I was gonna put this in the "product review" board ,but thought it get more views here.If a mods feels otherwise, please move.Plastic looks a bit thicker than originals & the texture is pretty close.Some trimming required.Holes need drilled, i counter sink mine.These appear to have the later belt guide.Which i felt one screw was enough to secure it.Overall, very pleased.Also purchased both header pieces, yet to install.

Inboard side.In the background hawks tonneau release cable/handle kit.Like it too.

 

Ooooh, I need those as mine are shot! Thanks for sharing!

 

Good reproduction part...for a change!

 

I got a set from Hawks too... I thought they looked great. . One thing I did notice they were slightly different than the original part on my 89... Not a big deal, but I am not sure if they were a redesign, or a part for a later car...

 

I think the little center piece is the later type.That was the main difference from originals on my 89

 

Also, very pleased. Got them last fall and the quality was great. I was glad they did not try to pre-drill the mounting holes since the holes seem to be placed differently between cars. Probably free handed at ASC without any type of jig or standard to follow. Anyway, it saves us from trying to use a part with holes that do not match the hole locations we have. I also need a header piece that I have been hesitant to order. Mine is cracked around the visor post. Hopefully, the ones Hawks has are similarly engineered and will allow me to make similar adjustments to fit my car.

 

I bought the header & #1 bow panel.Both are very good pieces and fit well.My only issue was with the header panel not having that extra material in the center, where it wraps over the top of the header itself.On the stock piece this material supports the middle so it conceals the header sheet metal.Only about 1/8 sheet metal is visible when using the hawks repro part.

 

My 89 was the same way... I think the reason why Hawks does not do it is the complexity of making that extra fold. They are vacuum formed over a male mold, to make the little bend would be another step, and consistency would be difficult...

I have made parts like that before, and to do something like that on a regular basis is not as easy as it sounds.

 

Makes sense, kinda of a bummer though.Maybe if it was made with a curvature so it pushed against the header & not hang low.

 

Thanks for the review! Will buy them soon to replace my slightly cracked one's! Had the car since 1998 and never had the good idea of buying extra stuff in spare for futur use...now that I own a 5th gen I will consider buying extra parts since I am very conservative and will most likely die with my cars