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Title: Stainless steel front winshield window molding
Post by: BGlover67 on June 13, 2018, 05:36:15 PM
I'm waiting (quite a while) for a reputable place near me to polish and restore the stainless molding around the front windshield and back windows of my car.  In the meantime, I contemplated using a reproduction set of molding for the interim.  Is any of it of any value, or is it like the repop window gaskets (they just place suck)?  Is there a source for a better quality?  In the end, I will be installing the original molding that's been fixed and polished.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Stainless steel front winshield window molding
Post by: GT350Lad on June 13, 2018, 06:43:48 PM
My advice is wait for your original. I had mine done and it is great (not back on car yet). The repo stuff in my experience is pretty awful but someone else may have other thoughts
Cheers and goodluck
Title: Re: Stainless steel front winshield window molding
Post by: Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas on June 13, 2018, 07:29:43 PM
If you see an original and a Repo together, the difference is obvious. At least on the ones I've seen
Title: Re: Stainless steel front winshield window molding
Post by: BGlover67 on June 13, 2018, 08:10:57 PM
Yeah, but it's like 6 months before I will get the molding back.  I'd hate to have to park the car until then.
Title: Re: Stainless steel front winshield window molding
Post by: KR Convertible on June 13, 2018, 09:29:19 PM
I would have offered to do them for you, but I have a problem with over-polishing them.  Mine end up looking like chrome.  I'm assuming you want factory finish on yours.
Title: Re: Stainless steel front winshield window molding
Post by: BGlover67 on June 14, 2018, 02:17:24 AM
That is what I was hoping for, but thanks Paul.

Title: Re: Stainless steel front winshield window molding
Post by: roddster on June 15, 2018, 06:04:32 PM
  Sub issue:  Potential scratching the car's paint taking the trim on/off.  Just something else to consider.