For you, the reason is the holes for your rear quarter trim do not slope down enough in the rear. It could be clip related, but I suspect that after looking at the rear area above your bumper, some one has done some work there.

One lower paint divider was made to fit all.

Look at my photo and see how much higher the rear tip is in relation to the emblem below the tail light.

Mikey

 

For you, the reason is the holes for your rear quarter trim do not slope down enough in the rear. It could be clip related, but I suspect that after looking at the rear area above your bumper, some one has done some work there.

Thank you for your reply.

This is not my car. I have a Sedan. I just noticed on some Chevy's the paint divider just didn't look right. You think the holes would have been there unless they did some body work n did not follow the straight line when they put back the moldings.

 

Looks like from the photo that the quarter panel spear is running uphill front to back.

 

Agree...Doesn't look level to me

NOT saying that it is the problem here (I don't think so anyway)...However, the upper hardtop divider, measured from the center of the divider from the top to the bottom is 13-3/8 inches long. The sedan divider measurement is 14-1/4 inches long.

If you were to put a sedan divider on a hardtop, the spear would then be lower in the front than the rear...(like my car)

 

yea something is not right there ,,,it looks like it is way to high,,

 

He’s talking about the rear divider over the rear bumper, not the diagonal paint divider under the belt line dip. You would still have to change the clip holes to put a slope to the horizontal quarter molding

 

Understand....My spear has a definite slope to it.

 

Yours looks like it has a bigger problem than in the first photo.

 

Not trying to steel this thread, but I thought I was out of luck as the P.O. had the paint line broken way too far to the rear and the dividers simply missed the paint break.
Finally got up the nerve and carefully dissolved the yellow lacquer. Fortunately it was sprayed over the India Ivory. A little buffing. Really lucked out.
Jim

 

In the first picture, there is no lip in the 1/4 panel around the bumper. Or can I not see it on my phone? Would be nice to see the drivers side trim in relation to the gas door.
Todd

 

Ours goes all the way down to the bumper.


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Nothing wrong with the paint divider. Looks like body side molding is too high in rear

 

It would be interesting to see the driver side

 

Man that's terrible. Looks like a numb-skull just left it that way too. Also looks like it'd be pretty expensive and a lot of work fixing it correctly too. Quite sad.

 

I know it's sad to see it like that. That's the first thing I noticed when I saw this picture of this 55. Someone was not paying attention to details.

Thank you all for your feedback.
G55

 

Offshoot on the lower paint divider for a 55.

I have two different kinds here. I got both at swap meets along with other similar parts.

One is thin sheet metal like the big moldings and would be installed with clips like other moldings. Shows a lot of wear and tear, par of the white paint is weathered away.

The other is cast pot metal. Fastened by studs.

I am reasonably sure that the sheet metal version is OEM.

I'm thinking that the cast parts are aftermarket. Is this true?

 

Some replacements that were offered by companies like JC Withey were cast zinc. Some years ago there were some reproductions made of these. They were not correct back in the day, nor are the reproductions of those aftermarket item. OEM were all stamped from polished stainless then silk screened in the recesses.

Mikey

 

Just measured the pieces I got with the car.
The ft dividers are restored, OEM. They are 14 1/4"
The rear dividers are aftermkt from Classic Chevy Parts, in Ca.
They are 6 1/4".
Anyone have the dimension on the OEM rear dividers?

 

See photos of my NOS GM originals. Flash washed out the measurement of 6.25 inches

Mikey