Where is the GOLD??? WTH???

And it's a part that really doesn't get that beat up. Not like the alumimun grille surrounds or headlight bezels. The plastic grilles are way receased back in the grille.

But I think the repros are very pricey. I wonder if some just think that heck, it's less than half of a new one.

Could the price of a repro part make the used parts more valuable? That doesn't sound right to me.

i think it makes NOS stuff worth more. Repoped X part is worth 100 bucks. An NOS part (to the right person) is now worth more (assuming it wasn't already more than that).