FOLLOWUP: 300C Hauls A** was: Re: [Chrysler300] Warning to F and G owners

["htp60300f" <michaelvanderveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Thomas Miller" <tfm@...> wrote:
>Hi there,
Just letting you know that my march 5 1960 300f has the screws at 
the ends of the top stainless trim surround of the front and rear 
windscreens.  Also my '55 New yorker convertable also has screws at 
each end of the top trim front screen.  The hokes look punched and 
drilled and look very original.  Thought you all might like to know,
Thanks
Mike in wet cold southern Victoria, Australia.
> Ok,
> 
> As the other party affiliated with the (Ahhem) "sprited" driving 
that started this thread, I can tell you that my 300C produced in 
March of '57 does indeed have a screw affixed at either end of its 
upper windshield modling.  The molding itself appears to have been 
stamped to mate with the pan head type screws that are currently 
there.  
> 
> I'll also report that nothing at all flew off of the car at 
125MPH+  <grin>.  So, please would all of you F & G owners stay to 
the right when you see a  C, D or E closing in your rear view 
mirror.....   <BIGGER GRIN!>
> 
> Take care everybody.
> 
> TFM
> 
> >>> "rob kern" <robkern@...> 9/24/2007 10:50:15 PM >>>
> Pete, et al,
>     Very interesting info. regarding the windshield upper 
molding.  Recently (at the Lawton Meet) it was pointed out to me 
that the upper windshield stainless molding on my C was perhaps 
incorrectly mounted since the ends were affixed wirh screws. Was 
this a modification made by a previous owner during restoration 
without the proper clips?  Could this been from the factory since my 
C was a late August '57 car and there was a shortage of clips and 
this was the factory remedy to just get the car shipped to the 
dealer? Or could this have been out of necessity after one flying 
off at any speed? An interesting validation car was the '57 DeSoto 
Adventurer hardtop seen this summer at '57 Heaven in Branson, MO.  
It had an identicle screw arrangement at the corners of the upper 
windshield molding that I have!  See you in Springfield!  ROB KERN
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: moparpjf@... 
>   To: richard@... ; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 2:00 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Warning to F and G owners
> 
> 
> 
>   In a message dated 9/24/2007 2:25:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>   richard@... writes:
> 
>   When I got home, I learned that the noise was from the upper 
windshield 
>   molding. The right side screw had popped out and the trim swung 
around pivoting 
>   on the left side screw. It scratched up the roof a little, but 
at least it 
>   didn't fly off. I think it can be reused.
> 
>   So, I noticed the last couple of times I washed the car that I 
had to push 
>   the trim back down, I just didn't pay attention to the true 
cause. Probably 
>   could have avoided another trip to the body shop if I 
had "listened" to the car 
>   better before this happened.
> 
>   I lost the molding twice on my K - finally realized that as your 
speed 
>   increases, so does the vacuum built up just at the top of the 
windshield (either 
>   that or the wind is getting under the molding). In either event, 
in addition 
>   to screwing the ends down, I found that a piece of double sided 
tape running 
>   the length of the molding strip solves the problem once and for 
all.
> 
>   Pete Fitch
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