I'm looking for a driver quality upper front fender molding for my '68 F-250. It is 1 1/2" wide.
This is the front fender part of the molding that runs the entire length of the truck, left and right is the same.
I've found nos ones on ebay but as the truck is a little rough a brand new one will just look out of place.. A piece like this is impossible to find here in Norway but I'm kind of hoping one of you guys in the US may have a spare one to complete my truck..

Anders, Norway

 

CAVEAT EMPTOR ~ Let the buyer beware!

1968: There are two different widths of upper side mouldings.

C7TZ-16003-C .. 1 1/4" wide Upper Fender Moulding / Obsolete/Reproduced

1967 F100/250; 1968 F100/250 before serial number C56,000.
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C8TZ-16003-A .. 1 1/2" wide Upper Fender Moulding / Obsolete/Reproduced

1968 F100/250 from serial number C56,001; 1969 F100/250; 1970/72 F100/250 Custom/Sport Custom only.

The serial number is the last 6 digits of the VIN / The 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalog is available on a CD from hipoparts.com

 

What does the front fender molding look like?

 

1967, early 1968 upper side mouldings are anodized aluminum, have black painted lines: 1 1/4" wide.

Late 1968, 1969, 1970/72 Custom/Sport Custom upper side mouldings appear to be exactly the same, but they're 1 1/2" wide.

1970/72 Ranger & Ranger XLT upper side mouldings are 3 5/8" wide. Rangers have painted black lines, Ranger XLT's have wood grain inserts (decals).

 

Thanks for the info guys. I was aware of the early narrow version but thought it was a '67 only thing, didn't know they used it on early 68's too..

Anyway, what I need is a 1 1/2" wide front fender molding, preferably in used condition. It can even be a little rough.

 

My 68 is an early 68 , found out the hard way when i ordered replacement clips fo the side molding , my 68 also has a 67 rear view mirror .

 

Here is a 67 to early 68 molding for a front fender:

http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?n...d=140850896123

One way you can tell the difference between the 2 different part numbers is by looking at the front fender molding nearest the grill. Early moldings will be more "pointier" than the later moldings because they are not as wide as the later 68 and up.

 

That's what the moulding from my '72 looks like

 

Your 72 molding is gonna be the wider molding than the one i posted above from ebay. See numberdummys post above to see the differences. I simply wanted to show what the earlier molding looks like.