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I think one size fits all, I took a rocker molding off of a 1948 Plymouth 4-sedan and used it on my convertible and it fit perfect. There should be 6 square holes in the rocker panel for the clips to fit into, on each end of the molding are mounted clips that take a nut. The molding are hard  to find and are priced pretty high.

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Mine are not stock, cost me at swap meet 10.00 new clips were 15.00 kit that mounts both moldings...little tweak needed for the rear to mount same as factory rear clips...quick and easy.  Mine are a bit more custom with a couple other embellishments from stuff lying about.    Walk about an older yard or attend a show or two...you be amazed at what you can adapt...

 

 

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33 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

Mine are not stock, cost me at swap meet 10.00 new clips were 15.00 kit that mounts both moldings...little tweak needed for the rear to mount same as factory rear clips...quick and easy....moldings are 100.00 the pair new with clips.  Mine are a bit more custom with a couple other embellishments from stuff laying about.    Walk about a older yard or attend a show or two...you be amazed at what you can adapt...

 

 

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When you say that they are $100 for a pair.. where is that at? Or did I miss understand? 

What are the one you have from or what did they originally fit? 

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17 hours ago, Bob Ritter said:

I think one size fits all, I took a rocker molding off of a 1948 Plymouth 4-sedan and used it on my convertible and it fit perfect. There should be 6 square holes in the rocker panel for the clips to fit into, on each end of the molding are mounted clips that take a nut. The molding are hard  to find and are priced pretty high.

Where was your 48 manufactured?  I'm wondering because I have a 46 (4-door) from Evansville, and a 49 1st series (2-door) from Detroit, and neither of them have holes for rocker molding clips.  (The 46 definitely just has captured nuts for attaching the molding clips - I'm less sure about the 49, because it is stored out-of-state, at my brother's place.)  This came up previously in another thread here, where a member showed pictures of the rectangular or square holes in his rocker.  So just wondering if cars built in a different plant had a different design.  

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