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I’m completing the interior of my car. The only parts left to install are the window garnish molding. (The inside window trim.)
I can’t get the side pieces to fit in between the top and bottom trim pieces. I’ve already scratched the fresh paint on one set.
There is a number stamped on the side pieces. A18942 There are eight of these. One for the rear side of the front door, two for each side of the rear doors and one on the front side of the quarter window.
The wood is original.
Is there a trick or special procedure to install these pieces?
Is it just new fabric and a few layers of paint keeping them from fitting in place?
Any suggestions to get them to fit?
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On my '31 sedan I removed about 1/16" from the top of the regulator boards using a Dremel tool with a small router attachment and a wooden straight edge guide clamped to the regulator board. The Hampton Coach mohair material was thicker than the original. Also, I made a tool to push and hold the top and bottom mouldings apart, a turnbuckle I got at a hardware store extended with a longer bolt and with a rubber tip on each end that fits into the countersunk holes for the retaining screws.
If you have old Chevrolets, other old Chevrolets will find out where you live.
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Thanks for the tips. Modifing the wood would have been a whole lot easier before the new door panels were installed.
thanks
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