Anyone have a good place i can buy the upper window molding that runs along the top of the windsheild?

 

i got mine from a local windshield installer

 

You can get it from Mazda still, that's where I got mine. It's about $20, just describe what you're looking for as the parts guy should be able to find it

 

Sweet, i havent check the dealer. i dont have a windsheild atm and im going to need one but im goign to check the dealer tomo! thanks mangs

Rob what did you do with the little plastic pieces that caps off the top of the doors when you painted your car. Did you paint them or buy new ones?

 

the one I got locally was a tad wider, which I actually liked, but had I thought of getting it OEM I might have done that. The windshield place one is pretty soft and has stayed soft while the stock one went to crap. It was also installed when I got a new windshield - which makes a HUGE difference when driving the car, new is so nice.

My little plastic pieces on the doors themselves are painted ( convertible doors have these ), but the ones at the corner of the windshield are still stock finish which aint bad, but this winter I plan on "restoring" the molding that runs along the windshield and those corner pieces are part of the project

 

thats ffigured they were painted. man im up in the air on them things. i might try to find them at the dealer. i dont like the look of them when there painted but i suppose thats the only thing to reallly do.


What about your cowl? did you paint that? im updating my restoration thread right now!

 

you dont have to go gloss when you paint these things, the cowl I did in satin finish

the only piece of trim NOT painted on my car happens to be those corner moldings, even the ones running along side the small door windows I painted

 

Ya im doing my cowl in satin. im not painting any of my window moldings. ill try to get a nicer set. im painting the the window track that holds the triangle windows in. there already sandblasted

 

the moldings that run alongside the windshield do not appear to be removable without breaking, and I cant see a car being parted out having really nice moldings- most of them are beat also

I am restoring mine right on the car, I am not disturbing them. Masking them from behind, filling with epoxy fairing, sanding, prime, paint

 

yea most are messed up. i had a nice set off a gtus but i sold them. kicking myself in the *** for that.

did you paint your spare tire wheel that hangs below the back bumper?

 

I seem to think convertible and coupe moldings are different, but it has been a year since I had my coupe

of course I painted the spare tire thing!

 

Nice. thought about taking it out or moving it up so you cant see it but then you will see more of the gas tank...thats out. (thanks for the new comp. background)