Drip Rail Trim - OER

[BPBP440]

Ordered this Drip Rail Trim from Classic Industries for my 1970 Roadrunner. The only pics available show it with a vinyl top. Description does not differentiate. Does anyone know if there is vinyl top specific trim (I don't have a vinyl top)?

1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Parts | MB1679 | 1968-70 Dodge, Plymouth; (classicindustries.com)

Any experience with this fairly inexpensive drip rail trim set?

 

[pnora]

Says not in stock coming soon. From what I have been told most of this is to narrow for vinyl top models. I had my original polished just to avoid installation hassles.

 

[BPBP440]

Says not in stock coming soon. From what I have been told most of this is to narrow for vinyl top models. I had my original polished just to avoid installation hassles.

My car unfortunately does not have them currently.

 

[dadsbee]

YES... there are vinyl and painted roof trims..

Outside width of paint trim = 0.5095 to 0.5135

Outside width of vinyl trim = 0.5355 to 0.54"

 

[Hemirunner]

.540” - .5095” = .305 which is well over 1/4” difference which seems excessive. What’s the thickness of the vinyl top material? I’m assuming coverage over the seams would require that much extra width?

 

[dadsbee]

.540” - .5095” = .305 which is well over 1/4” difference which seems excessive. What’s the thickness of the vinyl top material? I’m assuming coverage over the seams would require that much extra width?

Might wanna calculate that again... that's 0.035.. 35 thou 0.0305.. 30 thou

 

[mopar4don]

you mean .0305 (30 and a half thousands)

 

[dadsbee]

Correct Don.. I wasn't awake either.. LOL I should have just typed 30 thou like I was gonna...

 

[mopar4don]

I gotta keep you on your toes.

 

[Dave6T4]

When I redid my '67 R/T over 30 years ago, I removed the original vinyl top, and repainted the car in one colour. I reinstalled the original drip rail trims, and they seemed to fit OK.

 

[Hemirunner]

Might wanna calculate that again... that's 0.035.. 35 thou 0.0305.. 30 thou

Yeah, it was early this morning and apparently I wasn’t awake! .030 seems about right. Now I’ll have to go through my pile of trim with the calipers!! All this for a vinyl top, lol.