Topic: Re-issued (Reproduction) parts

[krelboyne]

The company that I work for has partnered with an enthusiast to get parts reproduced. C8OE-B & C9ZE-E - 7 blade radiator cooling fans, 1968 console radio knobs, and 1967 and 1968 air conditioning vents are among some of the parts that fit Mustang.
The fans were fairly easy to commission, we were able to bundle them together for the manufacturing minimum order commitment. They share the same blades, and the centers are the same except for the fan clutch bolt pattern size. The part number stampings are secondary on the blades.
The 1967 and 1968 A/C vents did not pencil out, but were done anyways. Tooling for correct break away vent registers on the 1968's would have really run up the cost. Our partner wanted them for Cougars, and was able to modify the passenger side one for Mustangs. Plus for Mustang they needed wood grain or black pebble grain decals.

[J_Speegle]

Added "Reproduction" to the title since that is basically what we're discussing. Doesn't really IMHO if the reproduction is made by the original supplier or by a different one. The quality is the focal point not who made it.  that works in reverse. If the original company makes a poor reproduction the fact that its the original company makes no real difference in suitability


Like allot of terms used in the hobby by some its often just another way to say the same thing or minimize IMHO the difference.

[70cj428]

If the original company makes a poor reproduction the fact that its the original company makes no real difference in suitability

+1

The effect of poor reproduced parts is two fold. It can really sour the restorer on repro parts in general, thinking they all suck. But worse, it can keep someone else from making a great repro of a sorely needed part. A good example of this is the 70 hood moulding. The current available repro is terrible (at least it's cheap). Unfortunately no one seems to want to reproduce a quality version of the part. (Possibly because they feel a 125.00 part wouldn't have a market if there's a 20.00 part available. I think there's also the fear that the tooling exists as part of Fords big sell off, and no one wants to invest in tooling then have an "original ford tooling" part suddenly show up .......)

The result is there's only two options for the part, a really lousy 20.00 repop, or spending 450.00 - 600.00 on an NOS part...

JMHO, John