New Repo Coupe Parts

GT-GTF · 16-10-2009, 09:04 AM

Has anyone purchased and tried fitting any of the recently released repo coupe parts ie the wheel arch trims, front stone tray and rear exhaust panel?

If so, how did they rate?

XBCoupeNZ · 16-10-2009, 09:08 AM

I haven't seen/tried any, but - Memphis2k said he was very very pleased with the quality and fit of the exhaust panel he got for his coupe.

He could probably give you more info.

**DJR-351** · 16-10-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by georgevlah

Has anyone purchased and tried fitting any of the recently released repo coupe parts ie the wheel arch trims, front stone tray and rear exhaust panel?

If so, how did they rate?

Just received my wheel arch trims yesterday, i will post some pics later...

COUPE 72 · 17-10-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DJR-351

Just received my wheel arch trims yesterday, i will post some pics later...

Where from and how much mate?

**DJR-351** · 18-10-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by COUPE 72

Where from and how much mate?

Harrisons Early Spares
Unit 1 46 Blanck St Ormeau QLD 4208
ph: (07) 5549 0351
harrisonsearlyspares@hotmail.com

$799.00 set of 4...

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GT-GTF · 18-10-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DJR-351

Harrisons Early Spares
Unit 1 46 Blanck St Ormeau QLD 4208
ph: (07) 5549 0351
harrisonsearlyspares@hotmail.com

$799.00 set of 4...

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How'd they fit? Happy?

XA_GT351 · 19-10-2009, 12:46 AM

anyone doing repro gutter moulds for xa 4 door? it's great to hear someones finally doing coupe wheel arch moulds now.

**DJR-351** · 19-10-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by georgevlah

How'd they fit? Happy?

The car is not ready for them to be fitted yet, also as i never had any genuine ones i can't offer an opinion as to how they compare...

I have held them up to the rear w/arches and they look ok for me, so yes i am happy with them, but please dont ask me if they would be good enough for a concourse resto as i have no idea, the guys wanting that sort of assurance will need to go and compare them themselves...

LH

RH

...the blue tinge on the trims is a protective coating only...

COUPE 72 · 20-10-2009, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DJR-351

Harrisons Early Spares
Unit 1 46 Blanck St Ormeau QLD 4208
ph: (07) 5549 0351
harrisonsearlyspares@hotmail.com

$799.00 set of 4...

.

WOW did the gun leave a mark in your back. thats just exploitaion of guys with a passion for cars. Im not havein a dig at you for buyin them, if you need them for your build then thats what ya gotta pay but damn that hurts the wallet. These guys that make this stuff sure got a racket goin.

**DJR-351** · 20-10-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by COUPE 72

WOW did the gun leave a mark in your back. thats just exploitaion of guys with a passion for cars. Im not havein a dig at you for buyin them, if you need them for your build then thats what ya gotta pay but damn that hurts the wallet. These guys that make this stuff sure got a racket goin.

...the last ONE i seen on ebay was a LH Rear, twisted and full of extra holes, it went for $800...

GT-GTF · 20-10-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DJR-351

The car is not ready for them to be fitted yet, also as i never had any genuine ones i can't offer an opinion as to how they compare...

I have held them up to the rear w/arches and they look ok for me, so yes i am happy with them, but please dont ask me if they would be good enough for a concourse resto as i have no idea, the guys wanting that sort of assurance will need to go and compare them themselves...

LH

RH

...the blue tinge on the trims is a protective coating only...

Thanks. Please update us once they have been fitted.

In relation to the post by Coupe72, although these items are expensive, they are cheaper than secondhand.

Also I would imagine the investment required for setting up tooling overseas to produce these items would be substanial. There would also be substanial costs incurred in importing the finished product back to Australia (shipping, customs duties etc).

Ultimately, the market forces of supply and demand will determine:

a. the price of repo products going forward; and
b. whether they continue to be produced at all.

Anyone who thinks they can produce and sell items such as these for less than Harrisons should do so!

memphis2k · 20-10-2009, 01:54 PM

I've bought the GT rear stone tray and the quality was A1, I would happily pay the asking price for parts for my car that are of this quality, cheaper than NOS and just as good.

**waiting paitently for the XA-XC sill panels to arrive***

COUPE 72 · 20-10-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DJR-351

...the last ONE i seen on ebay was a LH Rear, twisted and full of extra holes, it went for $800...

Hmmmmmmm EVILbay, Put it that way and its cheap, ya know my XB Fairmont sedan came with em on and the car cost me $400. I know the coupe rear ones are different but damn!!!!

COUPE 72 · 20-10-2009, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by georgevlah

Thanks. Please update us once they have been fitted.

In relation to the post by Coupe72, although these items are expensive, they are cheaper than secondhand.

