Rusted out door stripping on an 89>>>>

[remy_zero]

I know this is a common thing with the 89-91 SHO's, but I want to know what can I do in order to remedy the rusting on the black stripping that goes around the car. Does it pop out, or is it part of the whole lower door moldings? Can I replace it with a vinyl or rubber strip? I'm curious as to what others have done to fix this.
I want to repaint my black '89, but want to fix the rust first on the door moldings.
Thanks to all,
Rem

 

[SHO_Driver]

Yep it pops out of the lower body kit. The hard part is what to do after you get 'em out. I put in vinyl trim but it was a difficult process. I couldn't find it in the same width so I had to cut it to size. You'll see that the original metal trim also holds the upper part of the kit in, so I used modified wall plugs. Finally the surface won't be level so to avoid a lumpy looking trim I grinded down some high spots and ridges then urethaned those strips in.

 

[Dave Kegel]

If you can find a Gen1 Taurus LX in a junkyard, you can use the trim from that. The LXs had stainless steel trim. You should be able to paint it black and use it.

Dave Kegel

 

[remy_zero]

Thanks for the info. I think I can find new trim pretty easy.
Thanks again,
Rem