I agree with above posts, it is a hard poll to complete, as NOS will virtually always win.
But this is the order 'most' people want:
NOS
used
repro
OR on the basis that most 'used' will be beaten around and rusty and or very pitted once blasted, if you are doing a shiny car resto, maybe a lot of people, especially in USA ( where people seem to prefer the 'new' look)
NOS
repro
used
OR
For military
NOS/used ( depending on vehicle look)
repro
Personally, I deliberately used a beaten up pair of originals over NOS or good used ( we had both) as I didnt want mine to be mistaken for repro's under any circumstances!*! :lol: And I knew that the NOS ones, ones brush painted would just look like repro's.
So I wanted 'heavily pitted' and slightly out of shape bumpers.
My only error was forgetting to etch prime them so I have to re do them soon :oops:
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15 years ago
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