What's in the bag?

[Zymurgy]

I had surprise today. My wife found these in a bag with my name on it, on a shelf on the garage today while clean. Can anyone identify them? I blanked out the part number so you can't cheat.

I will admit I had to look it up to figure it out.

 

[twostick]

I had surprise today. My wife found these in a bag with my name on it, on a shelf on the garage today while clean. Can anyone identify them? I blanked out the part number so you can't cheat.

I will admit I had to look it up to figure it out.

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Looks like a cover for the back of an instrument panel gauge or something to do with an instrument panel.

Kevin

 

[Zymurgy]

Looks like a cover for the back of an instrument panel gauge or something to do with an instrument panel.

Kevin

No, first hint, it is for my 66 300

 

[stubs300]

No, first hint, it is for my 66 300

Well I'm not stripping mine out to find out what they are, I have no idea, but will be watching!
I just looked and it's NOT the gill trim on the doors, still watching!

 

[Zymurgy]

Well I'm not stripping mine out to find out what they are, I have no idea, but will be watching!
I just looked and it's NOT the gill trim on the doors, still watching!

You are correct it is not the grill trim on the doors.

 

[MarPar]

Well, they are left and rights so I will guess turn signal housings...

 

[Zymurgy]

Well, they are left and rights so I will guess turn signal housings...

Sorry no, next clue they are used on the exterior of the car.

 

[stubs300]

Are you going to have to make me dig out my big *** Blue 66 parts book?
My guess, the chrome trim pieces that are behind the bumpers in the corners?
Maybe not with the shape?

 

[300rag]

Sorry no, next clue they are used on the exterior of the car.

 

[Zymurgy]

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Bingo we have a winner.

Here is the front side of them

 

[Zymurgy]

The crazy thing is they have been off my car for 6 years and I didn't even realize I was missing them until I found them today. They are behind the louvered trim and fill in the hole.

 

[stubs300]

I thought those were all 1 piece? I've never had mine off, far out!

 

[Zymurgy]

I thought those were all 1 piece? I've never had mine off, far out!

I think I may have thought they where one piece too. I took them off when I was prepping them for paint and sent the louvers off to be re-chromed. These pieces where in a bag with my name but it is not my hand writing. I think the chrome guys took them off and bagged them, because there is no chrome on these pieces.

 

[stubs300]

I'll be taking one off to look at it later after the java kicks in and report back.

 

[Zymurgy]

I'll be taking one off to look at it later after the java kicks in and report back.

It just hit me that I don't need access from the backside, in theory, to remove them. I hope the years since I removed them last, I don't have the same issue of the finish bolts spin in the receiver nut. Then I'm going to have to take off the wheel well panels too.

 

[stubs300]

I was surprised by how dirty it is behind those things. This is the top drivers side, I wonder why they built them this way???? I'm also missing a mounting screw on this one. I should probably remove them all and do some clean/detailing on them. The day and weekend are not wasted, yet!