Who Make's The Best Lower Front Panel For Early Bay's?

09-09-2007, 07:56 PM

Can any ont help me locate a good lower front panel? Been to vanfest today to pick up a few panels, Every lower front panel i looked at was shocking!!! Mainly around the area of the light pressing's! Who Make's The Best Lower Front Panel For Early Bay's?

Damson · 10-09-2007, 02:10 PM

Alan Schofield apparantly sells good early front panels.

The guy who makes them for him is based in somewhere round here tho (either cradley or brierley hill i think) so if you can find him, you will be able to check out the panels first

I am sure that someone on here must know where he is and could pm you the information.

flat4fanatic · 10-09-2007, 02:13 PM

As far as I know there is only one available in the uk, just sold at different prices

Damson · 10-09-2007, 02:18 PM

Yep, the only panel made is for the later bays

But Schofield blanks off the high indicators and cuts them in at the bottom, and removes the raised panel in the middle, so that anyone who buys them can just fit them without having to make a mess of em.

Bug-er · 10-09-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Damson

Yep, the only panel made is for the later bays

But Schofield blanks off the high indicators and cuts them in at the bottom, and removes the raised panel in the middle, so that anyone who buys them can just fit them without having to make a mess of em.

is that a recent thing? as when i brought mine for my early bay it had the raised plynth and i had to weld on the early bay lower section and the part around the air intake.

The bloke that makes schofields parts only makes simple parts, like chaddis menbers, inner outer and middle sills, cab floors etc, more complex panels he cannot do. Be warned though if you do go direct to him, he is no much help and proper thick!

Damson · 10-09-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bug-er

is that a recent thing? as when i brought mine for my early bay it had the raised plynth and i had to weld on the early bay lower section and the part around the air intake.

The bloke that makes schofields parts only makes simple parts, like chaddis menbers, inner outer and middle sills, cab floors etc, more complex panels he cannot do. Be warned though if you do go direct to him, he is no much help and proper thick!

Pretty sure that he removes the raised panel ........ perhaps you have to ask him to do it

I know that someone does it, i assumed it was him as they make/modify panels. Worth a phonecall tho

I could be wrong tho ........ it has been known to happen

10-09-2007, 06:04 PM

You could have bought the "NOS" one at Vanfest for £800 !!!!!!!!!!!!

22-09-2007, 01:52 PM

Thanks for the info guy's its been a great help! I've now got a front panel, just gotta fit it now