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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / September 2005Trim Price Inquiry
I was missing the potmetal that goes on top of the doors and the long moulding that goes in the middle under the windshield on my Speedster. My mentor had cores with no good chrome that look like they will work as the profiles match up with the rest of the windshield molding and the short quarter panel moulding. Of course the mounting will have to change, but I can deal with that. I understand this is a what the market will bear deal, but whats a fair price for these three molding cores? Bill If the stuff is pit free, what ever the fella wants, and is only limited by what your silly enough to pay. If it's pitted, all bets are off. Check the depth of any pitting. Anything deeper then 3/32 is scrap, or will be really expensive to have fixed for plating. Where's Jerry Forester when you need him? Bo The pot metal on top of hardtop doors was essentially the same from '53-55. There were two attachement methods. The early type used a clip that attached to the door that the trip pressed into. The second type pressed directly into holes in the door. You can adapt the 2nd type to 1st type cars. Much harder to adapt the 1st type to second type cars. 55's used only the second type, but so did some 54's. In any event, they are super hard to find in rechromable condition. I'd say that if you can find a pair of the second type in virtually ANY condition, pay the asking price and then pay to have them rechromed. Also, make sure you don't use the coupe mouldings. They look similar (same length, same fit to the mouldings under the rear quarter window), but aren't the same. The moulding under the windshield is much easier to find. It is the same piece for hardtops, coupes, and sedans from '53 through at least 55. These should be relatively cheap in rechromable condition. -Dick- The long molding under the windshield is also the same from 53-55 I think. > The pot metal on top of hardtop doors was essentially the same from > '53-55. There were two attachement methods. The early type used a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > -Dick- I have these cores that are all replatable, unfortunately my parts book does not have the trim section. I'm not sure what they are off of but they look like they should work. 303538 Windshield center moulding 306519 Door top moulding 306518 Door top mounding Anybody see any reason these would not work? Whats a fair price for these? Thanks Bill >I was missing the potmetal that goes on top of the doors and the long >moulding that goes in the middle under the windshield on my Speedster. My [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bill > I have these cores that are all replatable, unfortunately my parts book does > not have the trim section. I'm not sure what they are off of but they look [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks > Bill Those are casting numbers, not part numbers. I don't have any of these parts on hand, so I don't know if the casting numbers you give are correct. The part numbers you want are... Windshield center moundling (actually called Cowl Belt Moulding, center) 304078 Door Belt moulding right 306516 Door Belt moulding, left 306517 My guess (my guess only) for mouldings in re-platable condition are... Windshield center $10-25 Door top mouldings $50-100 per stick. It will probably cost you at least $100 per stick to get them plated if they don't need too much work. The sky's the limit if they have pits. -Dick- |
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