side trim questions

[auggiemize]

According to my registration, I have a 69...a few noobie questions..
*1...are side trim pcs L & R side specific?
*2...where is best place to find fasteners for trim (I have none, so I can't take one to Fastenal, etc to find "same as" in stainless)? Anyone have one for a sample to send me, (I'll catch postage/whatever)? Or what vendor has them?
*3...I have a small channel in each rear quarter that the trim sits in; is that correct for 69? I have seen some quarters that are smooth sided..(saw a post about the roll of flex trim that sticks on, and realized that his quarter was flat, and the flex trim wouldn't have an optimum surface to adhere to with my channel..)
Thanks, Dave V. in NC

[greydog]

Hello from the left side of the country Dave.
You'll find that you can find most answers to questions by searching. It gets easier with practice.
To answer your questions:
1. There are minor differences to the trim from right to left. You'd have to compare closely to see them.
2. JT68, a vendor here makes a very nice stainless trim clip set. The factory ones are steel and prone to rusting so, if you have none, do yourself a favor and buy Jim's. No, you won't find them at Fastenal.
3. The groove in the rear quarter is covered by the trim. Some cars have removed the trim and filled the groove preferring a smooth look (or not wanting the time and expense of making the trim work.
Dan

[jrusso07]

The key difference L to R is the way the door trim meets the front fender. Look at some pic and tou will see the way the angles go. I dont remember without looking

[Phred58]

There are "left" and "right" sides to the trim; it's the horizontal edge to vertical edge angle that is different (the acute angle - less than 90 degrees for those of you who forgot your math in school from long, long ago) is on top so the "rear top corner" on the front fender and door pieces sweep rearward on both sides. On the rear trim piece, the "front top corner" has the obtuse angle so that the angle on that piece matches the door trim piece rear angle.

And this being Datsun, they have several (at least two that I've seen) different angles (so probably different manufacturers or very loose tolerances when fabbed) on the same piece - for example, if you look at a number of front right trim pieces, you will see different angles on the rear edge.

The easiest way I've found to see all this is to take the three pieces from one side and lay them in a straight line - if all the angles match each other, you're good to go. If not, you have to decide how much it will bother you and go from there.

Feel free to PM me for further explanation if you're interested or feel the need.

[auggiemize]

Thanks folks for the info; and thanks Phred for the excellent verbalization of what is what. Dave V. in NC