63 Valiant Headlight Bezel

[Dan]

Need one bad and I think it only fits the one year. Does anybody have one
they could part with?

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

Need one bad and I think it only fits the one year. Does anybody have one
they could part with?

Interchange is '63-'65 Valiant, '64-'65 Barracuda. They are generally NOT
found in "good used" condition, because they are the corner protrusions on
these cars, thereby receiving the brunt of parking lot and road rash. Same
problem with '63-'64 Dart headlamp rings and '65 Dart "Candy Cane"
mouldings.

I believe all these are available new. Check www.laysons.com , new,
$110/ea. Don't argue; that's a third of what they went for as New Old
Stock before they were reproduced!

-Stern

 

[Dan]

Thanks for the reply although I didn't see any listed in their catalogue on
line. Maybe they don't call them bezels?

 

[Dodgem440]

Try
http://stephensperformance.com/

http://www.texasacres.com/

http://www.dvap.com/

http://www.arizonadesertspecialties.com/

http://www.drmopar.com/

http://home.att.net/~jlarsen440-6/mopar.html#BBody

http://www.dodgedart.org/vendors/vendors.html


In Canada
http://www.nationalmoparts.com/index.ihtml
http://www.northernmopar.com/

Dodgem!

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

Their catalogue format sucks; you have to do a LOT of clicking to get
there. From the laysons.com homepage, click "Catalog", then over on the
left select "Valiant", then "Mouldings and clips", then "Mouldings", then
"Headlight bezels". They make 'em in lots of 50, and they wait til they
have 50 orders before running a batch. $110/ea or $200/pr.

-Stern

 

[Kirk Matheson]

Interchange is '63-'65 Valiant, '64-'65 Barracuda. They are generally NOT
found in "good used" condition, because they are the corner protrusions on
these cars, thereby receiving the brunt of parking lot and road rash. Same
problem with '63-'64 Dart headlamp rings and '65 Dart "Candy Cane"
mouldings.

I believe all these are available new. Check www.laysons.com , new,
$110/ea. Don't argue; that's a third of what they went for as New Old
Stock before they were reproduced!

-Stern

How true. Finding good used is difficult. The soft metal that they
were made from was easy to dent, bend and tear. I referred to them as
"headlight trim rings" and people usually knew what I was talking
about. I have seen these parts overlooked in otherwise good
restorations because the owner is not willing to pay the cost to get
new reproductions or nice used, even when the originals are missing or
damaged.

-Kirk Matheson