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Old 11-17-2017, 06:59 PM   #5
MARTINSR
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Re: exterior body parts

I maybe have not installed the brand panels that dwcsr has, maybe some of them fit.

My experience is they take more work than fixing the old stuff. Personally, my experience tells me that guy at that shop doesn't do much of this kind of work.

If he does, if he tells you he has done these trucks using the reproduction parts and he rather do that, then go for it. If he thinks the parts are going to fit like the aftermarket parts available for a 2015 Honda, he is sadly mistaken, they are NOT the same quality.

So ask the guy, if he has done it, and he rather put the new repros then go for it. But make it clear that you won't pay for more time to fit the reproduction. You have to make a choice, fix those or put new, but if he isn't going to back that, I would say stay with the original.


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