Technical Is the rear window garnish mounding the same for a 3w & 5w on a 35/36’ Ford?

Please school me on 35/36’ Fords....

Is the rear garnish moulding interchangeable btwn a 3w and 5w?

Thanks in advance
-Kirk

 

I may be wrong BUT I believe they are the same for all enclosed body styles for both 35 and 36. Mitch.

 

Thanks Mitch!

 

No , Mitch is incorrect. They are the taller on 3 / 5 windows than 2 / 4 door sedans. I’ll try and post pics later


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5 window and 3 window the same , and sedans are different

 

This is s sedan moulding


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This is a coupe moulding


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Some other comparison pictures. Notice on the lower edge how the sedan one is not as arched and nearly straight


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My bad, Uncle Buck. I was wrong - learn something new every day !​

 

It’s ok, none of us are perfect.


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Now, why the hell would Ford do that? A little "tweak" in the design and could have saved money.

 

I got to figure all of that out the hard way. It was interesting.

It has to do with fitting a curved window into a curved panel and on different slopes- all of that with getting the body lines of the opening to APPEAR equidistant. Ford did tweak the design so the opening looked correct on both body styles.

 

Thanks 36-3w for that info and Uncle Buck for both info & pics!

 

Due to the roll down window; coupe moldings have slots for rubber bumpers; easy way to be sure the guy at the swap ain't pulling your leg.

 

These are what Rich is talking about and on the bottom to each side of the center screw hole


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there are some 35/36coupes without a roll down rear window...would it have the bumper slots too?

i have seen two coupes with fixed rear windows , one belonged to a friend

 

One of the 35-36 experts on the Ford Barn said the fixed window coupes also had the slots; only one listed part number for a coupe rear molding.

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rich , good to know...i was just curious

i don't think many were built that way?

one of the coupes without a roll down rear window is on the left in my avatar

 

I’ve had 5 windows both ways but 3 windows only with the roll down window


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Thanks Buck, that's why I said " I may be wrong". Well, at least my wife doesn't read this !!!!! Mitch.

 

I am not sure on if the 3 windows all had a roll down, just that what I have had did


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