outer belt molding-79 mustang

Gandalf79

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Ok , I am looking for this piece of trim for my 79 mustang. It is the outer belt moulding for the doors. I ordered a pair from LMR that were supposed to be compatible with my year but they are about 4" short. The new ones barely come to the mirror
Any idea where to get this trim piece (I would take a used piece as of now!) I am in Mass.
outer door belt molding.webp
 
Did you buy the weather strip kit for $50 0r weather strip and trim kit for $120? Not sure if they changed it between 79-81 but all ways used the Fairchild Kit with both but they list that as 81-86. KF2042 about $130 on rock auto.
 
Check this one out.


Listed for 79-86.
 
Did you buy the weather strip kit for $50 0r weather strip and trim kit for $120? Not sure if they changed it between 79-81 but all ways used the Fairchild Kit with both but they list that as 81-86. KF2042 about $130 on rock auto.
I bought the kit for $120 that says 79-86 but they may have sent the wrong ones. They had me send pictures with dimensions on original trim piece and the ones they sent. They were about 4" shorter. Hopefully they have the others because it's hard to find ones that arent all dry and cracked.
 
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Did you buy the weather strip kit for $50 0r weather strip and trim kit for $120? Not sure if they changed it between 79-81 but all ways used the Fairchild Kit with both but they list that as 81-86. KF2042 about $130 on rock auto.

I found those through Rock Auto . They don't specify product dimensions though. I am going to have to call them to find out. Mine are 46"
 
Check this one out.


Listed for 79-86.
Those come in the 2042 kit that Fairchild list as 81-86..... Its inner and outer kit much cheaper then everyone selling just outers..
Check this one out.


Listed for 79-86.
Same thing I think lmr is selling.... The 2031 is just the outer trim & weather strip, 2042 is outer and inner, there not like the 87-93, where its sold as 3 separate peices per door, except DC now sells the outer rubber weather strip that clips into the trim. but most of the original trims are trashed and as far as I know no one sells just the trim minus the weather strip on it, just fairchild's version of it. Pretty easy to tell them apart, as the trim has the angled section that sits behind / under the mirror.

https://www.npdlink.com/product/front-door-belt-weatherstrip-outer-for-79-86/222785
just the dc outter weather strip looks like these.

fair child outter Trim and weather strip looks like this, only Fairchild repops it that I know of.


Fairchild inner weather strip or dew wipe...
 
Looks like no one repops 79-82 style..
That's the kit everyone sells as 79-86 but the trim is different from 79-82 if you look at them closely.



Might want to hit up 4eyepride or some face book groups for them see if anyone has any used in decent shape.
 
Looks like no one repops 79-82 style..
That's the kit everyone sells as 79-86 but the trim is different from 79-82 if you look at them closely.



Might want to hit up 4eyepride or some face book groups for them see if anyone has any used in decent shape.

Looks like I got the wrong name of the part Im looking for. Im looking for the trim that runs along the top of the door on the outside, not against the window. See the part that is coming up off the top of the door near the handle? It goes from one end of the door to the other by the A pillar

outer door belt molding.webp
 
the moldings where a trim package up until 84 I think? as far as I know no one has remade them. See them on ghia cars too either in black or chrome. Lots of odd ball stuff the first few production years that's hard to find, at least you got figured out.