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Drip Rail Trim Installation #253952
03/14/09 11:01 PM 03/14/09 11:01 PM
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I need some tips on putting the chrome back on the drip rails without banging it up. The car has a new vinyl top the trim almost goes on but needs a little persuasion to snap into place. Can someone point me in the right direction here?
This is a 68 Coronet. Thanks.
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 68CoronetRT] #253953
03/14/09 11:25 PM 03/14/09 11:25 PM
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I just go slow and use the palm of my hand. I don't know any good short cuts to offer you.

Restoring a car to look "only" as good as the factory made it is like getting a boob job for your wife and having the doctor make them two different sizes to seem more natural
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: gtsuperbee] #253954
03/15/09 07:18 PM 03/15/09 07:18 PM
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Maybe I'm just weak but I can't seem to push hard enough by hand to get it to snap in place.:o
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 68CoronetRT] #253955
03/15/09 09:09 PM 03/15/09 09:09 PM
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Rubber mallet and a towel so it does not hit directly

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Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 340SIX] #253956
03/16/09 03:05 PM 03/16/09 03:05 PM
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So far no success. Is there a difference between mouldings for a vinyl top car and a non-vinyl top car?
I don't see any different sets listed on Y.O. site.
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 68CoronetRT] #253957
03/16/09 08:45 PM 03/16/09 08:45 PM
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They are the same. Did yo try and heat the vinyl top and see if it is in the gutter and not hanging over it? Might need to be heated and trimed.

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Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 340SIX] #253958
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I would not use a towel and a mallet alone.
We installed the ones on my Super Bee by wrapping a towel around a 18" section of 2x4.
Lay the 2x4 along the trim and hit it lightly with the rubber mallet to roll it over the lip.

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Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 340SIX] #253959
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Quote:

They are the same. Did yo try and heat the vinyl top and see if it is in the gutter and not hanging over it? Might need to be heated and trimed.



I have heard they are slightly different, but don't know for a fact. Vinyl slightly wider? I thought the year one version is the wider one. Maybe somebody who actually knows will chime in.

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Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: Q5_Ed] #253960
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It is down in the gutter and tight to the sides of the drip rail.
I will try the heat to see if maybe softening the vinyl will allow it to compress enough to let the trim snap into place.

With the 2x4 were you laying it long ways (18") against the trim or using the end of it?
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 68CoronetRT] #253961
03/16/09 09:14 PM 03/16/09 09:14 PM
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I don't have any advise for you reguarding your trim but if the car in question is the one in your sig pic...lets see some pictures.

Or start a post in the "member projects" section.

Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: burdar] #253962
03/17/09 03:07 AM 03/17/09 03:07 AM
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On my car, a 66 Belvedere, drip rail trim is wider for vinyl top vs no vinyl top. I took off the vinyl and had to get different trim to fit correctly.
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: MRBELV2] #253963
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Quote:

On my car, a 66 Belvedere, drip rail trim is wider for vinyl top vs no vinyl top. I took off the vinyl and had to get different trim to fit correctly.



I am thinking it is the same for a 68 b-body as I have tried just about everything to get this on and its just shy of making it.
Someone must know for sure.

Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 68CoronetRT] #253964
03/17/09 10:49 AM 03/17/09 10:49 AM
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The 2x4 lays the long way. A 4x4 will work as well. You dont have to hit it hard to get it to work.

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*1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT
*1965 Porsche 356C
*2004 VW Passat Wagon
*2004 Mini Cooper S
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Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: new bee] #253965
03/17/09 01:53 PM 03/17/09 01:53 PM
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Look in the parts book and see if it specifys a w/ vinyl top part number and a w/o part number. If it does, there's your answer.

Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: Imrare] #253966
03/17/09 06:51 PM 03/17/09 06:51 PM
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Look in the parts book and see if it specifys a w/ vinyl top part number and a w/o part number. If it does, there's your answer.



I tried that but I don't see where it lists the Drain Trough Mouldings.
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 68CoronetRT] #253967
03/17/09 10:58 PM 03/17/09 10:58 PM
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68 RT The numbers for no vinyl top are 2840-282,2840-283 and the numbers for vinyl top are 2841-504 and 2841-505.
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: ply64post] #253968
03/18/09 10:31 AM 03/18/09 10:31 AM
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68 RT The numbers for no vinyl top are 2840-282,2840-283 and the numbers for vinyl top are 2841-504 and 2841-505.



Where did you find these numbers? I went through my entire parts manual and didn't see them.

So they are different. I wonder if anyone is make the wider ones?
Re: Drip Rail Trim Installation [Re: 68CoronetRT] #253969
03/18/09 06:20 PM 03/18/09 06:20 PM
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68 RT THE numbers are from the 68 dealer parts book under the body section.They are in the very front of group 23 in parts book.

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