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Norm...was that original? If so, it's actually kind of nice.

Thank you, Greg! Those are my thoughts exactly. Unfortunately, I see alot of that at the NHRA car show here in Pomona and the owners (whom are usually in their 50's and 60's) think that they are so cool. Sure, it was fine in the 80's when ZZ Top was big, but now, I feel, it's just nothing but a loud, overrated paint style that's way outdated. Kevin...take Greg's word...don't do this to yours.

Thanks, Bob. I'll look forward to seeing the pic. I'm going down now toget the pieces to make the trim clips, according to your scetch.

Yeah, I was thinking of putting another left one on there, too. I don't know why the right one costs more, but it does. The problem also is that the right fender has been bondoed to a point that the curvature isn't right, thus causing the trim piece to kink when you try to tighten it.

So was chrome more of a luxury or having them painted?

I'll look and see today what I can rig in there, since no one has a pic or rendering of the stud assembly for that. BTW...how do the mouldings snap on to the clips? Do you get them into the top groove, first, them push them to snap into the bottom one? One of the moulding clips is pretty much rusted. I don't know what could be rigged to imatate one of these.

Bob, I bet someone has boxes of these clips somewhere...and all NOS. Yeah, I can see how they slide in and out on this moulding, but there are some, like the one for the cowl that are in there and don't come out unless cut out. I like your idea of the washer. I think I can give that a shot this weekend and I'll go over to Lowe's or Home Depot and see what they have. I might have better luck at a smaller hrdware store like Ace. What kind of do I use? One with a flate head or rounded? You didn't mention that. Also, how do I keep the bolt to stay in the slot and not fall out?

Frank....I think mine are original because the curves on the sides are not the same...one longer than the other. I never heard of the Regal mouldings. 'This the problem when you buy a car from someone who is not the original owner...you don't know what they have done to it already.

That's what I kind of figured it may have been. What are the two holes for on the fender where this goes?

I have my rocker moulding at the shop being repaired. The guy fixing it and polishing it pointed out to me that he noticed that something used to be in the front end of it, possibly to hold it into something. All that's there now is a small rusted chunk of what used to be there. Does anyone know what that was and possibly have a pic of what it should look like? He want to fabricate something on there so that I can mount it, but has no idea what it should look like. In the pic below, you can see how bad the moulding mounts are and that something is missing where the front used to connect or mount to. Who can solve this mystery?

Thanks, guys. I took the paint off mine today and discovered that they may have been chrome, too. That solves that, I guess.

You know, Bob...after tinkering around with it a bit more I realized that the mounts had to be offset, but wasn't sure, since all the original ones are no longer in there. I took some pics of how it looked when I straightened the trim out so that it went in correctly into the headlight ring, and that brought it lower on the sides, not allowing the mounts to go in straight. (see pics). This is what was confusing me because I didn't know about the offset ones. Now that I saw your pics, everything makes sense now. The only thing is that I'm sure these are almost extremely rare to find. Also, I noticed that these original mounts looks as if they are installed when the stainless piece was made because they don't come out without bending the side lips of the stainless or cutting them out. The only mounts I have to work with are the fly ones (which only seem to center in the middle) or these others that can be trimmed to fit. These look to be my best bet unless you or someone else has a better idea know. The only thing with these is that you have to use a hacksaw to trim them. Not a quick job, to say the least, but again may be the only option. The one mount you have there by itsself looks like it would have the stud in the center, too, so that might not work. On you original piece, are the studs flush against the side of the trim or is there some space ?

Yeah, I remember you telling me about the Hyundai issue and how smashed up it was after hitting you.

John...they are bent, but you can tell that it was crinkled, too. It was hit from behind at one time and someone did a botched survival job on it. I'll take more detailed pics tomorrow.

Were these outside trim pieces on the wiper mechanism originally painted or chromed?

Norm, Here's a closer look at why I want to replace it. I can still use it until I find a better one. I'm sure having one made is very costly because then it becomes a fabricating issue. I'll check Gills out anyway. Thanks!

I was putting on my stainless trim today and when I put the left fender one on I noticed that something didn't look right. For some reason the trim seem to go into the headlight ring piece in a downward angle instead of going in level like before. To tell you the truth, I don't even know what side each trim piece goes on because I don't think they were put on right before I got the car. I do notice that at the pointed end of the trim that one side tends to curve sharper than the other. My question: Which side of the trim is the top and which is the bottom? According to my pic, do I have it on the right fender or not? My thought is that it's on the wrong side, but not sure. I mounted it through the holes, so I can't see why it's not lining up with the opening at the headlight. Anyway, once I can get this figured out then I will know what side trim I need to get because I missing the other side and also looking for one. So if anyone has one to sell, let me know.

...does anyone possibly have a spare one they could part with? I don't know the correct name, but I think it's some kind of back bumper spacer tray. Looking for one in decent shape without dents, bends and rust damage...if possible. I already have one with all of that, so it would be nice to have a better one.

...that doesn't mean that they are in my hands yet.

I got my winshield and rear window installed today...finally! Some of you may recall a few of weeks ago I pulled out the windshield, but had to pry the trim out. I did it very slowly and carefully, but it came out looking almost like a pretzel; no kinks, but just tweeked. I noticed after that it was hard to try to bend it back into shape without it starting to kink. Nonetheless, the window guy told me that he couldn't put it back in without it kinking. The bottom line...it's ruined. I don't know how it could be bent back into shape or who could do that kind of work. I also lost one of the trim clips, as well. Now what? I believe someone said that the trim isn't available anymore. Can my trim be saved or do I have to wait around for a person who may be junking a P15?

Okay...I missed that part. So it does exist, then. Maybe someone has it. Hey, Mike (Mikemaker)...is it in your book you showed me?

Randy...I have postponed having the installer to do the wind wings for now so I'll look forward to your pics. He's just doing the windshield, driver's glass and back window.