How to take off these moldings?

[Stang8URMPRT]

Ok, first off... I am talking about these moldings........

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They are all pitted and look like ass. The paint on the car is awesome, and I don't really feel like having to pay a body shop to sand all the black window moldings and repaint them. I can get these moldings from 5.0 Resto and CJ Pony, but how the hell do you get them off? I really don't wanna go ripping them off. The belt window moldings are getting replaced, 1/4 window molding covers, and hopefully these moldings. I'm also worried about all the new moldings not matching all the others. Whatcha think I should do? And how do I take off these molding?

Nick

 

[crunchie12268]

there is one or two screws down by the mirror next to the interior weatherstripping. Then it is just a black gummy strip of adhesive holding it on. I am pretty sure, but if I am wrong somebody correct me.

 

[crunchie12268]

Nice car by the way

 

[sn9550]

There's a screw at the bottom of the A piller. There's also several clips that hold it on as well as some sticky sealer. Take out the screw and slowly pull on the moulding. You'll be able to tell where the first clip is. Grab the moulding where you think the clip is and pull then go to the next area where it's still tight and pull again. That's where the next clip will be and so on.
BTW it's called a drip rail moulding.

 

[Stang8URMPRT]

BTW it's called a drip rail moulding.

Yeah, that's it. lol. Ok man, thanks so much.

 

[Stang8URMPRT]

Also, do these clips break easy and what kind of sealent do I use to reseal it? Just some RTV? Or something special?

Nick

 

[crunchie12268]

If you are buying it from 5.0... i would think they send the seal. But I would use the little strips of sealer that are look like liquorice. I don't know if adhesive would work very good.

 

[Stang8URMPRT]

Nice car by the way

Thanks!

 

[sn9550]

The clips are metal so I doubt you would break them. If you get the Ford parts, the mouldings come with the clips/sealant aready installed. I got the drip rail mouldings and belt mouldings from www.50resto.com and they were OE parts. The dew wipes I got from them were KSR repros. Have fun!