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Which Repro interior parts are considered most concours correct?

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Thinking about the dash pad, is the Dashes Direct ford tooling the best? Can it be visually differentiated from a NOS one (if one could find one).

How about carpet?

Headliner and visors?

Firewall pad? (My original is pretty nice, probably will use that).

Paint color? try to find someone to mix the paint from the old codes, Or take this piece to the Auto Body Supply for a piant match to the area that was under the trim? I prefer paint from a gun, not the spray can laquer.
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Let me take the easy one off the board

you wont find a reproduction firewall mat that looks like and original
The "Ford Tooling" pad from Dashes Direct
ACC carpet
TMI or Distinctive Industries headliner and visors
Original, or "original appearance" firewall pad from NPD
And sure, a custom-mixed lacquer from your paint store
Thinking about the dash pad, is the Dashes Direct ford tooling the best? Can it be visually differentiated from a NOS one (if one could find one).

How about carpet?

Headliner and visors?

Firewall pad? (My original is pretty nice, probably will use that).

Paint color? try to find someone to mix the paint from the old codes, Or take this piece to the Auto Body Supply for a piant match to the area that was under the trim? I prefer paint from a gun, not the spray can laquer.
Always, IMHO its best to include the year and even the production plant of the car with questions. Allot depends, as far as responses, to those facts.

Since you asked the question in the Concours area of this site we can assume that your interested in the details
Example - depending on the plant there are no firewall pads that reproduce the look on an original for most if not all plants. One plants typical pad can be made to look, using a reproduction as a base while other plants might be able to be replicated but not without allot of work and effort if at all.

Better/more details up front will likely produce better answers
Always, IMHO its best to include the year and even the production plant of the car with questions. Allot depends, as far as responses, to those facts.

Since you asked the question in the Concours area of this site we can assume that your interested in the details
Example - depending on the plant there are no firewall pads that reproduce the look on an original for most if not all plants. One plants typical pad can be made to look, using a reproduction as a base while other plants might be able to be replicated but not without allot of work and effort if at all.

Better/more details up front will likely produce better answers
Fall 64 Dearborn Production. It had 64 1/2 style carpets.
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