85 - black or grey belt moulding?
 

Since I am now new to 85s, what color were the belt mouldings/ headlight buckets. Black or Grey?
For the black trim (mirrors, cowl panel, ect.), what is a good match?
Thanks.

Grey. SEM makes a nice black.

Thanks Mike :thumbsup:

According to the "Exterior Trim" section in the 1985 Ford Car Facts Book, the '85 LX coupe had...

Charcoal fascia headlamp surround
Charcoal cowl grill, cowl molding, and wiper arms
Bright upper windshield (charcoal lower), drip rail, door frame, and quarter window and backlight moldings
Charcoal door and quarter window frames
Body-color quarter window louvers
Bright door handles, locks, antenna, and base
Charcoal taillamp paint/tape treatment
Black paint on back of fuel tank
Dual color-coordinated bodyside pinstripes
Ford oval on right side of decklid
Mustang nomenclature/series designation on left side of decklid

Thanks:)
Are the frames like what is black in my photo?
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMG_2833.jpg

My car still has the original paint around the windows and it is black, unless the gray has turned to black

The black around the windows should be black paint as found on the body of the CHP car.

Note the gray on the rub strip trim, mirrors and headlight buckets in this photo for reference as to what needs to be painted:

http://images54.fotki.com/v627/photo...86_SSPM-vi.jpg

The area around the window frame is Charcoal on the 85 and 86.

It is charcoal around the windows, belt moldings, etc. SEM 39153 is about as close as you'll get out of a can, from what I've seen. There is no flat black on the outside of an '85-6 mustang that I'm aware of.

So everything around the window, rearview mirrors and the door posts have to be gray?? Just curious so I do it right.

Yup, all of it is gray! The drip rail molding up top above the door frames, front lower window trim + cowl grill is also gray.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...uhptrim016.jpg

The roof drip molding on the 85 is bright and on the 86 it's charcoal. The sail panel on the 85 is body color and on the 86 it's charcoal.

Correct.

Thank you gentlemen! I appreciate the correction and information! I look forward to making a correct restoration of the 86 myself! By the way, that is the same SEM paint code too?

yo yo good job Berno !!

you about done with that 4 eyed ride of yours??

Soon Jimbo soon. I hope to have it done by next summer.

Looking closer at my car, someone painted black over the original grey around the windows.
Thanks for the help guys!!:)