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help id this trim piece

I've been trying to better organize my parts collection. One trim piece has me puzzled. It looks like the fill trim between the rear bumper and body of a late 240 series. It is straight - chrome with a black plastic flap along the length. It is just short of 74 inches long -- way longer than either a sedan or wagon rear bumper fill piece--in fact longer than a 240 is wide. Anyone have a clue? Thanks in advance -- Dave








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    help id this trim piece

    Hi David,

    Is there no part number on the backside somewhere, like maybe molded into the rubber?








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      help id this trim piece

      Thanks for the response Chris----there is no number anywhere on the part. If it'll help ID it--one end is angled noticeably -- the other almost squared but not quite. It is just short of reaching from wheelwell to wheelwell when put alongside a 940 I have for sale. It has 5 plastic mounting clips that slide within the channel formed by the metal part. I'm just baffled. -- Dave








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        Hi,

        I believe I have a couple of those as well.

        Mine are the lower molding below the doors, and came off an 80 265 Gl. Sometime shortly after that they went to more common skinny black strips.

        If yours is like mine you're missing a few clips.

        Peter








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          Peter, I suspect you are right -- although the strip seems too long for a 200 series and I can't say I recall ever seeing the below the door trim other than the horrible thin strip on 200 series (which I hate on my '84 245 Turbo--digs into my calf when exiting the car--much prefer not having it like on my '80 245DL. My original 285 VolvOldsmobile started as a '76 265DL also didn't have that trim piece but the reincarnation of the V8 in a '93 245 does have the thin version. I just can't recall where this "mystery" piece came from. Thanks for the suggestion -- Dave








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            Hi Dave,

            I looked at my pieces and they are the same length as yours, and about 2" wide. The chrome is less than half the width. These definitely came off an 80 265 Gl because I's da guy what took 'em off.

            I held one up to both a wagon and sedan, and I'm pretty sure they'd fit any 240.

            I'm curious about this car, most of which I still have. It's chromed up to the yin yang. Besides these lower pieces, it's got chrome around the wheel wells, at the front edge of the hood and around the side lamps, the doors are chromed around the windows, as well as the door handle pockets.

            We're all GL's of that vintage like this, or is this something peculiar to the 260's ? Maybe it was consolation for having bought an early PVR engine.

            Peter








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              answer hiding in plain sight

              DOH! There it was -- sitting in my driveway - the 1980 ex-Diesel (sold motor and M46) parts car/storage shed. The side most visible was missing the trim--the other side has the sister piece. The diesel model was upscale - has the wheel well trim (available to anyone who wants it) and the front of the hood trim (hood now gone). Thanks for your correct suggestion Peter. -- Dave








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              help id this trim piece

              Ahh, now it is making some sense with your info. The 1976 265 from which I extracted a limited slip differential was a GL--that was probably where this piece came from. Funny story about that car. A friend of the shop where I worked who often brought us interesting cars to work on (Bob bought and sold cars like the 1935 Peugeot and 1955 Citroen I fixed for him) saw this 265 on the side of the road with -- in large letters painted on the side--"TAKE ME". So he did. It became a storage shed/parts car. BTW -- the 1935 Peugeot drove like an "old" car -- the 1955 Citroen (a model that was introduced in 1934 - the Traction Avant) drove like a modern car -- good steering, brakes, comfortable ride -- but only about 60hp -- was fun to drive over a "test drive" weekend. Made me feel like a French movie star :-)- Note the goatee, Dave







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