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Title: grill trim re-pop or original?
Post by: calspcl on April 13, 2020, 11:52:56 AM
I had an incident where my grill trim was bent. I am trying to determine if the trim is original or re-pop.  If it is original, does anyone know who can massage the bent trim piece back to its original configuration?

Title: Re: grill trim re-pop or original?
Post by: robert campbell on April 13, 2020, 01:22:37 PM
The incident was caused by a clumsy old man......  Me!  Did a bunch of work on Dan's car.  Almost done and had it parked a bit closer to a car than the one that had just left...  Been walking between the other car for 2 or 3 months......  The extra 2 inches closer made me trip and fall like a sack of dirt on the floor.....  I hit it with my to go coffee cup...

Please help Dan out.  If the COBRANDA repop is ok I will purchase it.  If not, maybe you guys know a good restorer that can straighten it.  It is not bent to point of a kink.  I have not had good look with repop grill pieces on stock Stangs.  I always try to restore original pieces if I can.

Rob
Title: Re: grill trim re-pop or original?
Post by: CSX 4133 on April 13, 2020, 03:18:34 PM

Cost wise it may not be justifiable for one piece of trim, but if you were considering having several pieces fixed/re-plated I would use Pauls Chrome.

https://www.paulschrome.com/index.php/stainless-trim-repair
Title: Re: grill trim re-pop or original?
Post by: acman63 on April 13, 2020, 04:56:46 PM
this stuff is anodized aluminum real bear to work with