Looking for any words of wisdom before I start taking all the trim off my Fury in prep for a re-paint. The shop that is going to do the work said I could save around $1200 or so if I take it off and put it back on. Ya never realize just how much trim and chrome is on a car until you think about taking it all off! Some if it looks pretty simple for the stuff easily accessible; but then been around long enough and done enough jobs that appeared simple until ya do it. Of course don't want to damage any of it removing and then being super careful putting it back on. I'll be stripping out the interior to access doors and such. More concerned removing windshield and convert top trim around the deck. Anybody that's done this please let me know any tricks you've learned, best tools to use, problems to avoid, etc. if you would. Thanks.
Removing all trim/chrome from '63 Fury Convert
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Trying to remember back a few years... All the side trim has screws or nuts at the ends, a lot of spring type clips. Get a set of plastic prying tools or wrap metal ones with tape. Front and rear lights are all bolt in from the rear. Just DON'T FORCE anything, if it doesn't come loose, step back and reevaluate the situation. Most of it is pretty simple. When reinstalling, a touch of grease or Vaseline goes a long way to ease windshield and drip rail (you don't have) or any push on trim installation. Other posters should have more specific directions. Good luck.
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I use these tools all the time to pull trim off. I've done over 50 mopars and countless others.
However, the most important tool I use I cannot take a picture of....PATIENCE!!!!
However, the most important tool I use I cannot take a picture of....PATIENCE!!!!
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The middle tool in the picture, I've been looking for one of those. Can you tell me the brand or where it came from? Thanks.
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Don't remember the brand but I got it from Napa car parts
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Might go down to a local auto glass outfit, and see if they have one of the nylon wedge tools you can buy. On these older cars, that nylon tool is what's used to both remove/install front, and rear glass. Still takes patience, but makes the job a little easier.
You'll have types of nuts, besides push in/pry out clips on your trim. Either way you do it, suggest you keep track of every clip/nut, for each piece of trim. Some of them will take two, or three different ones, at certain locations on the body.
You'll have types of nuts, besides push in/pry out clips on your trim. Either way you do it, suggest you keep track of every clip/nut, for each piece of trim. Some of them will take two, or three different ones, at certain locations on the body.
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Here's some detailed pics from my thread when I removed the windshield on my 64 convertible if that helps.
Around post #72
http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/can-of-rusty-worms.104526/page-4
Around post #72
http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/can-of-rusty-worms.104526/page-4
Thanks much for this info! That was a huge resto on your Plymouth! I'm lucky mine is pretty solid having lived it's 1st 26 years in Pasadena and never driven winters. I have about 3 studs that broke and a few I ran across more that were already broke. The worst is the r. rear alum back panel 4 of 6 are gone so trying to figure out how I'm going to fix this. Inside the trunk on the quarters lot's of surface rusting and coating to scrape out so I can treat the metal and put on new coating before repaint is done. Posted couple pic's on this (inside trunk) and the rear panel I mentioned. As for the windshield, I just need to remove the chrome trim around it having most concern taking off the cowling/bottom piece w/o damaging it. I'll post couple more pic's..
On another note as I'll confront in a couple months with my project is weather striping for the doors, splash shields, hood, rear bumper deck...you know of a source for buying these items or even availability? Haven't done much research on this as yet; but thought I'd ask in case you know of sources.
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Joe Suchy 770-964-4441 [email protected] Located in Georgia, but attends most of the major swap meets. I'd try him first, good people to deal with.
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