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makoshark 10-28-2013 06:02 AM

Are you replacing both quarters or just the driver's side?

The light looks cool:thumbsup:

Sonar Chief 10-28-2013 07:32 AM

AMD quarter not up to the task!!!!
 
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Originally Posted by makoshark (Post 513107)
Are you replacing both quarters or just the driver's side?

The light looks cool:thumbsup:

I am replacing both quarters .... as soon as I get a quarter that resembles the quarter that's on my car, which the AMD quarter does not!!!!!!

The outside quarter channel doesn't match OEM (5/8"), actually decreases in width from front to back. :disgusted:

http://imageshack.us/a/img513/5730/4ll1.jpg
This is my GM quarter still on the car, notice the quarter channel!
http://imageshack.us/a/img707/3792/rau1.jpg
The very front is close ....
http://imageshack.us/a/img850/9320/z0my.jpg
This is the middle ...
http://imageshack.us/a/img23/7602/jazk.jpg
Back by the window.
http://imageshack.us/a/img202/2517/vb91.jpg
My car's stamping in door jamb!
http://imageshack.us/a/img820/7863/ivev.jpg
One of these doesn't look like the other!

I have other pictures of this quarter on ImageShack that make me cringe ..... am I asking too much of this quarter panel? of this industry? Can someone make a quarter that looks like a 67 Camaro driver's side quarter, please call me!

Chassisworks 10-28-2013 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonar Chief (Post 512618)
3400 lumens to be exact!!!!
http://imageshack.us/a/img18/5111/gqy7.jpg

Nice! Who is this lamp from? One of my riding buddies has a 650R and has been complaining about his headlight.

makoshark 10-28-2013 12:01 PM

I measured my driver's side quarter and I get a consistent 5/8" all the way from the front to the back. That's with taking a tape measure and measuring to where the outside of the quarter starts to make the bend. If you want to keep that quarter, then I'd slice it right down the middle from front to rear and make it a consistent measurement, matching your factory quarter width.

As for the door jamb, what build date is your car? I know that my quarters are NOS 67 coupe quarters, but they are later build quarters. It's my understanding that the 67's had the full telephone receiver in the early run, but that switched to what the reproduction has later in the build year. My NOS quarters have the same jamb stamping as your reproduction. My original quarters looked just like your original quarters, so I wouldn't stress much on the difference in the stampings there.

Sonar Chief 10-28-2013 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Chassisworks (Post 513149)
Nice! Who is this lamp from? One of my riding buddies has a 650R and has been complaining about his headlight.

Carl ... this is a Baja Designs Squadron Led Race light, read not DOT. I will ride on the street until someone stops me, I would rather be seen than pulled out in front of, been there twice now.... not fun!

Sonar Chief 10-28-2013 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by makoshark (Post 513168)
I measured my driver's side quarter and I get a consistent 5/8" all the way from the front to the back. That's with taking a tape measure and measuring to where the outside of the quarter starts to make the bend. If you want to keep that quarter, then I'd slice it right down the middle from front to rear and make it a consistent measurement, matching your factory quarter width.

As for the door jamb, what build date is your car? I know that my quarters are NOS 67 coupe quarters, but they are later build quarters. It's my understanding that the 67's had the full telephone receiver in the early run, but that switched to what the reproduction has later in the build year. My NOS quarters have the same jamb stamping as your reproduction. My original quarters looked just like your original quarters, so I wouldn't stress much on the difference in the stampings there.

Jeremy ... I measured my NOS quarter and I get a consistent 5/8" also, this AMD starts just at 5/8" and tapers to 3/8" back by the window, that's crap stamping. The other option is to keep my window lip and cut in the AMD under that .... what APITA!

Did you look at my ImageShack page at the other spot that is messed up? Top of the door jamb where the windlace meets, think forward weather strip for the quarter glass just below the window channel????? Messed up!!!!!

My Camaro is an early Jan 67 so that would make sense with the stamp shape on the jamb, didn't know there was a difference, thanks.

I haven't even got to the trunk area yet, or the tail pan ..... waiting on the AMD rep to come and look at this quarter!

Chassisworks 10-28-2013 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonar Chief (Post 513216)
Carl ... this is a Baja Designs Squadron Led Race light, read not DOT. I will ride on the street until someone stops me, I would rather be seen than pulled out in front of, been there twice now.... not fun!

Thanks! I saw it was a Baja Designs enclosure but wasn't sure if they made the lamp too. We can get away with a fair amount on the dual sports in California. As long as you don't ride like an idiot in town, that is.

makoshark 10-28-2013 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonar Chief (Post 513219)
Jeremy ... I measured my NOS quarter and I get a consistent 5/8" also, this AMD starts just at 5/8" and tapers to 3/8" back by the window, that's crap stamping. The other option is to keep my window lip and cut in the AMD under that .... what APITA!

Did you look at my ImageShack page at the other spot that is messed up? Top of the door jamb where the windlace meets, think forward weather strip for the quarter glass just below the window channel????? Messed up!!!!!

My Camaro is an early Jan 67 so that would make sense with the stamp shape on the jamb, didn't know there was a difference, thanks.

I haven't even got to the trunk area yet, or the tail pan ..... waiting on the AMD rep to come and look at this quarter!

I see a little bit of metal missing in the jamb where the windlace meets, but other than that, I don't really see anything wrong with the AMD quarter there. I'm not there to see them in person, so its difficult to tell. I'm aware of the problems with the quarters not fitting well in the trunk channel and around the tail panel, but don't recall ever hearing anything about poor fitment in the door jamb area.

It's good you have an AMD rep in your area that can come by there and check out the problems in person. Hopefully, they will get your problems taken care of.

With my experience, nothing fits the car like the original part did. That's even with NOS parts. I've had to modify every panel on my car to get a better fitment and that even includes the original panels I removed from the car!

Sonar Chief 10-30-2013 08:13 AM

The answer is
 
they are all like that!!! AMD says the 67 quarters in house have the same taper in them as the one I have here :headscratch: Great .... you'd think someone would QA the stampings every now and then, say every 50 quarter panels?

Has anyone had better luck with another vendors quarter panels for a 67 Camaro?

Please chime in ....

makoshark 10-30-2013 01:22 PM

Maybe search or ask around on Team Camaros about different brand quarters fitment. Getting technical questions answered here seems to be hit-or-miss.

I would be more inclined to fix the problem with the AMD quarter you have, but that's just me:)


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