Joseph James
Senior Member
I took a chance. I figure the carpet will cover it if looked like crap. It’s pretty thick and sturdy. Not sure how it will fit.
Sorry to hear about your luck, their stuff makes me value the parts cars I have scavenged.
The amount of work required to make that fit and look right I'd much rather put into repairing an original panel.
Nick
The difference is more then "small"For any "non-licensed" item, there will have to be "a difference" of some kind so it's not an exact match of the original item. However small the difference might be. Paint, sealer, and undercoat can cover-up many issues that might not be completely correct. Probably a better fix than some of the ways things used to be done? But this still does not mean that all such products are all bad, just some are worse than others? btaim
Just some thoughts,
CBODY67
Thanks for the pictures. I see the differences in the beads and such. Obviously, it's a non-licensed part, which can mean "somewhat close" rather than "exactly like the original". I would expect more precision and accuracy in outer Sheetmetal, though. We went through that sort of thing with the off-shore knock-off replacement sheetmetal back in the 1980s. Had to drill holes that weren't there on the replacement items, for example, plus "fit" issues, too. Some brands were better than others, by observation, even if they had an OEM-type primer on the metal.
Until somebody like AMD wants to license and reproduce sheet metal items, you either find a parts car or use your best judgment on the replacement items.
CBODY67
Where can you find better replacement panels? I need floorboards for sure and have been looking around for exterior panels too, to no avail.
Looks like a proper bead roller would take care of the C2C deficiencies. After all, they put the guidelines in for you already.