Gray (elephant skin) vinyl & masonite side panels in trunk

[slowbert]

If you have the originals, tracing them out on 1/8 hard board from Home Depot and a rattle can of gray paint costs about $25. 
 

And you have enough hardboard left over to do the panel in the sunroof. 

Edited November 30, 2022 by slowbert

[bergie33]

44 minutes ago, schuetz1619 said:

Plus $50 shipping if order under  $200.

It's $50 shipping regardless of the total order amount. I've ordered over $1k in one order before and still paid the $50 shipping. 

['76mintgrün'02]

36 minutes ago, 7502 said:

Thanks for that, i was ready to order and got cold feet.

 

I think those are only for cars with puny bumpers.  They added reinforcement to the trunk sides in the real-bumper cars.

[7502]

7 minutes ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

I think those are only for cars with puny bumpers.

Maybe so, my 75 didn't have those when I bought it.  But I still like the idea of having them since I have the punyest bumpers in the world w/ my IE fiberglass jobs.

['76mintgrün'02]

I don't think they fit our cars though, because the bracing/reinforcement is in the way.

 

These things.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2022 by '76mintgrün'02
adding photos

[slowbert]

7 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

 

I think those are only for cars with puny bumpers.  They added reinforcement to the trunk sides in the real-bumper cars.

 

Interesting.
 

I never thought of them as “puny bumper” and “real bumper” cars. 

 

I always thought there were just “cool cars” and “square cars.”

 

Learn something new everyday. 

[Oldtimerfahrer]

I thought there were cool cars and ones with accessories for swimmers / surfers who wanted a mobile diving board. On Long Island where I grew up, the waves were not big enough for these differences to be material...at that time they were all cool.

[JohnS]

9 hours ago, Oldtimerfahrer said:

I thought there were cool cars and ones with accessories for swimmers / surfers.

Yuup!  I love those "real-bumpers" every time I sit on them when changing out of my wetsuit after a surf session.  Yes, all dripping with salt water.   😊

 

ON TOPIC:  Sadly those side panels don't fit the big bumper US cars.  My 74tii probably wouldn't be here today if it didn't have the big bumpers.  I got rear ended years ago and the bumper actually worked.  Little to no damage to the body of the car.  The bumper shocks collapsed as designed.  Replace the rear bumper and shocks and was good to go.

Edited November 30, 2022 by JohnS