I was restoring my 68 400 aircleaner combo with chromed lid. Sent it for rechroming two times, first poorly done then fine rechromed but with a new dent... So I was afraid I would have to repeat the complete story again after getting rid of this dent because probably the chrome would chip off during straightening... By chance I found a new repro part at The Parts Place and it´s 100% accurate! Just in case you wanted to know... For USD 59.00 in most cases it will get cheaper than a rechromed one.
I purchased one of thes about a year ago. I think they are very close to the originals, but the stamping is not quite as crisp as the originals. Did they change them since I purchased mine?
68' Firebird 400 convertible, numbers matching, solar red w/ deluxe parchment interior. 66' Pontiac Ventura Hardtop 66' Pontiac Catalina Convertible
For obvious reason I can´t answer this question... Can only compare my original one with the new purchased. Concerning the latter stamping looks identical to the original one (to be honest: even better but that´s problem of rechroming. They weren´t able to rechrome/buff the inner fold as crisp as it was before rechroming). Nothing to complain about.
yes it is. I just checked the above mentioned web adress and obviously they have moved the page... So the correct page to find this lid is page 148 in section <New Products> (at least in THIS moment...):
The one they pictured does look right. I'll take your word that it's a close copy. Nice and shiny for under the hood. Hang the original on the wall. Thanks!
Jim´s right. That´s the easiest way! Just open their website http://www.thepartsplaceinc.com/ , then click on "New products" on the left side and then type in "chrome lid" and press the search button.
Can only compare my original one with the new purchased. Concerning the latter stamping looks identical to the original one (to be honest: even better but that´s problem of rechroming. They weren´t able to rechrome/buff the inner fold as crisp as it was before rechroming). Nothing to complain about.
