[Shotimes] window moldings

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From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
> Could it be the '93 and before are chrome (except for the Plus) and the '94+
> are black? The chrome one would reflect the sun and therefore be cooler
> whereas the black would absorb the sun and heat up?

I'm not positive about the Gen2s....They _should_ be the same because the basic doors are the same, but for Gen 1 you are (partly) thinking about the doorsill moldings, which go at the base of the windows.  For SLOs and Plusses they have chrome inserts, and also (ah yes, what you really meant...) there is chrome around the outside of the windows at the tops of the doors (and the outside mirror, and the rear quarter windows).  That chrome is separate from the window runs, which are all the same.  It pop rivets to the door frame before the run goes in.  The runs just slide in (very firmly) into the top structure of the window frame, and in the front doors some of them bolt to the very lower front inside the door structure...to help keep alignment proper for the window as it goes down.   With practice, a door comes apart for me in about 10 minutes.  The parts can all be swapped without removing or risking the window.

All these parts are readily available in almost like new condition out here in Ca.  The rear quarter windows are the hard part.  They glue in with black super strong adhesive....windshield adhesive....and are almost impossible to get out.   Cutting them loose in one piece requires a special knife that goes into an air tool....I watched them do that with BD at Lowriders surgeon's place.  With my history of welding backs of cars onto fronts, I'm well familiar with THAT hassle.

Ask me if you all need any of these parts.  They are super cheap....you can redo a whole car for about 20-30 bucks.

George