68 charger reproduction grilles

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Thu Aug 13, 09 1:32 pm

This is a new one on me - didnt think you could get them...

Anyway, someone might be interested. $375

http://stores.premierplasticreproductio ... Detail.bok

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 13, 09 1:47 pm

Yep. That's where I got mine from. They do 69's aswell. Took a lot of chasing and they didn't pack it very well but they do make repro grilles and there aren't many places that do.

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Thu Aug 13, 09 2:11 pm

Whats the quality like ? Are they pre-painted ? Wouldnt mind seeing a couple of close up pics sometime if you are able to post.

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu Aug 13, 09 2:13 pm

i'm virtually shocked at the shock resistance and unbreakableness of the grill in question. when i am actually shocked i'll let you know

Dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 13, 09 2:14 pm

There are one's in my thread that show some damaged bits from the shipping over here but part of that was me getting it shipped to a friend in New Jersey and him reshipping it to me.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 13, 09 2:18 pm

They're not that shock resistant(!) Although I will repeat that was after one unpacking and repacking to send to me.

I glued it back together and it went it the car fine, you can't tell it broke and once it's in the car it won't move anyway.

One other member Malc who has a black 68 tried to order a grille from them ages ago and he had real problems getting through to them and to get them to return calls and what not. I'm not sure if he even ended up getting one from them or whether he found another one elsewhere.

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu Aug 13, 09 2:26 pm

Dukerich wrote:They're not that shock resistant(!)

exactly their advert indicates near unbustableness
shock resistant and unbreakable virtually

and for a black plastic part that is designed to sit in UV light for the rest of its life

that's a bit dareing

still good to see someone making a hard to get part

Dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 13, 09 2:31 pm

I can only speak on the subject of my particular grille but shipping damage aside it is a brand new plastic grille and it looks great and fits in the front of the car just the way it's supposed to so it does the job.

In my searching, 69 grilles are harder to come by due to the amount of folk putting them in 68 and 70 Chargers to make Lee's.

The one thing they don't include and you must find seperately are the hinge brackets for the headlight doors. I found that out the hard way. You get all of the plastic made out of original Dodge factory moulds apparently, grille, headlight buckets and doors. No trim or hardware.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Aug 13, 09 2:42 pm

Dukerich wrote:The one thing they don't include and you must find seperately are the hinge brackets for the headlight doors. I found that out the hard way.

Yes but it is amazing how well those bits of piano hinge and lengths of string work Rich.

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Thu Aug 13, 09 9:31 pm

Dukerich wrote:Yep. That's where I got mine from. They do 69's aswell. Took a lot of chasing and they didn't pack it very well but they do make repro grilles and there aren't many places that do.

I think you must be one of the lucky ones. There are a LOT of very unhappy people in the US with that company. Google it and be prepared for a long evening.

The few who have got one seem pleased with it though.

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Thu Aug 13, 09 9:40 pm

Roger wrote:
Dukerich wrote:Yep. That's where I got mine from. They do 69's aswell. Took a lot of chasing and they didn't pack it very well but they do make repro grilles and there aren't many places that do.
I think you must be one of the lucky ones. There are a LOT of very unhappy people in the US with that company. Google it and be prepared for a long evening.

The few who have got one seem pleased with it though.

yeap thats true , there are a few threads on dodgecharer dot com about them