1989 body seam molding

[OhU8one2]

Anyone know where I can find this molding seam strip? Only ones I find are the short ones on roof of a 95 truck. Driver's side is missing.

Looks like factory seam sealer to me and appears the factory worker went above the normal practice of slopping it on since it was going to be easily seen. Love the stepside by the way,you hardly ever see those trucks.

 

[OhU8one2]

Crap, sorry.... But there are pins about every six inches. Truck is in storage for winter. But you can see at arrow it has them sticking out. Does the roof ones have pins?

Yes I do recall seeing pins.

 

[FullBlowncustoms]

Looks like factory seam sealer to me and appears the factory worker went above the normal practice of slopping it on since it was going to be easily seen. Love the stepside by the way,you hardly ever see those trucks.

Nope,,, It comes off, just like the pass side does.

 

[Hipster]

Crap, sorry.... But there are pins about every six inches. Truck is in storage for winter. But you can see at arrow it has them sticking out. Does the roof ones have pins?

Yes the roof have pins and the moldings clip on. This is not to say someone in the aftermarket didn't come up with a molding for thr cab/bed joint. Hell, I have the tool to tack studs on. Just saying I've never seen an OEM molding there.

 

[FullBlowncustoms]

(1988-98) Roof Joint Molding, This is what your link provided. Ther is no OEM molding for that area that I have ever seen.​

This is a long roof one for ext cab... It is a part just like that for my 89 step on rear of cab...

 

[FullBlowncustoms]

all my others were fleet side. My 89 is the first step I owned. BUT in junkyard I seen a 90 step 4x4 that had them on it, but to weather cracked etc..

 

[FullBlowncustoms]

If I never find a good one, I'll find trim that fits, push it up against the pins, to leave marks, then tiny counter sink drill holes for the pins, then 3M it on.. Nobody know the difference...!!

 

[FullBlowncustoms]

Well you said your drivers side is missing so wtf kind of **** are you talking?

I just didn't explain it very well .... And stop yelling at me ! LOL

 

[Hipster]

I just didn't explain it very well .... And stop yelling at me ! LOL

Not yellin at you man lol.

 

[Hipster]

I just didn't explain it very well .... And stop yelling at me ! LOL

These trucks were in production for a long time, a host of aftermarket "enhancers" for lack of a better term got ahold of them, Choo Choo, MarkIII, Starcraft, etc., a host of others. Not everything is cut and dry when it comes to OEM level stuff. I'm not saying what you say doesn't exist but I am sayng 25+ years in the collision industry, quite a few years at GM dealers, I never saw those parts at the OEM level, not once. When it comes to bodywork "Do both sides the same"