To expand on our earlier conversations...
My suspicion is that there is only one manufacturer for replacement trim for the 102. Some is polished stainless, some is plated. All the distributors seem to have stock or be out of stock at the same time.
Initially, the quality was very high. I have purchased the long lower side strips, a nose "heart" grille, and the two nose air-inlet surrounds. These were generally superior. These purchases were made between ten and three years ago.
In the last three years I bought two pairs of hood air inlet trim and a pair of door map pocket pull tab trim. These were awful. The hood inlet trim appeared to be someone's guess as to what might work, but there was no hope. I would have been better off with a stamped piece of stainless and make my own. The pocket trim had all of the quality of a toy found in a Cracker Jax box.
I also recently purchased a trunk lock set advertised for a 102. In reality, it was a 2600 unit. I was able to modify the ram length to make it work. Otherwise, the quality was high.
Door handles and window winders have been B+ quality. Not perfect, but fairly nice.
I've been disappointed by aftermarket Touring Wings. The paint/cloisonné is poor and/or flakes off. I've had securing studs pop off during finger-tight assembly, and sometimes the curvature needs tweaking.
BTW, OKP offers a side trim-strip mounting kit. It's worth the money. I've made all those parts in the past, but the OKP kit is good quality, and saves a ton of time.
My suspicion is that there is only one manufacturer for replacement trim for the 102. Some is polished stainless, some is plated. All the distributors seem to have stock or be out of stock at the same time.
Initially, the quality was very high. I have purchased the long lower side strips, a nose "heart" grille, and the two nose air-inlet surrounds. These were generally superior. These purchases were made between ten and three years ago.
In the last three years I bought two pairs of hood air inlet trim and a pair of door map pocket pull tab trim. These were awful. The hood inlet trim appeared to be someone's guess as to what might work, but there was no hope. I would have been better off with a stamped piece of stainless and make my own. The pocket trim had all of the quality of a toy found in a Cracker Jax box.
I also recently purchased a trunk lock set advertised for a 102. In reality, it was a 2600 unit. I was able to modify the ram length to make it work. Otherwise, the quality was high.
Door handles and window winders have been B+ quality. Not perfect, but fairly nice.
I've been disappointed by aftermarket Touring Wings. The paint/cloisonné is poor and/or flakes off. I've had securing studs pop off during finger-tight assembly, and sometimes the curvature needs tweaking.
BTW, OKP offers a side trim-strip mounting kit. It's worth the money. I've made all those parts in the past, but the OKP kit is good quality, and saves a ton of time.
