"Grunff" wrote in message
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Mike Mitchell wrote:

Yes, but what if there *are* no such replacement panels available
anywhere?


That's a meaningless question - it's a 1983 VW Passat.


How many 'good' 1983 VW Passat have you seen lately, any such panels that
are in scrap yards now will more than likely be in the same state of
dis-repair as the original panels needing replacement....