I'm installing the interior trim pieces and was wondering which way this piece faces. I believe it attaches to the center ceiling trim bar (#6 in my picture) and the holes line up in either direction. Just wondering if the opening faces the front window or rear window?
~ John in Utah 1946 1/2Ton w/4-speed manual transmission w/1960 235 engine Here We Go Follow in his DITY Bay
- If you think about it, it has been one year ago today!
I am following along as I will have the same question for my '50 3600 which may or may not be the same as your '46. The center trim piece looks the same or at least very similar.
WIC, I think the AD has an "S" profile whereas Utah's has a "J" profile.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
It looks to me like that trim piece needs to be attached (with the screws) and then the headliner inserted into it. Which way it faces would depend on how the other end of the headliner attaches. Not knowing that, I can't really help. Someone with a '46 truck will need to weigh in.
The center trim piece on my '51 looks nothing like John's (and I suspect a '50 would be the same as mine.) It is shaped like a Z in cross-section (no screws) and crimped to the forward piece of the headliner, the sides and front of which get retained by the door windlace and the windshield trim, and then the rear section of the headliner inserted into the groove in the center trim and the rear of that section secured to the interior roof panel with the other trim piece with screws.
Last edited by klhansen; 08/12/20259:48 PM.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
In doing this on my ‘46, the trim pieces needed to be screwed into place as the liner was installed. Really tricky to do working solo, but I was able to get it done. I recall using a couple of thin, bendable and padded sticks to compress and hold the liner in place against the roof on one end, while using a couple of the Irwin-type squeeze clamps to hold it in place and help align the headliner in place while securing it with the trim and clutch head screws on the opposite end. I don’t recall with certainty, but there were likely magic four letter word incantations uttered as well.🤫
As for orientation of the center rib molding the concave side fits as shown in the attached photo.
WICruiser, Here's a pic of the center trim for an AD. Like Otto said an "S" profile. The forward headliner part goes in the top slot and gets crimped in there, and the rear section goes in the lower slot.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
