Re: Challenger wheel lip molding
[Re: cataclysm80]
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05/09/09 06:22 PM
05/09/09 06:22 PM
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Unless you have a 100% rustfree 1/4's that have never had any work done to them, I think you'll find that all the reproductions and even NOS ones will give you fitment issues. It's not usually the trim, it's the 1/4's. Personally, for the customer's cars that I've worked on, all which have had major 1/4 work...I prefer the cheaper ones available through DALE'S CUDA SHOP They are quite a bit thinner then originals but allow you to work them over a bit to fit the car better. Generally the area of body colour next to the tire should be covered unless the 1/4 panels are aftermarket and were never trimmed properly.
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Re: Challenger wheel lip molding
[Re: cataclysm80]
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05/28/09 05:09 PM
05/28/09 05:09 PM
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Tavis,.....I looked at my 71 Challenger T/A's wheel trim,......I purchased this car in 1978, from the original owner with 54K miles, in 79-1980 it was transformed into a 340/6 4spd 71 T/A, (has 77K miles currently).....all the sheetmetal is factory original, as is all the chrome/SS trim, with the exception of the hood, and bumpers......the trim on the front fenders has perhaps an 1/8" inch of body lip/color showing pass the lip trim inside the fender, the rears however look just like your photo, a good 1/4" of lip/color showing past the trim inside the fender,....while I look at this and "squeem", it is originaly the way it should look,....however, my restorations over the years, I've mounted the trim, marked the excess, and removed it, looking for a ccleaner, more finished look,.....but I know some guys are still hung up on the factory "look"
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