At the time of this Restoration, we had three IJ re-decal jobs to quote, and this was the only "full restoration". At the time, the Next Gen IJ set was basically unobtanium as it was on eBay for $700 and was "The very last set". This "last set" was listed for well over a year, but in my case, I needed three sets. Strange. I knew a couple restorers that used the Next Gen set (funny, as there was only "one left"), and there were issues with the sides lining up and the front decal was too short. There was an alternative in Europe that other restorers were using and were much happier with at 1/3 the price. The sides lined up with the front, and the colors were much better. The options were provided to the customers and all three were enthusiastic about the cheaper (better) set. There was one issue, the headbox decal was "mirrored". But it still did not discourage the customers. At the end of the day, you play the machine, not stare at the head decals ! The ONLY option was these decals or nothing. I bring this up now as there were some deranged individuals that can't understand logic, or customer requests.
New Lockdown Bar and receiver look great. The widebody lock down bars were unavailable for almost 9 months !
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