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uncle buck · 06-15-2025, 08:28 PM

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

petehoovie · 06-15-2025, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by uncle buck

I have a 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

deuce_roadster · 06-16-2025, 12:39 AM

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

uncle buck · 06-16-2025, 08:18 AM

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.

deuce_roadster · 06-16-2025, 08:39 AM

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

TJ · 06-16-2025, 10:01 AM

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

19Fordy · 06-16-2025, 11:04 AM

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.

TJ · 06-16-2025, 12:29 PM

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

deuce_roadster · 06-16-2025, 12:48 PM

I have an extra set of those if someone is missing theirs.
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uncle buck · 06-16-2025, 11:28 PM

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

alchemy · 06-17-2025, 02:28 PM

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.

19Fordy · 06-19-2025, 09:29 AM

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

06-16-2025, 12:39 AM	#3
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,971	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.

06-16-2025, 08:18 AM	#4
uncle buck Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Snohomish,WA Posts: 1,106	Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates 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.

06-16-2025, 08:39 AM	#5
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,971	Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates They might be partially covered when the garnish molding is installed. I will look at my coupe.

06-16-2025, 10:01 AM	#6
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,562	Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Those pieces are covered with headliner cloth. The garnish molding around the windshield will cover the screws.

06-16-2025, 12:29 PM	#8
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,562	Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates In addition those plates also retain the wind lace on the A pillar

06-16-2025, 12:48 PM	#9
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,971	Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates I have an extra set of those if someone is missing theirs. .

06-16-2025, 11:28 PM	#10
uncle buck Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Snohomish,WA Posts: 1,106	Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates You guy’s are awesome! Thank you so much for the help. Those pictures and directions are perfect.

06-17-2025, 02:28 PM	#11
alchemy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: middle of Iowa Posts: 889	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.

06-19-2025, 09:29 AM	#12
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,603	Re: 1940 Deluxe Coupe trim plates Gosh, that's great news. I had trouble finding them in 1978.