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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 204 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 204 | I have this in the paint and body, not sure where is correct.
I am getting a little confused (Okay, maybe a lot confused). My 53 3100 came with all the glass out and all the window molding out, I believe I have 2 sets of stainless molding for the windshield. It seems I don't have any inside molding, am I supposed to? I have some molding that looks to go around the windows in the door, I think it is for the inside, is there supposed to me molding on the outside? Is there any other kind of trim around the glass or just the rubber in the back and corners?
Thanks for the help!
Mike
My old truck's still running good, my ticker's ticking like they say it should, I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving, and even my bad days aint that bad...Yeah, I'm a lucky man! 1953 Chevy 3100 Shortbed1965 C-30 Panel Truck 1963 C-20 Long/Fleet Pick-up California Black Plate
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there are no moldings on the rear corners and back window. The door windows have trim moldings on the outside and inside. The windshield has molding that goes all around on the inside, a vertical inside piece with a small bracket top and bottom. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 445 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 445 | well trying to talk,maybe this is the way.there is so much info on this site.If only you people would look back on the pages.all your questions will be answered.I love you people with your ??.but this is getting old as I am aging also.They crashed all the 40 Fords.Now it's Cevy trucks,That,s all thats left.But there making a 38 PU metal Ford#%$&^ sorry.Also fenders metal for 47 to 55 CHEVY'S.But there around $500 ea.Glass $250.Can't tell the difference.But it's your party,an I'll get hell for this
dan-pa
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I did do a search and exactly 101 posts came up, many under the swap meet section and a number expired. I reviewed all of them. There were a number related to 47-50, and some for 54 and being somewhat new at this, I was unsure of the differences so I asked a question.
I am really unclear what you are trying to tell me in the last half of your post. Sorry if my post caused problems.
Mike
My old truck's still running good, my ticker's ticking like they say it should, I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving, and even my bad days aint that bad...Yeah, I'm a lucky man! 1953 Chevy 3100 Shortbed1965 C-30 Panel Truck 1963 C-20 Long/Fleet Pick-up California Black Plate
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 86 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 86 | Mike, don't worry if you need something answered, just ask. The point of this site is to help each other and not get scolded for it. OBVIOUSLY you have done your research and didn't find your answer.
The outside door window trim will be the thin stamped stainless or painted trim piece that is split at the top and has a few small 'tabs' for mounting that fits tightly on the pinchweld around the widow opening.
The interior door window garnish will be about 1 1/2" wide and 'molded' or 'rounded' looking hoop.
If you have a Deluxe package, your outer windshield trim should look like two stainless "C's" with a flat tab all the way around that fits into the windshield rubber. And like truckernix stated, you should have a stainless strip that resembles a spear with a few studs sticking out the back which go through the windshield support and attatch to a flat strip on the inside to hold the glass in the middle. Plus a small curved piece that covers the split in the interior windshield garnish.
Interior windshield garnish should be two painted "C's" which are rounded and have a slit in the bottom of each side that are the ducts for your defrosters.
As far as the rear windows go, there are no stainless trim pieces. They are held in with the rubber seal. I don't know exactly if the originals are the same, but the replacement seals have a strip of beading that is inserted into a channel around the outside of the gasket to tighten the seal. LMC offers these in black or chrome.
Hopefully this clears up your questions. If you need anything else, I'm sure no one else here will treat you like that.
Scott | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 204 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 204 | Scott,
Thank you so much and everyone else for the help. I was looking through boxes of parts that came with the truck and I found the outer windshield moldings, center strip and a set of inside door moldings that are stainless and painted over put the paint is coming off with a scotchbrite pad and they look nice. I think I have got my hands on a set of inside windshield moldings that I have to bead blast and see what I have.
Thanks again.
Mike
My old truck's still running good, my ticker's ticking like they say it should, I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving, and even my bad days aint that bad...Yeah, I'm a lucky man! 1953 Chevy 3100 Shortbed1965 C-30 Panel Truck 1963 C-20 Long/Fleet Pick-up California Black Plate
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 86 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 86 | No problem. Glad you got it figured out. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 428 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 428 | Mike, do your research, and if your answer is not answered by all means ask. MOST of the people here are more than willing to help.
Dan-pa if we aLL were born with 49 steering wheels in our hands we wouldn't need to ask questions. Then you could sit in a corner and be happy with nobody bothering you. Jimmie D. | | |
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