Chrome on Side moldings Reply #45 – March 05, 2017, 09:46:12 AM I just ordered my roll of tape from Grainger. $7.xx for the tape, $10.xx for shipping! Oh well I figured if I can spruce up the car for less than $20, it'll be worth it. (Still seems high for tape, lol). Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #46 – March 05, 2017, 10:53:14 AM The chrome strip on my '83 is replaceable but it is no longer available from Ford as far as I know. What can be used in lieu of the factory strip? I have this feeling I should use the search function.... Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #47 – March 05, 2017, 10:13:53 PM Quote from: Aerocoupe;459574The chrome strip on my '83 is replaceable but it is no longer available from Ford as far as I know. What can be used in lieu of the factory strip? I have this feeling I should use the search function....At one point I was doing heavy research on it but life got in the way. I haven't found a good aftermarket substitute yet but that doesn't mean it's not out there. It's just a 1/2" quarter-round chrome piece. In theory, that shouldn't be difficult to find...although what I was seeing was a lot flatter, which I don't think is a good alternative. Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #48 – March 06, 2017, 07:25:30 PM Quote from: 50tbrd88;459572I just ordered my roll of tape from Grainger. $7.xx for the tape, $10.xx for shipping! Oh well I figured if I can spruce up the car for less than $20, it'll be worth it. (Still seems high for tape, lol).. I just ordered it from a local Grainger (there's one a little over a mile from my house) and picked it up there. Apparently I saved $10 by not shipping the tape to my house.... Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #49 – March 07, 2017, 10:40:24 AM Quote from: EricCoolCats;459581At one point I was doing heavy research on it but life got in the way. I haven't found a good aftermarket substitute yet but that doesn't mean it's not out there. It's just a 1/2" quarter-round chrome piece. In theory, that shouldn't be difficult to find...although what I was seeing was a lot flatter, which I don't think is a good alternative.Following this thread for solutions. My poor lady had a grill fire get a bit too close a couple of years ago and about a foot of this little chrome strip melted :( I've been trying to figure out a way to replace it ever since :( Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #50 – March 07, 2017, 01:50:25 PM From a quick glance it looks like a 1995-97 Grand Marquis bumper impact strip molding *might* work on the 1983-86 bumpers...http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=chrome+bumper+impact+strip+95-97&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xchrome+bumper+impact+strip+95-97+grand.TRS0&_nkw=chrome+bumper+impact+strip+95-97+grand&_sacat=0I don't know the dimensions but the quarter-round profile looks pretty close. Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #51 – March 07, 2017, 09:35:07 PM I bought some many years ago on ebay and it was a perfect match. Here's the profile. I should have bought more but think it was around $80. Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #52 – March 08, 2017, 08:47:07 AM I ended up painting over mine for a sportier look, but it was a bit of a process. My pictures are not the best but I ended up switching from the thin body side moldings to the thick ones to accommodate the ground effects. My original moldings were starting to pull away from the car around the wheel wells, nothing serious, but the usual thing you'll see or find with these cars. I ended up pulling all of the molding off of my car and a donor car with the thick molding. I then removed the top and bottom metal backing strips from all of the thick molding that I was going to reuse on my car. In addition, I also peeled away all of the protective clear covering that is on top of the chrome strip. In many cases, this will discolor or get cloudy and sometimes it will even crack or peel around the edges. When I peeled that all off, I just lightly sanded the entire molding to scuff it up for paint. I'd like to re-do them since I rattle canned them close to 20 years ago, but they are still going relatively strong. I bought the automotive grade 3M gray double sided tape to re-adhere them back to the car. Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #53 – March 08, 2017, 08:49:57 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;459599. I just ordered it from a local Grainger (there's one a little over a mile from my house) and picked it up there. Apparently I saved $10 by not shipping the tape to my house....The price I pay to live out in the country I guess! I couldn't even tell you where the closest Grainger store is to me. We had a Fastenal not too far away but it's closed up now. Quote Selected
Chrome on Side moldings Reply #54 – March 08, 2017, 10:51:16 PM Sometimes living in a major metro area has its advantages. Quote Selected
Re: Chrome on Side moldings Reply #55 – July 30, 2020, 12:03:03 PM Quote from: thunderjet302 – on March 01, 2017, 01:43:19 PMQuote from: 50tbrd88;459526I am so ordering this today! Thanks for figuring it out for the rest of us!!I've had the tape on one of the moldings on my car since August of last year as a test. After several washings it has shown no signs of peeling or fading. However, I hand wash my Thunderbird and don't expose it to the elements so that may make the tape more durable. The tape is outdoor rated so it should last for several years. If it ends up not lasting I'll replace it with some chrome vinyl. When you install the metalized film tap clean the chrome strip on the moldings with wax remover to get any gunk off of it. Dry the molding, then just apply the tape over the chrome strip and trim the edges. Done. Quote from: Aerocoupe;459528Post up how it works on the front and rear bumper covers. My concern is with going around the corners and staying flat and not bunching up.I haven't tried it on the chrome strip on the 87-88 bumper covers as there is no need to. The chrome strip is replaceable, unlike the strip on the rubber moldings between the wheels. I'll just end up installing a new chrome strip in the front and rear bumper cover after the car is painted in a couple of months.Is the Cougar bumper chrome replaceable as well? Quote Selected
Re: Chrome on Side moldings Reply #56 – July 30, 2020, 10:51:52 PM Yup. Front and rear bumper chrome is replaceable. Just peels right off. Quote Selected
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