Repro Deluxe Beltline Trim, who's fitted what?

[whitley bay]

Hi
I'm considering replacing my beltline trim with a new reproduction stainless steel set. So, I searched the forum for advice on the best buy but could only find this,

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27639&hilit=beltline+trim&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That thread is obviously quite old now, so I was wondering if anyone who has recently fitted new beltline trim, which is obviously a quite expensive purchase, could share their advice on the quality and fit.
Thanks

 

[RICH-I-AM]

I used C&C.
The rear corners did not fit so had to source a pair of originals and polished em up to match.
I believe othere had a similar issue from other suppliers aswell.
So if the stainless rr corners dont fit your going to run into problems matching em up with the ally OG ones.

Rich

 

[whitley bay]

Thanks Rich
What I don't understand is, if the corners have been a problem for so long, why hasn't it be sorted out by now and the new repro ones made sided like the originals!

 

[RICH-I-AM]

Coz if theyre selling at £250-300 a set for the ally ones (imagine the mark up) do you think they realy care?

 

[bluenose]

Coz if theyre selling at £250-300 a set for the ally ones (imagine the mark up) do you think they realy care?

I was going to get the ally set from coolair, they say they're made by the company that did them originally. Are they good?

 

[faux]

I have always fitted OG, why do you want to fit repro? There is plenty of original trim out there for less money.

 

[RICH-I-AM]

Coz if theyre selling at £250-300 a set for the ally ones (imagine the mark up) do you think they realy care?

I was going to get the ally set from coolair, they say they're made by the company that did them originally. Are they good?

Mine were from C&C.
Im sure they sead that theirs were made with original tooling :lol:.
The rear corners are about if you end up needing em.
Get 2, the best you can find and a once over with some decent metal polish and job done.

Faux has a good point. Wish id thought of that when i baught mine.

Rich

 

[whitley bay]

Thanks for everyone's opinions so far.

I was considering new repro because I'm bus OCD and like new shiny things
If I could buy a replacement mint original trim set I would, but as we know they are forty year old and most have dings in them!
Is it really asking too much for the £250-£300 replacements, German quality, made by the original suppliers to fit? :roll:

Cheers

 

[bluenose]

original post stated stainless steel kit... is the C&C one stainless?

coolair advertise there's as aluminium

 

[RICH-I-AM]

original post stated stainless steel kit... is the C&C one stainless?

coolair advertise there's as aluminium

Nah :mrgreen:

 

[RICH-I-AM]

original post stated stainless steel kit... is the C&C one stainless?

coolair advertise there's as aluminium

Nah :mrgreen:

C&C are ally aswell.

 

[Humphrey]

Think klieft and kloc do a stainless kit...££££!


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[whitley bay]

Thanks Humphrey
Anyone bought this stainless steel kit?

http://www.kieftenklok.net/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,1546/category_id,68/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,8/lang,en/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cheers

 

[Wannabay]

I bought my s/s trim from the states last year when my van was restored, will dig out details but here's a link to thread, scroll to bottom to see finished van with trim fitted, corners not perfect but some judicious flexing and they look ok, I remember that only the plastic trim clips worked with this trim but as they don't rust and you can't see them, it was fine with me

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=39509&p=362344#p362344" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[Humphrey]

Dirty Harry on here has a lovely deluxe trim (his whole van is the mutts nuts!) - maybe he would let you in on where he got it? I think it could be from KnK.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Dirty Harry on here has a lovely deluxe trim (his whole van is the mutts nuts!) - maybe he would let you in on where he got it? I think it could be from KnK.

Thanks man.
Indeed my S/S trim came from K&K fits nice only the corners needed some attention and i replaced the plastic clips for metal ones (BBT)
The repro ally ones are either to long or to short and look crappy made (in my eyes anyway).

 

[Myvanway]

Or find and Buy an OG set... spend 2 weeks polishing it so it looks awesome....
Then sell it coz you ain't got the balls to fit it!!!!!!!


Butthead!! (Me) :roll:

 

[faux]

I often find that repro stuff looks lovely and shiny for only a short while and soon looks worse than the second hand og stuff rejected by most.

I once made the mistake of replacing og door handles and mirrors on a resto and it looked great for 6 months. Within a year it looked far worse than what was taken off and after 2 years it had to be replaced by........guess what?

 

[whitley bay]

WANNABAY, DIRTY HARRY loving your buses and the trim on both looks great
Looking like stainless steel is the way to go! Thanks for all the advice fella's

 

[Dirty Harry]

The plus side of S/S is the shine wil last and it doesn't dent as easy, but the supplied plastic clips are crap :!: