Greg, I hope I don't sound arrogant with any of my replies, I just use the information that I have collected as a guide to what was available.. I am just one of those people who don't believe anything until it is proven to me.. I would like to get to the bottom of the body side chrome issue since it has been found on more than one '68 GS but without any documentation to back it up. Again, anything was possible.... You say that you still have the original '68 GS fenders. Do they have holes where the chrome sweep would have been? The doors had holes at the begining and end of the chrome sweep and studs welded to the door in the middle (4 if I remember correctly). The only reason I know this is because I had to use '68 Skylark doors and fenders on my first '68 GS during its restoration and I had the fill the fender holes and grind the studs off of the door to match my original GS fenders. As far as I can tell the side chrome was not even an option on any of the Skylark/GS models, it just came standard on the on the Skylark / Skylark Custom. Don't be afraid to ask any questions about your '68, I have tons of info that I like to share.... :beer
Thought I would show you guys what the intersection looks like of my rear wheel well moulding, and the body side trim piece. Here's the rear of the wheel well:
Ah yes, the stainless rocker trim.... I can't find any '68 info on that either, but I have seen other '68 GS's with it...o No: I like the way it looks....:TU:
Mike, no such thoughts of arrogance, just enjoying your comments and desire to respond and learn more from all this. your knowledge and resources are very welcomed and respected. we will all learn together and from each other and further continue to grow this Buick community. looking forward to getting to the bottom of all this and am having a blast doing so. i do have the original fenders and the original drivers sidedoor stored. yes the fenders had the holes for the trim and the doors had holes on each end with welded studs in between. also the quarters were (3) mounting studs between the rear wheel opening and the door. i will take some pics of the fenders this w/e. i just noticed an ad for a '69 GS350 "enthusiasts, get enthused" and the 69 GS stage 1 ad with the side sweep trim but the '68 GS350 "stand up and take notice" doesn not show it. so was it available in '69 as well? or is that year in question also. now the rocker trim on davids car is a whole new deal. my car does not have the rocker trim. Greg
David, you got me on the rocker trim. we should compare our cars options since they are so close. i dont remember my wheel opening moulding being notched like you show. i will look at that also Greg
thepartsman, floor mats sure make since as that code #B28 looking at the other ones are interior related. thanks. Greg
My problem is that I can't claim anything is original on my car. I just don't know... It's been thru several owners, and it went thru an amateur resto in the mid 90's, with a 69 Skylark Custom as a primary donor car. All the interior has been redone, new seat covers, carpet, headliner, so the buildsheet could have been found and tossed by an ignorant person, or it could be on top of the gas tank! I haven't dropped it to check, may do that someday. Just my luck I'll find a 69 Skylark sheet
Greg, That is very interesting to find out that your car has all the signs that the trim was factory installed. Do your fenders also have factory cut-outs for the lower GS fender trim also? I still cannot find any info on the B28 code. All of my factory literature shows: Y54 as front and rear floor mats B32 as front floor mats only B33 as the rear floor mats I did find the B28 code listed as part of the W17 " Extra Cost Deluxe Trim" that included A51 or A65, C87, D15, Y17 and B28. So it does look like B28 is an interior trim piece. It could possibly represent "Remote Door Handles" (whatever those are) because those are listed as part of the W17 option package. The only way I can think of to find out what B28 means is to find a "68 build sheet that shows this UPC code. Almost all of my info on UPC codes are related to sales codes. B28 is an internal GM UPC code. I will continue to look and we may need to get Duane H (the build sheet expert :Smarty: ) involved with this one..
Mike, yes the GS and 350 as well as the simulated duct trim was all there. i didnt want to try and make templates and cut up good lark fenders to put them on the car now. Greg
Greg, Just in case............ (1) Front fender mold. Left #1394263, Right #1394262 (2) Door mold. Left #7795253, Right #7795252 (3) 1/4 front lwr mold. Left #7795311, Right #7795310 (4) 1/4 W/O molding ( note: used with body side moldings only) Left #7795317, Right #7795316 (5) 1/4 rear lwr mold. Left #7795325, Right #7795324 (6) Deck Lid molding (note: GS only) #7795381, (Skylark only) #7795382, qty 2 of each. Also your deck lid GS350 is correct and placement is correct #7795353, 1968 only, GS400 #7795347. Hopefully, I can help in running down some opt codes for you too. David
I beg to differ. Unless someone can find documentation to support the combination of the horizontal trim on a 68 GS, placement is NOT correct. It should be at the bottom edge of the deck lid and not partially covering the lock recess.
David, how can the placement be correct, if it is partially covering the trunk lock? Seems to me the lower moulding strip doesn't belong on with the GS350 trunk emblem. Am I missing something?
My appologies, I did not make myself clear. I was refering to the emblem itself on the 68 GS, placement is at the bottom edge and not covering the cylinder. David
Mike, a couple quick pics of the original fenders. they are both together i can pull them out and take full pics sometime if you like. Greg