Also I would imagine the investment required for setting up tooling overseas to produce these items would be substanial. There would also be substanial costs incurred in importing the finished product back to Australia (shipping, customs duties etc).

Ultimately, the market forces of supply and demand will determine:

a. the price of repo products going forward; and
b. whether they continue to be produced at all.

Anyone who thinks they can produce and sell items such as these for less than Harrisons should do so!

I understand and if my car needed them i would pony up the dow but hell its still alot of money eh

COUPE 72 · 21-10-2009, 11:28 AM

Does anyone do rain gutter trims for coupes?

XA_GT351 · 21-10-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by COUPE 72

Does anyone do rain gutter trims for coupes?

i emailed the bloke that does the wheel arch moulds, coupe ones will be available soon but not for sedan, he also repairs them.

**buggerlugs** · 27-10-2009, 02:39 PM

Once you've done your first restoration nothing shocks you re the price of parts. Just have to grin and bear it.............

COUPE 72 · 29-10-2009, 01:42 AM

I spose the majority of my car was finished ten plus years ago so the parts that i had to find were found when they were still available in alot of wreckers and we didnt have the range of repo parts we have now, plus the recent popularity of ausie muscle cars has exploded in the last few years. But now that im about to start my next project ive been a little shocked by the increases.I recently managed to get my hands on a GT steering wheel for my coupe and went to Dash Original here in Adelaide to get an estimate on restoration which blew me away, $1600 and a two year wait and the majority of the work is in the rim. I might have to have a go at it myself and see how it goes. their prices on trim seemed a little better though but they only have patterns for XAGT and not any of the other ranges. But they do awesome work, on doubt about it.

memphis2k · 12-11-2009, 11:25 AM

Got this list last night from harrisons:

XA – XC PANEL BOLT KIT, STANDARD OR CHROMED – IN STOCK.
XA – XC RESTORATION BOLT KIT – IN STOCK.
XA – XB GT FRONT SPOILER – 1 PIECE WITH GRAIN & FITTINGS – IN STOCK.
XA METAL FRONT STONETRAY – COPIED OFF MY NEW GENUINE ONE – IN STOCK.
XA TIEMEMBER UNDER RADIATOR, CAN BE MADE OFF MY NEW GENUINE ONE, IF THE DEMAND IS THERE, PREORDER.
XA FRONT BUMPERS – BEING MADE NOW OFF MY GENUINE ONE – PREORDER.
XB FRONT BUMPERS – COPIED OFF MY NEW GENUINE ONE – MAKING NOW – PREORDER.
XC FRONT BUMPERS WILL BE MADE, IF THE DEMAND IS THERE – PREORDER.
XA – XC REAR BUMPERS, SEDAN & COUPE, WILL BE MADE – PREORDER.
XA – XC SOLAR FRONT WINDSCREEN - TINTED, WITH OR WITHOUT TOP BAND, REDUCES INSIDE TEMPERATURE BY 12 DEGREES – MADE IN 3 WEEKS.
SIDE DOOR GLASS – CLEAR OR TINTED – MADE IN 3 WEEKS.
FRONT GUARDS STANDARD - BEING MADE NOW – PREORDER.
FRONT GUARDS XA GT - COPIED OFF MY NEW GENUINE ONES - MAKING NOW – PREORDER.
XB – XC FRONT GUARDS WILL BE MADE IF THE DEMAND IS THERE – PREORDER.
XA GT FRONT GUARD ALLOY INSERTS – CORRECT LEFTS & RIGHTS & METAL BACKING PLATES - COPIED OFF GENUINE ONES - MAKING NOW - PREORDER.
XA GT BONNET - SAMPLES ARRIVED - PREORDER.
XA GT BONNET – ALLOY INSERTS - IN STOCK.
XB GT BONNET WILL BE MADE, IF THE DEMAND IS THERE – PREORDER.
XA BONNET MOULD - STAINLESS STEEL - IN STOCK.
XA EYEBROW MOULDS - STAINLESS STEEL - IN STOCK.
XA- XC BONNET HINGES & SPRINGS – COPIED OFF MY GENUINE ONES - IN STOCK.
XA - XC BONNET HINGE BOLTS - IN STOCK.
RADIATOR SHROUDS - AS ORIGINAL - SAME MATERIAL – SAMPLES NEEDED!!!
ROOF GUTTER MOULDS – COUPE - STAINLESS STEEL - ARRIVING SOON – PREORDER.
WINDSCREEN MOULDS – COUPE - STAINLESS STEEL – NUMBERS NEEDED - PREORDER.
DOOR MOULDS - COUPE - STAINLESS STEEL - PREORDER.
SEDAN WHEEL ARCH MOULDS SETS - STAINLESS STEEL - IN STOCK.
COUPE WHEEL ARCH MOULD SETS - STAINLESS STEEL - IN STOCK.
DRIVING LIGHTS - AS ORIGINAL – PREORDER.
XA – XB INTERIOR KICKPANELS, MOULDED OFF MY NEW GENUINE ONES – IN STOCK.
XA – XB FIREWALL INSULATION – CORRECT MOISTURE & HEAT RESISTANT BOARD & INSULATION – PREORDER.
XA – XB REAR SEAT INSULATION- AS ABOVE – PREORDER.
PLASTIC CONSOLES - AS ORIGINAL – AVAILABLE NOW.
XA & XB GT LONG RANGE FUEL TANK - BEING MADE - PREORDER.
XA & XB GT FUEL TANK SENDERS - PREORDER.
XA- XC 1/4 PANELS - NUMBERS NEEDED – SEDAN & COUPE - PREORDER.
XA – XC NEW GENUINE SILL PANELS, ARRIVING SOON TO COPY – PREORDER.
XA EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WILL BE MADE OFF NEW GENUINE ONES – PREORDER.
XB SEDAN REAR DOOR HANDLES WILL BE MADE OFF MY GENUINE ONES – PREORDER.
XA & XB COUPE FULL DOOR SKINS WILL BE MADE OFF A NEW GENUINE XB DOOR SHELL, I SENT AN XA COUPE DOOR TO COPY THE DOOR HANDLE RECESS – PREORDER.
XA & XB, XC COUPE (IMPROVED) DOOR SHELLS WILL BE MADE IF WE GET ENOUGH ORDERS - PREORDER.
XA – XC COUPE BOOT LID WILL BE MADE IF WE GET ENOUGH ORDERS – PREORDER.
XA - XC 2 DOOR PLASTIC HONEYCOMBS ON BOOT - BEING MADE - PREORDER.
XA – XB GT SEDAN & COUPE REAR BEAVER PANEL HAS BEEN COPIED OFF MY NEW GENUINE ONE – IN STOCK.
XA – XB GS TWIN ROUND REAR BEAVER PANEL IS MADE – IN STOCK – (METAL)
XA – XB SINGLE EXHAUST REAR BEAVER ALSO – IN STOCK.
TAIL LIGHT LENSES - XA 2 DOOR - BEING MADE NOW – PREORDER.

