1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

I have a friend that is trying to figure out where these trim plates go and I am hoping that I can get a couple pictures to show him. Can anyone please help? Thanks

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Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

They go by the windshield inside of the A pillar. You will see screw holes that line up with the holes in the pieces.

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Thanks Mike, That’s exactly what I thought when he showed them to me. He is 2 weeks behind me in returning home from the roadster show so I’m trying to get hopefully a couple pictures to take with me when I go look at the car.

Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

They might be partially covered when the garnish molding is installed. I will look at my coupe.

Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

Those pieces are covered with headliner cloth. The garnish molding around the windshield will cover the screws.

Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

uncle buck; I was told in my Lebaron-Bonney instructions in 1982 below that those are called windshield "Reveal Panels" that fit on the interior of the right and left interior A-pillars. THEY ARE VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND so keep them safe. When I installed mine, I had to gently bend them just a little bit to make them fit perfect. The last photo of LB Instructions mentions these panels that they label as number 3.

I saved the LB instructions for installing 1940 Ford coupe interior and can email them to you, if desired. $550 for the entire kit. As a side note, the OEM interior garnish molding screws are slotted cadmium plated screws, not Phillips.

Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

In addition those plates also retain the wind lace on the A pillar

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I have an extra set of those if someone is missing theirs.
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Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

You guy’s are awesome! Thank you so much for the help. Those pictures and directions are perfect.

Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

They are not very rare and hard to find. Every passenger car had them. I’ve got a couple extras sets sitting in my swap meet box.

Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates
 

Gosh, that's great news. I had trouble finding them in 1978.