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1968 Fender emblems

Posted by sluggo User icon on 9/12/2018, 9:59 am

New reproduction. Has anyone purchased these yet? They look good in the photo.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-1969-Chevy-SS-427-Front-Marker-Light-Chrome-Bezels-Pair/332781574660?hash=item4d7b53da04:g:e4sAAOSwf95bhCIu&vxp=mtr

Re: 1968 Fender emblems

Posted by Peter D User icon on 11/24/2018, 9:52 am, in reply to "1968 Fender emblems"

Early 68, only used a couple months but they are cool. After that they used the ones with cast numbers instead of foils. These repop foils don't seem quite right to me.

Re: 1968 Fender emblems

Posted by paul User icon on 1/3/2019, 3:47 pm, in reply to "Re: 1968 Fender emblems"

they are spot on I have seen them

Re: 1968 Fender emblems

Posted by donnyb User icon on 1/3/2019, 9:24 pm, in reply to "Re: 1968 Fender emblems"
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Paul, I have seen a set because I wanted to see them myself. With all due respect, they are not spot-on. The font is off from my NOS ones which I have several sets of in my stash. Also, the bezel they reproduced is a Nova ONLY bezel with the "belly" in it. The Impala and Chevelle bezels are totally flat. I told the mfr. about it, but they copied the Trim Parts bezels and they are flat out wrong for our cars or Chevelles. This company also made the SS396 Chevelle foils/bezels, but again, they are wrong. You end up with a lump in your fender.

Re: 1968 Fender emblems

Posted by sluggo User icon on 1/4/2019, 5:32 pm, in reply to "Re: 1968 Fender emblems"

Glad you said something. I was going to spring for a pair of the SS396 bezels needed for a chevelle. Seems like their biggest sales opportunity would be the A body, why not make them correct?

Re: 1968 Fender emblems

Posted by Paul winvoices User icon on 9/12/2018, 3:40 pm, in reply to "1968 Fender emblems"

Only 69's they say they're correct for are Nova's, other than that shows all different 68 models

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Re: 1968 Fender emblems

Posted by Pat User icon on 9/12/2018, 3:26 pm, in reply to "1968 Fender emblems"

Those definitely aren't 69 emblems...

These are:

Re: 1968 Fender emblems

Posted by Cameron Milne User icon on 11/25/2018, 1:58 pm, in reply to "Re: 1968 Fender emblems"

It is nice that they are reproducing these parts. Rather than the fade-prone foil they have revised it into machined detail on the face like the later cast emblems.

One thing that always I find annoying is when eBay sellers, wishing to maximize exposure, give a huge, expansive and somewhat inaccurate list of vehicles that part will fit. I can't really blame the sellers but I still find it annoying.

Only the Novas & Corvairs carried into '69 with the '68-style side marker lights (but front lenses went from clear to amber for '69). Imagine a '69 Corvair with SS427 markers & an engine to back it up. Unsafe at any speed!

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