Bearman · 12-11-2009, 12:45 PM

We spoke about Harrisons at our club meeting last night, one of the guys was up there and checked things out first hand. He reckons the quality is there and the guy doing it has gone to plenty of trouble to model things of NOS or very good condition used parts.

I'd expect this stuff to be a bit pricey but that's the fact of life. It'll sort out the e-bay bandits that's for sure!!

This is good news.

anto · 12-11-2009, 01:26 PM

man they really need a website with some pictures or something. Id be really interested to see how the consoles turned out...

looks to be a coupe restorers dream with all that gear available..

GT-GTF · 12-11-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by anto

man they really need a website with some pictures or something. Id be really interested to see how the consoles turned out...

looks to be a coupe restorers dream with all that gear available..

Agreed. Appears to have gone to alot of trouble in making the product. He needs to spend a bit of time and a few thousand dollars (say $3000) on a proper website.

Falconunbelievable · 12-11-2009, 02:35 PM

The website is coming he told me....hopefully not too far away!! I have dropped off some Landau front side guard indicator lenses and also the indicator lenses that were in the front bumpers on Landau (and P5 LTD). He is hoping to have these made and be available in the first couple of months of the new year. The rubber fillers for the front bumper/guards is not going to happen unless we get atleast 40-50 people putting their name down for some...

GT-GTF · 12-11-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Falconunbelievable

The website is coming he told me....hopefully not too far away!! I have dropped off some Landau front side guard indicator lenses and also the indicator lenses that were in the front bumpers on Landau (and P5 LTD). He is hoping to have these made and be available in the first couple of months of the new year. The rubber fillers for the front bumper/guards is not going to happen unless we get atleast 40-50 people putting their name down for some...

I hope so. It is in all of our interests as coupe owners that this operation is successful and profitable.

XBCoupeNZ · 12-11-2009, 03:19 PM

"Improved Door Shells"

Improved how??? I'm really really glad that they're remaking these items - but a lot of the info is sooo vague, it's quite infuriating.

Although it's not their fault completely - I'm a bit obsessive/compulsive and need details and things to be exact and correct.

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XA_GT351 · 12-11-2009, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by XBCoupeNZ

"Improved Door Shells"

Improved how??? I'm really really glad that they're remaking these items - but a lot of the info is sooo vague, it's quite infuriating.

Although it's not their fault completely - I'm a bit obsessive/compulsive and need details and things to be exact and correct.

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probably reinforced where the catch bolts up, they usualy crack.