Exterior trim question
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And, since we don't have pics of your truck in this thread I really can't say what you have.
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Originally Posted by Gary Lewis
Personally, I like the trim right on the wheelwell better than the racetrack trim. But, the wheelwell trim is the only stuff that can be taken off easily. The rest leaves holes or studs showing.
I personally really like the upper moulding *my* truck has, but many do not. Ford must not have liked it very much either, because they dropped it after only one model year and went back to the lower racetrack style moulding your truck has.
Originally Posted by Dman130
Those were my thoughts as well, if I understood another response to my max trim issue, the top trim was an adhesive attachment? Either way something needs to go.
The wheel lip mouldings can be easily removed without anyone knowing they were even there.
The upper trim on *my* truck is held on with adhesive double-stick tape.
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I was going thru posts and guess what I found?
Yep another truck with wheel opening moldings and race track.
Here is a link down about half way.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...t-pic-267.html
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Yep another truck with wheel opening moldings and race track.
Here is a link down about half way.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...t-pic-267.html
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Sure enough, what kind of work did my previous owner do to put all that top trim on, if it was an owner install it is all pretty straight. Not that I'm keeping it all, just looks like a lot of work. The trim issue will wait till it goes to paint , which is well over a year away. My order of work will be drivetrain, interior then last is exterior. I do enjoy the tips, pictures and references till then.
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Sure enough, what kind of work did my previous owner do to put all that top trim on, if it was an owner install it is all pretty straight. Not that I'm keeping it all, just looks like a lot of work. The trim issue will wait till it goes to paint , which is well over a year away. My order of work will be drivetrain, interior then last is exterior. I do enjoy the tips, pictures and references till then.
There were litter studs fitted to the panels that clips fit on and the moldings snapped over them.
There were also stud clips fitted to the molding and holes drilled in the panels the threaded stud would go thru and a nut put on from the back side.
The litter studs are easy to remove just grind them off.
The holes are harder as they need to be welded then ground smooth.
I just did this to 2 fenders but did not get pictures as it is common to do it that way.
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I should add if yours were added then as posted they most likely used pop rivits to hold the clips in place of the litter studs so you would have more holes to weld up.
If me I would leave them on as it brakes up a long 1 color side of the truck and remove the wheel moldings.
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If me I would leave them on as it brakes up a long 1 color side of the truck and remove the wheel moldings.
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