Anyone know what this window trim piece is called?

[LoganB]

Do you guys know where I could find this part online or how I could fix it?



The rest of the window trims on the car are in pretty good condition, but these ones have been bugging me since I got it.

 

[Ericv8thunderbird]

Rear, upper and lower window trim?

You won’t find these new, and finding them used in good shape is super tough.

The bottom one can be stripped and repainted.

I’ve painted a few top ones, and after awhile they tend to get sticky.

 

[Rodeo Joe]

Reveal moldings. Those have been obsolete for years.

Joe

 

[theterminator93]

The bottom one is easier to get a good finish on because it's entirely aluminum, but the top pieces both have a rubber gasket integrated into their finish that seals up against the glass. Regardless I sanded all of mine down and painted them with DupliColor Trim Paint over 15 years ago, and they still look great.

In my case I didn't sand off the rubber gasket part off of the top pieces - just the top surface that had been peeling/corroding, if that makes sense.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I have an OEM new-in-package upper sitting in my garage in my private stash of parts.

I'll let ya have it for $2,000 .... J/K It's not for sale.

But, yeah, the other suggestions that have been given will work just fine.

A strip of this or equivalent would probably work to rebuild the seal on the upper.

https://a.co/d/978SxMQ

This might also work: https://a.co/d/9vficPd

I like this one even better: https://a.co/d/hyy6grl

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

I’ve painted a few top ones, and after awhile they tend to get sticky.

I painted mine, top and bottom of rear window, with PlastiDip, and both turned out oddly sticky, which has never happened before with PlastiDip.

I sell these pieces occasionally when I find nice junkyard units; they always sell the same day.

My own pieces look fine in spite of the stickiness.

 

[Stanley]

I managed to replace the top in this thread:

Thread 'Substitute Upper Rear Window Molding'

Apr 24, 2024

I was getting my driver's side window replaced (itself a lucky thing: these are getting hard to find) when I casually mentioned that I sure wish I could replace my rear window molding, which like so many others had cracked and now looked awful. He took a quick look and said, "Oh, I'm sure I have something that will fit almost as well".

Twenty minutes later I had new molding.

It's not a 100% match: it's not as tall as the original, so you can see a very slight line where the old molding was. I don't consider this an issue as it's so faint that you have to know what you're looking for...

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With the caveat that the guy wasn't 100% sure which piece it was that he used to do so; you'll have to do a bit of digging. But it works great.

 

[Vicinity]

So the lower trim wont cause any leaking and can just be painted? Mine starting going last year

 

[theterminator93]

Correct. None of those pieces contribute to the watertightness of the windshields; they're purely cosmetic.