question about ''new'' 57 chevy fenders

[blewbyou2]

just wondering if anyone here has any experience with new reprduction fenders for the 1957 chevy pickup , there is a place in orange ca , that i beleive makes and sells them, ive got a 57 that is in excelent shape needing minor body work ,but was concidering just replacing all 4 fenders to bypass the bodyshop , but,i don't want to end up with cheap crap that doesnt line up.
let me know please, i need to make a deceision within a week

[SprayTech]

Well I cant say that they are good fitting or not , but any aftermarket parts we get on newer vehicles at our body shop suck.
BUT I will say if you do find they fit decent , make darn sure you get every bit of their sub standard sealer off, and rebuild the bare steel with a good metal etching sealer. The sealer they put on those parts is poor quality, and if you just sand the sealer and prime or seal over it , trust me it will let go of the metal , and your nice paint job will have to be redone !!!!


SprayTech

[blewbyou2]

i called them today , to try and get some info on the fenders ,and it was like pulling teeth,the name of the place is the truckshop in orange ca , i saw them at the turlock swap meet in january, so i was going to get some next week at the next swap meet , and man what a run around i was getting on the phone , the girl that answered was about as helpfull as a box of rocks, glad i didnt sell my old fenders then find out afterwords what i was going to run into ,looks like i'll work the old ones

[Seaside63]

I bought a couple of doors from them about 15 years ago for my '78 Chevy pickup.

They were pretty good but SprayTech is right about the paint.

[troy_cryer]

You might want to call So-Cal Speedshop in Phoenix, AZ. They specialize in trucks. I have no idea if they sell the fenders, but I would bet they know them at the very least.