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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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Windshield Molding (Need Black)

My chrome to black conversion is inching closer and closer, but the next few things i need is to remove the chrome moulding around the windshield and chrome mirrors. I need to find some satin finished mouldings that i can have painted to put around my windshield, does anyone know where i can find some, or what model trucks had the sating mouldings, like the XL's?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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The only models that had painted windshield mouldings were the Lightning and the Nite. All others had chrome mouldings.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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Darn, do you think i could sand the chrome off the best I could then have it powder coated or something?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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it is all in the prep of the strip.

talk to a local auto body paint store for some help.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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I know just the shop thank you.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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do get the tool to remove the strips and we need pics of how it turns out.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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My buddy found Black Bronco moldings for his.... At least that's what he says... He owns a Body shop so I hope he knows what he's talking about....
 
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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Yea no problem guys I will let you know how it turns out, I also want to get black mirrors oppose to the chrome, but i am not sure how well that plastic takes shiny black, i think the F150-F350 kind come satin, but the SVT ones are dark black
 
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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I just look in my lmc truck catalog and they have black molding in the for around the window but that molding is very pricey..
 
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Good point LMC is pricey but very original
 
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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Talked to a powder coating shop today, he said they can bake the paint right over the chrome no problem. So what I am going to do is buy an old chrome set ebay and have it powder coated, I am very excited.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 05:55 AM
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As for the mirrors, the chrome area is removable. When you have the moldings done, why not have them do the mirrors as well?
 
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 06:42 AM
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Black windshield mouldings

Originally Posted by FordF350Baby
Good point LMC is pricey but very original
Of course they're very original, because lmc is buying the mouldings from Ford.

You can too...and at a discount from an FTE sponsor.

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The variations in the prices is usually caused by Ford needing to run off another batch (or more) at a later date.

These mouldings are not specific to Nite and Lightning models only. Bronco's used them 1991/95 on some models, exclusively in 1996.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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Thank you #Dummy those but those are so expensive! I think Alz is right on, I will also have those mirrrors powder coated too, i didnt know the chrome was removeable, thank you!
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by alz
As for the mirrors, the chrome area is removable. When you have the moldings done, why not have them do the mirrors as well?

How do the chrome pieces come off the back of the mirrors? Do you just pry them off or what, they didn't really seem to want to pop off so I started getting nervous. Check out what it looks like guys with just the chrome piece around the windshield removed.

 
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