V5* Body Side Molding picture request
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Hi, has any one got any close up pictures of the body side moldings for a 1970 `Cuda/Gran Coupe/Barracuda they can share please. I would like to see the profile and also how it is trimmed off at each panel end. Does anyone know if their is a molding available new too please. Thanks, Kenny.
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Re: V5* Body Side Molding picture request
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01/25/15 07:52 PM
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This might help, took the pic at Carlisle last summer. My Cuda is a V5R car.
1971 BS23H1B
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Re: V5* Body Side Molding picture request
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Thanks for your reply. Interesting to hear how the ends may have been parted, it makes sense it was done that way. Are the mouldings very pliable, as in flexible. They look like they are not very forgiving in structural strength if not applied correctly. What colour are the NOS ones you have please ?
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Re: V5* Body Side Molding picture request
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Quote:
It's hard to gauge as the set I have is quite old and not terribly pliable now. However, I don't think that they'd be any worse than an aftermarket body side moulding -- the consistency of the material has a definite stiffness. There is adhesive on the back, with the mandatory green tape to cover it as found on other Chrysler emblems and trim.
Cross-section is about 1cm x .5cm and rounded.
They are definitely an extrusion. I would think that if one had access to the right forming equipment, a die with the right profile would be very easy to make.
My NOS set is black.
Is that a guess at the size or the real size, they are only small if that is correct. I totally hear what your saying about the brittleness with age, and how when new they would be more pliable, just as you say, pretty much the same flex as what a modern day moulding would be. Thanks
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