Anyone thinking of buying a cowl replacement panel?

**GTS** · 03-07-2010, 08:38 AM

Check this out...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....STRK:MESELX:IT

**ozbox** · 03-07-2010, 12:47 PM

i sell rares products and when i am asked about these i warn people away from the full ones and back to the short ones and then still warn them that they are a crap fit...needless to say i dont sell many...

and to add to this..its not rocket science to cut a peice of metal and make a bit of a swage line in it and patch it in...the true art of panelbeating is being lost by a lazy society..

**ozbox** · 05-07-2010, 04:23 PM

i see that over on the fastlane forum rares have replied to a similar thread that they have retooled these so they are a better quality and fit.:sick:
..best i check the one i have at work to see if its one of thier old ones....:confused:

http://www.fastlane.com.au/forums/to...TOPIC_ID=24744

**Absinth** · 05-07-2010, 04:45 PM

Be interesting to see how much better the new tooled ones are in comparison to the old ones????

**ozbox** · 05-07-2010, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Absinth

Be interesting to see how much better the new tooled ones are in comparison to the old ones????

i dont think its much better to tell you the truth...ive got a new old stock complete hq one in the roof at home and they are like chalk and cheese..its mainly the pressing into and under the screen and next to the door which is the problem...the flat bits are really good...

**Absinth** · 05-07-2010, 05:06 PM

Glad mine is totally rust free than...

Complete with WB laminated windscreen...... bet I don't get it out without cracking it either...

**ozbox** · 05-07-2010, 05:12 PM

see how your chamber lines up nicely with your door....

go over to fastlane and have a gander at the pics jim put up and in one pic he has a door on..also note the gap in the chrome mould under the screen...i know that these may be not fitted up correctly in his pic but ...they wont look like yours ever...:eek:

**GTS** · 09-07-2010, 07:47 PM

The ebay ad was mine.:eek: I received an email via ebay from Dave Ryan at Rare Spares asking me to call him....which I did. Rares have given me a credit to the value of what I paid to one of their Qld distributors for the panel.
We discussed a few other issues along the lines of fit and finish of their products etc. Dave was very helpfull and I would advise anyone with an issue regarding Rares products to call them.
I couldn't be happier...they have turned a potential $220.00 loss into something worthwhile.... all because of a $5.00 ebay ad.

**L31 Sandman** · 10-07-2010, 08:50 PM

I have one of these and it would the most awful piece of sh#t i have ever seen. It is not going onto the van as even if it did actually fit, i would have to use a sh#t load of filler to get all the fold lines close to being right. I will do as above has suggest and make a phone call to try and get a credit. i have tracked down 3 original ones in good nic and was planning to make one good one out of them, so the credit would be handy.:knockout:

**Absinth** · 11-07-2010, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by ozbox

see how your chamber lines up nicely with your door....

go over to fastlane and have a gander at the pics jim put up and in one pic he has a door on..also note the gap in the chrome mould under the screen...i know that these may be not fitted up correctly in his pic but ...they wont look like yours ever...:eek:

Yes I saw the difference. Do you get many good rust free cowl panels on your wrecks Greg? A decent one would have to be worth $300 to $400 I would think... although cutting them out is lots of fun...;)

Nice to see Rares making the effort to at least resolve the situation with unhappy customers and issue refunds..... dosen't help with restoring your car though unless you can get another panel that is acceptable..:errf: