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68 GTX Trunk panel
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01/13/10 06:59 PM
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Are the 68 GTX trunk panel mouldings painted red in the relieved sections all the way accross the panel? My parts car was a Satellite, and the panel has only got red in the very outside areas near the tailamps. Also, is this any special "shade" of red??? No one in this neck of the woods has an original to look at, and trying to go by memory is tough for an old fart like me!  Sometimes makes me wonder if I should have ever embarked on this venture of saving this car. 
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Re: 68 GTX Trunk panel
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01/13/10 07:27 PM
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Yes the trunk panel had the red on a GTX. It's not paint , but a reflective stripe.
Last edited by rrunner; 01/13/10 07:44 PM.
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Re: 68 GTX Trunk panel
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01/13/10 11:07 PM
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Yes the trunk panel had the red on a GTX. It's not paint , but a reflective stripe.
Whats the story of that ragtop in your garage? Is it silver?
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Re: 68 GTX Trunk panel
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01/13/10 11:15 PM
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Funny this came up as I just ordered the reflective tape for the rear panel on my gtx. It is actually a maroon color and is supposed to mimic the taillight lense color and appear to continue across the panel. I will be installing my new decals tomorrow but here is a pic of my panel prior to the removal of the old reflective stripes.
That panel looks mint on your car.  Mine's still got all the studs, but the chroming is not super good,(42 years old!) but definitely good driver condition. I'm just going to do the textured argent and the silver areas and I guess apply the tape.
Who'd you order the tape from if you don't mind me asking?
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Re: 68 GTX Trunk panel
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01/14/10 06:12 AM
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Yes the trunk panel had the red on a GTX. It's not paint , but a reflective stripe.
Whats the story of that ragtop in your garage? Is it silver?
Can only wish it was mine! That's a pic I saved from a ebay auction, I think, a while back.
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Re: 68 GTX Trunk panel
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01/14/10 03:11 PM
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It is actually a maroon color and is supposed to mimic the taillight lense color and appear to continue across the panel.
This is what I believe is correct also and for the '68 road runner decor finish panel too that is painted maroon. I have my '68 rr tfp being restored now and I HOPE THE PAINT IS DARK MAROON TO MATCH THE TAIL LIGHT LENS, (Mark  ) I've seen too many that were redone in a bright red or at best light maroon and IMO it should match the dark red/maroon of the tail lights. The darker the better.
MikeR
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Re: 68 GTX Trunk panel
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01/14/10 06:36 PM
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It is actually a maroon color and is supposed to mimic the taillight lense color and appear to continue across the panel.
This is what I believe is correct also and for the '68 road runner decor finish panel too that is painted maroon. I have my '68 rr tfp being restored now and I HOPE THE PAINT IS DARK MAROON TO MATCH THE TAIL LIGHT LENS, (Mark ) I've seen too many that were redone in a bright red or at best light maroon and IMO it should match the dark red/maroon of the tail lights. The darker the better.
MikeR
Mike, I found a very close off the shelf maroon/red for the RR's. I matched it to my org. panel, my org had a ding and I found a very nice Satellite panel I painted to RR pattern.
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Re: 68 GTX Trunk panel
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01/15/10 12:44 AM
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While we're on the tailpanel subject here, there was a post not long ago regarding a source for the special cupped washers that are used with the speed nuts to hold the panel on to the trunk lid.
Anyone remember who that supplier was? Or was it an Ebay thing? 
Anyone remember???
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