factor.
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02-08-2015, 05:22 PM
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I bought a set of metal ones over a year ago from someone on the west coast(ebay) and they are awesome. Fit, finish and definitely a high quality part. Highly recommend the metal one's and I have never received poor quality parts from Inline Tube. They do have great stuff. I would highly recommend re chroming you r original bumper if it fit well. Mine didn't so I bought a re-pop from our site sponsor. Typical imported ill fitting panel. I got what I paid for... Good luck on your project. Mike
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