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Re: Removing convertible top frame
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2016 - 03:44:36 AM »
Great, many thanks! Another thing I had no clue about, and I had e-bodys for 35 years.....  :)
/ Ken
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Re: Removing convertible top frame
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2016 - 03:29:15 PM »
Anyone knows how to remove this convertible moulding? I had snaps for the top booth screwed thru it , removed all those, and tried to bend with a screwdriver, but its stuck, probably some clips, I cant see anything on the underside...
Is anyone selling new mouldings? cant seem to find them, I don't want the snaps for the top booth there.
/ Ken
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Re: Removing convertible top frame
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2016 - 09:05:34 PM »
There are phillips head screws  coming in from the bottom.. Probably 4-5 per curved side trim... The rear trim just clips on, you slide it forward to release it... It takes a good bit of force to move it.. I use a 2x4 laid so the end grain contacts the trim stand behind the trunk & strike the 2x4 with a hammer... Slide back & forth slowly working the trim off.....    The trim is not reproduced, this isn't a Camaro or Mustang... Search Ebay, it pops up from time to time... Or a skilled trim guy can tig the holes & once polished the repair will be hard to detect.... If you choose to track down better trim realize Cuda & Challenger trim are different....
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Re: Removing convertible top frame
« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2016 - 06:21:50 AM »
There are phillips head screws  coming in from the bottom.. Probably 4-5 per curved side trim... The rear trim just clips on, you slide it forward to release it... It takes a good bit of force to move it.. I use a 2x4 laid so the end grain contacts the trim stand behind the trunk & strike the 2x4 with a hammer... Slide back & forth slowly working the trim off.....    The trim is not reproduced, this isn't a Camaro or Mustang... Search Ebay, it pops up from time to time... Or a skilled trim guy can tig the holes & once polished the repair will be hard to detect.... If you choose to track down better trim realize Cuda & Challenger trim are different....


OK, thanks, I will advertise and see if I can find new trim, I guess I can live with the snaps if I have to, until I find a better one.
/ Ken
Restoration thread: http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=102525.0
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