1966 sail panel trim removal advice.

[Virginia Bird]

I am working on getting the roof redone on my 1966 landau hardtop and I need to remove the bottom trim on the exterior sail panels. What would be the best way to remove that trim? I've heard that I might need to take the rear seats out but I want to make sure before I dig in too deep. Any advice would be very helpful.

I need to remove this piece and the one on the other side as i'm looking to get a new vinyl top aswell as dealing with rust.

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[nieuwr]

Search for a post by Rags712 on May 5, 2025, with the same question. He got a lot of helpful advice.

 

[nieuwr]

Oh, here:

Thread '1966 roof and window trim'

May 5, 2025

hi guys,i need to replace the vinyl roof on my car ,is there any literature on how to remove it,i cant find anything on you tube my cars a survivor and i dont want to damage anything,from what i can see it seems alot of the trim is bolted in,and im thinking the headliner needs to be removed which i was hoping wouldnt be necessary ,like i said everything is in really nice shape and removing the headliner will surely be damaged because of its age ,was even thinking of just painting it,but the trim still has to come off,any help would be great,also id like to replace it myself as trusting...

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• Forum: 1955 - 1966 Classic Ford Thunderbird

 

[Squatch]

I am working on getting the roof redone on my 1966 landau hardtop and I need to remove the bottom trim on the exterior sail panels. What would be the best way to remove that trim? I've heard that I might need to take the rear seats out but I want to make sure before I dig in too deep. Any advice would be very helpful.
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I need to remove this piece and the one on the other side as i'm looking to get a new vinyl top aswell as dealing with rust.

I just removed that trim on my ’65 hard top. Fortunately, I have the inside of the vehicle gutted. You have to remove three nuts from inside of the wall structure, which requires removing the inside trim. The two forward nuts are 7/16” and the rear one is 3/8”. Be prepared for some very “fiddly” fishing for the nuts, as they are inside of three holes within the sail structure. The rear on is the most challenging.