I need to replace the passenger side fender and floor pan on my 69 convertible. A used fender in good shape would be fine, but if I need to buy a new one, who makes a good skins? I have heard there is quite a big difference in manufacturing. Even Year One and CI say some parts are better than others.
PLEASE set me straight!... Where do I find quality parts?
You will be much further ahead finding a decent used one than going to a repop fender.
Floor plans from any repop manufacturer should work fine.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
Cary, I just went through the same dilemma and decided it was best to go find a decent used fender and restore that. I did quite a bit of research and it all pointed to avoiding the repops for fenders. Floorpans would be fine though. I do have two used passenger fenders, but both require some work. If you're doing the work yourself it might be worth it, but if you're paying someone you'd probably be better off finding one elsewhere. One of them was dipped and is down to bare metal. I had a shop doing mine and it was more cost effective for me to go find one in better shape rather than have them fix mine. Let me know if you're interested and I can send a couple photos.
