A parts wish list thread for the aftermarket to repop

[Rktpwrd]

78-80 Cutlass quarter window seals that go between the glass and mouldings. Absolutely unobtainium and the steel core in them always corrodes out badly.

Also as noted, solid panel AstroRoof weatherstripping with the proper durometer. The repro’d stuff is for glass panels, is too firm, and doesn’t compress properly on the solid panel cars.

 

[Mac442]

Cutlass taillight bezels (both styles)
Cutlass reverse lamp assemblies (again there are three styles, but I’d take all clear)
Wide upper reveal mouldings (without rubber is fine)

And plus 100 on the Cutlass quarter Windows and rubber seals! That chrome always gets dull after a while.

 

[Ribbedroof]

Actual '81,'83-'84 code 77 Dark Maple interior parts/fabrics

I found vinyl and fabrics in a color so close to the original un-faded vinyl for the coupe in my upholstery lady's sample books. They were probably not an exact match for grain/texture, but the color was good.

Now, if you're talking about presewn covers, yeah, nobody has them in a color even close

I wound up dying my repro package tray after I had the vinyl strip replaced when the seats were done

If I was ever to do it again, I'd change it all to black (which every interior should be, IMO). Thought I'd be money ahead sticking with the original color. I was wrong.

 

[carnutjw]

Plastic chrome trim piece at the rear of the hood for 78-80 Cutlass. Don't know if it would fit others or not??

 

[81cutlass]

81-87 GP front inner fender extensions
Buick/Olds wagon rear bumper fillers
4 door/wagon B pillar interior trim
Coupe door weatherstrip that fits worth a crap WITH the plastic support molded in
Regal center console lids
GP center console lids

 

[Streetbu]

78 Malibu taillights

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

Fuel mixture control solenoids

Lean stop repair kits

Air management valves

Thermac vacuum motors

EVAP canister

Dual snorkel Thermac aircleaner.

 

[Wageslave]

New M4ME Quadrajet carburetors.

 

[RabbitHoleSS]

Front and rear bumper covers for the ss.
Seat tracks.

 

[sandsstorm13]

The biggest problem right now is that most of the repops are done in China. Which means lazy people here in the States, say "Oh, let's make this gasket. We'll send the sample to China, they'll reverse engineer it because they're good at stealing stuff anyway, so we'll go with them cuz they're cheap." China dudes look at it and says, ok, we got this. Needs to be 7 - 3/8" long, but we'll make it 7- 1/2". Close enough. Send it. And they do. And now the market is flooded with wrong size sh*t that has to be modified to work.

That's been the case with a lot of Chinesium over the years, and some of these unscrupulous azz hats that keep sending business over there to make a quick buck obviously doesn't give a flip about whether it fits.

So...short story long....after the check clears, the vendors are stuck with a lot of substandard crap that they peddle anyway because they can't admit they suck at getting parts accurately repro'ed out of Chinesium.

Prove me wrong. Please.

Agreed! I'm having a similar issue with the lower door weatherstrips. The tops fit in perfectly, but the bottom ones don't match up to the top screw holes. Everything else looks fine and seats fine, but when I close the door I have extra resistance. Trying to figure out how to modify it so it will close properly without spending another $80-100 on a different manufacturer that might have the same problem.