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Repo 69 GTX Trunk Panel - Quality & Where to Buy?

65CopCar

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Would like to buy a repo 69 GTX trunk panel. AMD lists them but they seem to be OER. Is that correct? Does anyone else make them? What is the quality?

Other problem looks like the OER are not available. Jegs shows 12/31/25 delivery and most others show out of stock. Summit just says not available. Classic says out of stock.

Suggestions?
 
65CopCar said:
Would like to buy a repo 69 GTX trunk panel. AMD lists them but they seem to be OER. Is that correct? Does anyone else make them? What is the quality?

Other problem looks like the OER are not available. Jegs shows 12/31/25 delivery and most others show out of stock. Summit just says not available. Classic says out of stock.

Suggestions?
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Laysons also shows them but does not say if in stock or not.
 
Metro is the one who used to make them ( he sold his inventory / tooling out years ago)

IMO no one will have one in stock
 
If you are willing to pay top dollar, Kruisin Moons in Johnstown, PA may still have some unsold stock. They got out of restoring the OEM cores when Metro cut their prices by half. My GTX was owned by one of the partners for 28 years, and wears pieces that they restored. Can't tell them from NOS, and they were priced accordingly.
 
Adam, Got any closeup pics of the panel on your car , especially the 2 raised ribs that surround the red painted valley
or dead center where the GTX emblem is attached

I've yet to see any redone panels that got that area right . OEM said ribs were quite tall compared to either redone or Metros repops
 
Bill, I'll snap some for you later today. I had one of the Metro pieces on GTX number five, and the panel fit to the trunk lid was off as well. I'll dig out the 5000 mile original that came off the car for a comparison. I'm guessing the ribs got ground down because of pits on redone examples.
 
Thats another thing. These panels are not flat. There is a prominent angle in them at dead center from side to side

Most of the redone panels Ive seen it flattens the panel out. Thus, when u bolt one side on. the other side sticks up quite a bit Depending on the severity, it could crack when you try to bolt it down

It's been far too long I've needed one but back when I messed with these cars. I went thru about a half dozen or more NOS and/or dead mint used panels

Best was one year at the Mopar Nats ( late 90s timeframe ) I bought two dead mint used and one NOS panel same year ( expensive year )
Sold the one the NOS one the same day I got back home with it doubled my money on it and it paid for all 3

At the time I owned these 2 , so I was always looking for GTX specific parts

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Here’s the 5000 mile original that was removed from the car, and the Krusin Moons restored piece that replaced it, mounted on the car. Configuration was identical. The original has slightly more sparkle in the argent paint, hard to tell unless it's side by side with the restored piece. I'm assuming the partners put the best examples on their personal vehicles. Frank owned my car for 28 years, Denny has owned his since 1971.

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68BabyBlue said:
If you are willing to pay top dollar, Kruisin Moons in Johnstown, PA may still have some unsold stock. They got out of restoring the OEM cores when Metro cut their prices by half. My GTX was owned by one of the partners for 28 years, and wears pieces that they restored. Can't tell them from NOS, and they were priced accordingly.
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Thanks! I looked at them but they are not for this car. This is a street/strip car with a 10 point cage. Very nice car, but not worthy of a piece like what they have.
 
gtx6970 said:
Metro is the one who used to make them ( he sold his inventory / tooling out years ago)

IMO no one will have one in stock
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Bill - I don't need great - just need to make sure they fit. Do the Metro ones fit ok? Do you know?

One of the vendors at the Nats today that I have known for many years has some of the Metro ones. Price is very fair. Unless I hear that they are total junk that is the direction I am planning on going.
 
I had a Metro piece on GTX number five.Fit was off a bit in the right side, didn’t fit quite flush on the lower lip. I doubt most observers noticed.
 
65CopCar said:
Thanks! I looked at them but they are not for this car. This is a street/strip car with a 10 point cage. Very nice car, but not worthy of a piece like what they have.
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It sounds like you would like a nice one but it doesn't need to be perfect like an NOS piece. Mat be someone has a nice used one. Time for a Parts Wanted ad.
 
toolmanmike said:
It sounds like you would like a nice one but it doesn't need to be perfect like an NOS piece. Mat be someone has a nice used one. Time for a Parts Wanted ad.
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Have not yet seen a used one I would be happy with for this car. A repo is the right answer. I saw quite a few used ones at the Nats yesterday.
 
65CopCar said:
Bill - I don't need great - just need to make sure they fit. Do the Metro ones fit ok? Do you know?

One of the vendors at the Nats today that I have known for many years has some of the Metro ones. Price is very fair. Unless I hear that they are total junk that is the direction I am planning on going.
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Buddy of mine used on of the repops on his car
As far as I know he had no complaints with how it fit

Hold it up. and make sure it has the bend in the center They are not flat and make sure both sides are symmetrical
 
65CopCar said:
Have not yet seen a used one I would be happy with for this car. A repo is the right answer. I saw quite a few used ones at the Nats yesterday.
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One thing nice about seeing one at a swap meet is you get to look at it close. Buying online rely's on photos. Good luck.
 
65CopCar said:
Bill - I don't need great - just need to make sure they fit. Do the Metro ones fit ok? Do you know?

One of the vendors at the Nats today that I have known for many years has some of the Metro ones. Price is very fair. Unless I hear that they are total junk that is the direction I am planning on going.
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Who is the vender. ?

I think these panels have been off the market for a while
 
This is the Metro piece mounted on GTX number five. The car was bid to $81k at auction, so the buyers didn't seem to have been put off by quality of the trim.

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