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Originally Posted by Classics Fan
Nice work and great story-by-step directions! Something that caught my eye was your statement that alluded to OEM rails in new condition being in the range of $1k. I spent a few minutes looking online and didn’t see any new, used or repops. I’m interested in knowing if OEM’s are really that pricey. My 1971 Jimmy came without the panels but the trim was there and is like new.
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My $1k price is just my own ballpark for what I've seen in the last couple years. IF you can find them (as you noted, usually you can't), they run $500-$750 a pair. And, since they were low carbon steel with 1970's quality chrome (read: crappy) they inevitably need replating - something that's getting more and more expensive due to reduced B2C demand and more environmental restrictions. So, by the time you're done....$1k. The odd thing is, the earlier 1st Gen door panels used the same trim profile on the top. Whoever is making repops of those could probably make the bedside trim fairly easily....but they don't.