New KeyParts Aluminum 1964 to 66 grill and bezel review

[Blk63vette]

Originally Posted by spudder

Are the bezels also a new aluminum reproduction?

Yes they are!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I was thinking of you when I saw this thread. I've been following your thread and your quest. I was thinking that you would at least be interested in ordering the aluminum bezels - beings you've been looking for those also.
I was originally all in desire for an aluminum grill for my 65, but I have since grown to like the gmc grill on my 65.

I would have died for the grill and the bezels about a year or so ago. I finally found 2 bezels that were good enough to restore so that's what I did. At least I can say I have originals. I still might go for the repo grill. It's probably cheaper than restoring one of mine.

[LostMy65]

So if it is thinner aluminum than original, the price is still very reasonable. I wonder if cost versus volume would have made making it of the same thickness of aluminum as original and charging more but selling less.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

So if it is thinner aluminum than original, the price is still very reasonable. I wonder if cost versus volume would have made making it of the same thickness of aluminum as original and charging more but selling less.

I'm going to weigh one of mine today to check the weight. Has anyone measured the thickness of the new grill?

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

I'm going to weigh one of mine today to check the weight. Has anyone measured the thickness of the new grill?

My NOS grill with nothing on it weighed 3lbs. when I weighed it today.

[61hawk]

I got my reproduction in today. I don't have a digital caliper, but my old dial caliper shows it slightly more than 0.40 in thickness. If it's not the same as the original it's very close. I got mine from ClassicParts. I paid $433.15 total for it plus two aluminum headlight bezels.

[Blk63vette]

Congrats
I like mine
Pete