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Mr 5 0 · 12-07-2001, 02:51 PM

Bad89:

The quarter-window mouldings going bad is a long-standing problem for Fox-bodied Mustangs.

Some owners have had success with sanding them down and painting them, but this if iffy.
My body guy said he wouldn't try it; mine were too thin from 11 years of weathering (no garage).

He offered to get me new quarter glass (with the mouldings) for $380. each, installed. Sweet deal considering list price of close to $600. each but a total of $740. for what amounts to some plastic trim was too much for me to agree to.

Tough call. I decided to just let mine go as my paint is just so-so and with lots of Armor-All, the trim doesn't look too bad until you get right up to it. If I ever repaint, I'll be forced to go for new windows/mouldings. Ouch. Maybe next year.

12-07-2001, 02:51 PM	#6
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Solutions Bad89: The quarter-window mouldings going bad is a long-standing problem for Fox-bodied Mustangs. Some owners have had success with sanding them down and painting them, but this if iffy. My body guy said he wouldn't try it; mine were too thin from 11 years of weathering (no garage). He offered to get me new quarter glass (with the mouldings) for $380. each, installed. Sweet deal considering list price of close to $600. each but a total of $740. for what amounts to some plastic trim was too much for me to agree to. Tough call. I decided to just let mine go as my paint is just so-so and with lots of Armor-All, the trim doesn't look too bad until you get right up to it. If I ever repaint, I'll be forced to go for new windows/mouldings. Ouch. Maybe next year.