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Hood edge trim on my 85 Delta 88 appears to be wrapped in some kind of plastic that has turned yellow. See pics below. Is this plastic supposed to be there? Can I remove it? It looks to be the only piece on my car with this plastic, so it doesn't match the rest.
From your photo, that trim piece does not appear to be factory... IIRC, the rear hood trim piece should be metal and clip onto the trailing edge of the hood, not a stick on...
From your photo, that trim piece does not appear to be factory... IIRC, the rear hood trim piece should be metal and clip onto the trailing edge of the hood, not a stick on...
^^^THIS! It's probably the same aftermarket stick-on trim that is used on your non-factory half vinyl roof, too. Not much you can do except replace it. The yellowing is in the plastic coating that is on top of the "chrome" applied to the plastic trim.
See if you can pop it off the car. Then wipe it down with lacquer thinner. Should make the yellow go away.
I'll try this again. The yellow is the clear plastic outer layer aging. The only way to "make it go away" is to remove it. Lacquer thinner on that plastic coating will definitely make the yellow go away, since it will dissolve the plastic.
From your photo, that trim piece does not appear to be factory... IIRC, the rear hood trim piece should be metal and clip onto the trailing edge of the hood, not a stick on...
The trim does appear to be clipped on the back edge of the hood, not stuck on. Am I right? If this is indeed some kind of plastic coating, can I just remove it?
Your photos aren't clear enough to show any clips holding the trim in place... I have a rear hood trim piece, and it looks nothing like yours... If I get a chance I will take a photo and post it so you can see the difference...
^^^THIS! It's probably the same aftermarket stick-on trim that is used on your non-factory half vinyl roof, too. Not much you can do except replace it. The yellowing is in the plastic coating that is on top of the "chrome" applied to the plastic trim.
I'm new to these cars, so I didn't know my vinyl top wasn't factory. Any more info available on these aftermarket vinyl tops? Is it best left in place or removed?
I'm new to these cars, so I didn't know my vinyl top wasn't factory. Any more info available on these aftermarket vinyl tops? Is it best left in place or removed?
The factory didn't install half vinyl tops on these cars, so it's aftermarket. Since it was done by a nameless shop, we have no idea of the quality of the installation. I'm not a fan of any vinyl tops, since they trap moisture and lead to rust. Removing it likely means a repaint, however, so your call.
The factory didn't install half vinyl tops on these cars, so it's aftermarket.
Joe - by "these cars", do you refer to 4-doors, or '85s, or...?
I have never thought that all the half-landau roofs on 80-85 2-doors (the opposite of a "slickback") were all aftermarket-installed.
Last edited by ReallyWildStuff; September 26th, 2017 at 09:46 AM.
Reason: I didn't write what I meant the first time - transposed "dealer" for aftermarket. Sorry!
September 21st, 2017, 01:57 PM
