type 44 headliner replacement

[DeWitt Harrison]

On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 19:48:06 -0400
Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> > DeWitt Harrison wrote:
> > I had a nice pair of trims from a V8. It turns out that these have
textured
> > vinyl coverings that are a bit thicker than the originals and I can't
force
> > them into position.

> Can you take a palm sander and thin them out from the back side so they
fit like they are
> supposed to?  Unless you have a V8 that needs them, what do you have to
lose?

Good thought, Kent, but silly me got the problem wrong. After much more
carefully comparing the V8 A-pillar trims with those of my 5kcs, it is
clear the two are actually quite different in shape at the bottom end. The
V8 trims obviously (now!) will not work.The parts were presumably altered
when the later style dashboard was introduced. ('90 V8, '91 20V, '90
100/200?) but the molded-in part numbers where left completely unchanged.
Three different part numbers, actually. None were changed.

So I am definitely on the hunt for black A-pillar trims for a 5000CS.

Thanks,
DeWitt