47-55.1 Chrome windshiled trim - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

rmc115 · 05-31-2020, 10:27 AM

I have been putting chrome bits on my 49 truck and last year put the chrome outer door window trim on and now i can only find stainless for the windshield trim and that does not match the door trims. I have seen chrome on other trucks at shows but can't find it anywhere.is it out there or do you have to have it chromed? Mike

**mr48chev** · 05-31-2020, 04:43 PM

Available but not inexpensive https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/detail...de_Chrome.html

I'm thinking that the originals were/are stainless. As far as I know they were only on 47/50 and there was very little shiny stuff on 51/53 because of the Korean war.

rmc115 · 05-31-2020, 09:04 PM

The link is for the door window chrome reveal moldings I have, I need the windshield trim to match. Mike

**joedoh** · 06-01-2020, 01:17 AM

i have never seen chrome windshiled trim, only stainless. for that matter I had never seen chrome window garnish moldings, until now, only stainless previously. I think if you want them to match you might look for a set of stainless window garnish moldings.

mick53 · 06-01-2020, 08:34 AM

The stainless window trims can still be found in backwoods junkyards. They last forever. I bought all 4 pieces for $20. The truck was so rusty I didn't need tools to take them off.

**mr48chev** · 06-01-2020, 10:08 PM

Original trim was only stainless as the guys said. I've got one set saved back that will probably end up in the 1-1/2 ton if my daughter finds out that it is in the stash.

I'd look for some that I could cut out of the donor myself and take a good utility knife with a pack of spare blades and just cut the rubber away on the inside and lift the windshield out and then cut the old rubber away from the stainless and what is left of the glass. You don't want to try to pull the stainless out of the old hard rubber or you will bend it and it bends easy.

**mongocanfly** · 06-01-2020, 10:40 PM

If you can find some in good shape, used or new, and you want it chrome, a chrome plating job would be the best bet for you..
heres the guys I used on all my IH chrome...http://www.electroplatingelpaso.com/

_Ogre · 06-02-2020, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mick53

I bought all 4 pieces for $20. The truck was so rusty I didn't need tools to take them off.

yowza! on both counts

e015475 · 06-02-2020, 01:04 PM

I have a hard time distinguishing polished stainless from chrome, and I'd think having the stainless polished would be a lot cheaper than chroming.

I bought a set of original stainless trim for my windshield for $150, but ended up buying some repos because I couldn't get the dents out of the originals.

Reproduction trim has its own problems. After having the windshields out several times, I still couldn't get the trim to lay flush around the entire perimeter. It was most severe in the middle where the two sides meet at the bottom.

I finally gave up and took it to a glass shop that does a lot of classic cars. The glass guy told me the repo trim is poorly made and won't fit correctly into the rubber. He trimmed the stainless it so it fit much better, but it still wouldn't lay completely flush at the bottom of the windshield.

The glass tech filled the small gap between the trim and the rubber with a little black glass adhesive and trimmed the center bar so it'd fit flush too. Here's what it looked like after he finished - not perfect but it really isn't noticeable either

05-31-2020, 10:27 AM	#1
rmc115 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Mishawaka Indiana Posts: 7	Chrome windshiled trim I have been putting chrome bits on my 49 truck and last year put the chrome outer door window trim on and now i can only find stainless for the windshield trim and that does not match the door trims. I have seen chrome on other trucks at shows but can't find it anywhere.is it out there or do you have to have it chromed? Mike

05-31-2020, 04:43 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,710	Re: Chrome windshiled trim Available but not inexpensive https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/detail...de_Chrome.html I'm thinking that the originals were/are stainless. As far as I know they were only on 47/50 and there was very little shiny stuff on 51/53 because of the Korean war. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

05-31-2020, 09:04 PM	#3
rmc115 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Mishawaka Indiana Posts: 7	Re: Chrome windshiled trim The link is for the door window chrome reveal moldings I have, I need the windshield trim to match. Mike

06-01-2020, 01:17 AM	#4
joedoh Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Doodah Kansas Posts: 7,774	Re: Chrome windshiled trim i have never seen chrome windshiled trim, only stainless. for that matter I had never seen chrome window garnish moldings, until now, only stainless previously. I think if you want them to match you might look for a set of stainless window garnish moldings. __________________ the mass of men live lives of quiet desperation if there is a problem, I can have it. new project WAYNE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=844393

06-01-2020, 08:34 AM	#5
mick53 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Warsaw IN Posts: 897	Re: Chrome windshiled trim The stainless window trims can still be found in backwoods junkyards. They last forever. I bought all 4 pieces for $20. The truck was so rusty I didn't need tools to take them off.

06-01-2020, 10:08 PM	#6
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,710	Re: Chrome windshiled trim Original trim was only stainless as the guys said. I've got one set saved back that will probably end up in the 1-1/2 ton if my daughter finds out that it is in the stash. I'd look for some that I could cut out of the donor myself and take a good utility knife with a pack of spare blades and just cut the rubber away on the inside and lift the windshield out and then cut the old rubber away from the stainless and what is left of the glass. You don't want to try to pull the stainless out of the old hard rubber or you will bend it and it bends easy. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

06-01-2020, 10:40 PM	#7
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,670	Re: Chrome windshiled trim If you can find some in good shape, used or new, and you want it chrome, a chrome plating job would be the best bet for you.. heres the guys I used on all my IH chrome...http://www.electroplatingelpaso.com/ __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver Last edited by mongocanfly; 06-01-2020 at 10:46 PM.

06-02-2020, 01:04 PM	#9
e015475 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Show Low, Arizona Posts: 778	Re: Chrome windshiled trim I have a hard time distinguishing polished stainless from chrome, and I'd think having the stainless polished would be a lot cheaper than chroming. I bought a set of original stainless trim for my windshield for $150, but ended up buying some repos because I couldn't get the dents out of the originals. Reproduction trim has its own problems. After having the windshields out several times, I still couldn't get the trim to lay flush around the entire perimeter. It was most severe in the middle where the two sides meet at the bottom. I finally gave up and took it to a glass shop that does a lot of classic cars. The glass guy told me the repo trim is poorly made and won't fit correctly into the rubber. He trimmed the stainless it so it fit much better, but it still wouldn't lay completely flush at the bottom of the windshield. The glass tech filled the small gap between the trim and the rubber with a little black glass adhesive and trimmed the center bar so it'd fit flush too. Here's what it looked like after he finished - not perfect but it really isn't noticeable either



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