Does anyone have any hands-on experience with the Goodmark Firebird Fenders? I believe that they have been out about 1 year.

I've not seen one, but I thought I would pass this along. Your local Pontiac dealer can get the driver's side fenderm for you. Their part number is 9793817. If you send a cut girl down to buy it for you, the parts guy may cut her a break on the price too. Just ask. The dealer price includes freight to their door, so you save another hundred there. So you can have a genuine GM fender that fits correctly for only a bit more than the mail order price of Goodmark part.

I'll second that and suggest you might be able to get both fenders from GM still. At least I could about 12 months ago.

And you can also try and talk the dealer's Parts Manager into selling them to you at the wholesale price. What I did was go through all the sheet metal parts available from GM and showed the Parts Manager all that I was planning on buying from them and it worked.

What year is this for?

The GM Part Number for the RH side is 9793816.

you can`t get 69`s...they must be talking about 67 or 68`s fenders...
but a friend of mine bought the Goodmarks for his 69,had problems fitting them ,so he fixed his old ones, then took both sets to a body man when he was going to paint the car, the body man actually preferred the Goodmarks and "made them fit"...so he now has his old fixed originals loose in the garage...

Don't get too excited about the 67-68 NOS GM fenders. Every pair I've used has required a lot of work. I compared my NOS GM fenders to DII and Goodmark fenders this past summer and can say that the DII fenders had the crispest lines BY FAR. Can't comment on fit. I've been told that Goodmark recently released a new stamping that is much better than their old stamping (which I was undoubtedly comparing to). Beware of which stamping run you're getting if you go Goodmark.

John

firebird_red, my fellow Marylander, you crack me up with that comment on sending a cute chick to ask for the part! I lived in Europe for 14 years and ALWAYS got my sweet German wife to dress up and take our cars to the Annual INSPECTION by the Germans. Its a mandatory shake-down inspection and the Germans are real hard-asses. She never had a car fail inspection, though if I had taken them they would have failed alot! A little leg and a good smile go a long way!
(Don't think badly of me, Yellowbird!)

Can anyone tell me who carries which reproduction parts? For instance, who carries DII, Goodmark and others?

Which manufacturer has the best fit? Whose parts do Ames, Year One, Classic and NPD carry? Whose are best fit, best crisp stampings? Has anyone done business with the fellow on eBay selling parts? Tamrac or something like that is his name.

Hammered is right. Hammering is what the NOS fenders will need. The GM 'NOS' fenders are not quite up to original quality but not bad either. Styling lines are kind of weak compared with the original and the primer is sprayed on way to thick. They are also not drilled for the emblems. It will save you shipping compared with mail order though. I can't comment on fitment issues either. Still gathering parts here to dump the project into the shop.

Hammered, do you know if there is any way to identify what stamping you have? Wonder if they have part#/serial#'s that would give a clue. In addition to DII (dynacorn, Goodmark, GM) there are also some offshore stuff that is being sold.

Kybird,

From what I've learned, the current stock of NOS GM fenders is from a stamping done about 10 years ago on worn out dies. Their is a place in MI, Camaro Country?, that has some earlier stampings but the cost is way more than $450/fender.

The Dynacorn and Goodmark fenders are made in Taiwan even though these are American companies. I personally don't have a problem with this as long as the quality is commensurate to the price. Also, there are a lot of Americans making good money in the classic car restoration market even though they are not traditional auto factory workers.

I wish I could comment on fit. I like the crispness of the DII fenders so much more than my NOS fenders that I would consider switching to them on my current project if I had a way to test the fit before buying.

John