OER repro 68 Charger grille

[chargerjeff]

Can anyone opine upon the quality of these UNlicensed reproduction grilles? I want to buy but am concerned that OER neglected to obtain Chrysler licensing.
Thoughts?

[Mike DC]

         
"Officially Licensed" is usually more of a technicality.  It means the repro supplier paid extra to put a little Chrysler logo or part number down in the corner somewhere.  The 100% O.E. resto crowd demands such things.  It doesn't indicate much about quality.  Many times the licensed & unlicensed versions of a repro part are two different batches made from the same molds.



Whether that repro '68 grille is good or not?  I don't know.  I haven't used one. 

Last I heard, the repro 68/69 plastic grilles were still not consistently available.  The catalogs list them but they are perpetually back-ordered. 

Maybe somebody else can offer better/current feedback.     

[myk]

Are we talking about the same grilles sold by Classic Industries?

[Ghoste]

I saw one at the WPC Winter swap meet a month (IIRC, it was Roseville Mopar that had it on display).  My initial impression was that it looked to be a quality piece.

[Nacho-RT74]

The right question should be... what is the quality of the OVERPRICED repro grill ( blah blah blah ) LOL

[myk]

I'm out of touch with the parts world because, fortunately I don't need to buy much for my Charger, but $1K seems a fair price to me for a quality reproduction grille.  It's a substantial part of the car and there isnt much of a need for them like a classic Mustang or Camaro grille so I'm glad they're even available..

[Bronzedodge]

I seem to recall reading about sagging headlight doors & misshapen plastic somewhere.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,135648.0.html

Going back to '06...no news then, links are long dead...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,20224.0.html

no good news...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,51849.0.html

[Charger-Bodie]

I seem to recall reading about sagging headlight doors & misshapen plastic somewhere.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,135648.0.html

Going back to '06...no news then, links are long dead...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,20224.0.html

no good news...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,51849.0.html

That was the economy version . The oer is alot stiffer. I have one of each

[myk]

Any word on whether the reproduction grille support is any good?

[Charger-Bodie]

I removed my economy repop grille and installed the oer version. Night and day difference in fit. I did have redo some of the paint though.