Typhoon claddings wanted

hop2it

New member
Hello, I´m trying to buy a set of fibreglass Typhoon body claddings from the S10life.org site, but sadly no response from their email. Anyone having a phone number or different email to to share? Or any other source for the claddings...
Regards
Karl in Sweden
Ty 1413
 
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DaveP's Ghost

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Don't waste your money on fiberglass cladding unless it has been previously installed and the fit and finish are known to be acceptable to you.

At one time (perhaps 25 years ago) it was a suitable alternative to factory pieces for the more sought after factory parts that were expensive and becoming difficult to source.

About 10-12 years ago, the original producer sold his stuff to another firm in Southern California. The parts the 'new' firm produced were expensive and total junk. They were distorted, hand-trimmed with a sabre saw or sawzall and surface condition porous. Each piece would require days of labor to fix and prepare for installation.

I had an owner that purchased $2500 of junk from these guys and expected me to fix their junk parts and install them. I refused. IIRC it was 2 rockers, 2 corners, and 2 front arches. The rockers were so stiff they could not be 'bent' into position, the lamination was at least 3/8" thick, the upper lip that sits on the support was so thick, with no recesses for the rivets, that the door couldn't close. They weighed a lot. Junk. For $2500. 10 years ago.
 
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hop2it

New member
Thank You so much for sounding out as Im not looking for buying anything but premium parts and absolutely not looking for more problems.
Just want my truck back in nice looking condition.

My Ty was attacked in a parkinglot by a fullsize Chevy with the trailer hitch.
Both front wheel arches and the front bumper cover fell to pieces and had become quite brittle after 34 years in the sun.
Had a similar incident with my first Ty back in -96 and back then all the cladding flexed nicely and it was only the frontbumper steel core to replace and the plastic fitted good after a repaint.

So now as I think You suggest I will try to source used original parts from a non black truck that has been kept indoors mostly and where the plastic hasn´t detoriated as mine had.
All tips and suggestions are totally welcome.
Karl
 
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