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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1966 Mustang => Topic started by: 21.04 on March 24, 2022, 05:48:36 PM
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Does anyone have a lead to a company that could make a 66 deluxe door panel for t-bred class car? I've inspected panels from 4 major manufactures and none of them have the right color match for 66 red. TMI is the closest and also has very similar firmness of insulation. I do have NOS upholstery but I'm not getting very far with TMI to use my upholstery on their panels to get anything close to t-bred standards. Also have not found any vinyl dyes with correct metallic red either.
-Matt
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T-bred cars are not allowed to use reproduction parts according to MCA rules. is that where you are heading?
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Just the opposite. I have NOS upholstery in a roll and looking for a manufacturer to make a panel out of the material I have. The correct color of 66 red deluxe panel is not reproduced. I know of at least one well know member on the site who has restored tbred cars that have done this. I just don't have any contacts.
-Matt
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Just the opposite. I have NOS upholstery in a roll and looking for a manufacturer to make a panel out of the material I have. The correct color of 66 red deluxe panel is not reproduced. I know of at least one well know member on the site who has restored tbred cars that have done this. I just don't have any contacts.
-Matt
Technically it isn't supposed to happen as you say and consequently is not talked about because of that . If you can't tell the difference and there is no reason to suspect a repro then the need to enforce the rule would not come up. If it is known to be a repro regardless of how genuine it looks technically there will be blow back. Your public forum request has probably raised a few eyebrows. Is there a reason you haven't asked the well known member who has done this before about helping you ? You may have to get the job done using that person as a go between if he doesn't want to give up his source. It isn't out of the ordinary for a lot of time ,effort and money to develop trial and error contacts. That is something to consider when discussing a need for help. Just some of my observations.