'61 Lower Door Cove Molding

[Dennis C.]

While installing the door cove molding, I ran in to a problem with the lower molding for the drivers side door. It appears that the finished edge of the molding, which would be the edge near the hinge was angled in the wrong direction.

The long portion of the angle was at the bottom edge instead of at the top edge. This resulted in insufficient room to drill through the door lip and install the last clip. Please see the first picture below.

I ended up locating a NOS molding and installed the new one without problems as shown in the second photo.

However, I am curious as to what the original molding could have been for. Anyone have an idea?

Thanks,

Dennis

[John F.]

Re: '61 Lower Door Cove Molding

I don't know much about 61 molding, but could the pieces be for the other side of the car?
John

[Dennis C.]

Re: '61 Lower Door Cove Molding

I don't know much about 61 molding, but could the pieces be for the other side of the car?
John

John,

Thanks for the input.

The moulding only has a finished edge on one side. So, when you move it to the other side, you need to flip it over and use it for the top piece. The problem with this is the top and bottom pieces are not the same size. This piece is not suitable for the passenger side.

Dennis