I would keep the originals provided you have storage space. Before too long I think bay window value should begin behaving similar to the splitties. Therefore any thing original is always better than a repro. If you want to make your ride more enjoyable for you then I am all for that. One vote for: Keep the originals ----- Original Message ---- From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 5, 2007 3:47:52 PM Subject: [tcb] what's your take so this friend of mine has a 79 rivera that he has completely gutted. he is using the old cabinets as a template to build new ones, they look really friggin' nice made entirely with oak anyway i have been wanting to do the same in my bus but my concern is resale. should i keep my cabinetry or not. one thing i have thought about doing is removing the westfalia plates off of the original cabinetry and putting them on the new stuff just for a personal kind of touch. what's ya'lls take on this? the main question is should i keep the originals? they are in decent shape, not great but decent. _________________________________________________________________ The average US Credit Score is 675. The cost to see yours: $0 by Experian. http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=660600&bcd=EMAILFOOTERAVERAGE ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html