Trunk trim November 08, 2005, 01:15:54 PM Will the trim inside the trunk of an 87 cougar fit my 85 t-bird? Quote Selected
Trunk trim Reply #1 – November 08, 2005, 01:31:58 PM Mmmm....I'm going to have to go ahead and say 'no'. There were major differences with those panels between 1986 and 1987. I've tried to retrofit before with not-so-good results. Quote Selected
Trunk trim Reply #2 – November 08, 2005, 04:00:08 PM Are you talking about the interior trunk panels?If so,I'm going to pillage parts Friday from a '86 Cougar. Quote Selected
Trunk trim Reply #3 – November 08, 2005, 08:39:12 PM I tried using a trunk from a '87 T-bird...rear window line is different... Quote Selected
Trunk trim Reply #5 – November 09, 2005, 01:04:34 PM I am talking about the trim panels on the inside. When I had my exhuast put on they were welding the bracket on the passenger side and caught the inside of the trunk on fire. Nearly burned down the whole car. Basically I am needing all of the interior trim panels for the trunk. I have an 87 cougar for a parts car but it's about an hour away so I can't easily check to see if it fits. If they don't fit I will just look for some off of a t-bird in the local bone yard. I was just hoping someone might know for sure if they fit. It won't cost me much at the bone yard which is why I had them take money off the bill instead of having them fix it. Jason. Quote Selected
Trunk trim Reply #6 – November 09, 2005, 02:09:49 PM I believe you can only use your trim from your body style. I know there was a difference in the side panels between my '88 T-Bird and '88 Cougar. And I compared the '88 Cougar panels to my '86 Cougar panels, and there is a difference there too.Trunk liners are about the worst part to try and find now. Most of them cracked not long after the car was new. And at boneyards, IF you can find the trunk key, more often than not there's water in the trunk, junk parts, from the previous owners, etc. It's just a big pain. On the convertible, the stock panels were cut down, so for me to get new ones I have to find good/perfect 1985-86 Cougar trunk panels...and then cut them. No thanks--I went custom and saved my cracked ones just in case. Like I said, it's a pain. Good luck finding what you need. Quote Selected
Trunk trim Reply #7 – November 09, 2005, 04:24:55 PM I'll let you know Friday If I find them.If so,I'll try to post some pics. Quote Selected
Trunk trim Reply #8 – November 10, 2005, 12:24:27 PM Hey Jason,there's still a few birds at liberty upullit in our area.Thhere's an 83 or 84 Elan that might have a nice setup that would fit. Quote Selected
Trunk trim Reply #9 – November 16, 2005, 08:05:14 PM Mine weren't in the best condition to begin with. I should be able to find something to suit me. I prob. won't be able to make it to the bone yard until about december though. I didn't expect those cougar panels to work, but it was worth a shot. Thanks guys. Jason. Quote Selected