[Zan Man Lebaron]

Hello fellow turbo dodge owners,

I am looking for a 1987 to 1989 Chrysler Lebaron Convertible parts car.

The frame for the convertible roof on my car ripped or something where the latch handle is, I don't know how to describe it. It's a peculiar phenomenon in which I never would have thought could happen. This happened because the vinyl roof on my car had shrunken which made the roof incredibly hard to close. I would have to use excessive force to get the roof to latch on. In doing so, over time it must fatigued the metal and it just snapped. Now I cannot latch the left side down. There is a picture on it attached.

So now I want a parts car for it that has a good frame with the vinyl roof in good shape, so I can swap the two roofs. I would prefer the car to be white and the roof to be black, however, I am not picky.

If anyone has one, or knows where I can find one in the Southwestern Ontario area, please contact me.
E-mail: [email protected]

Thank you very much.
Mike

 

[marty mopar]

from the 1987 book:

1 #4475 060-1 1 WEATHERSTRIP, Body Side Aperture Panel Door Opening
2 #4396 314-5 1 RETAINER and SEAL
3 5 SCREW, Not Serviced
4 8 SCREW, Not Serviced
5 #4440 142-3 1 WEATHERSTRIP, Qtr. Window Belt
4381 690-1 1 WEATHERSTRIP, Qtr. Top Inner Belt
6 6501 140 AR NUT
7 #4386 412-3 1 RAIL ASSEMBLY
8 #4386 408 1 HEADER and LATCH ASSEMBLY
9 2 SPRING (Serviced in Header Assembly) ***
10 #4422 290-1 1 BASE
11 #4386 748-9 1 LATCH and BASE
12 4341 706 2 HOOK
13 4341 707 2 PIN, Locating
14 #4341 778 1 FILLER, Deck Lid Opening Upper Panel To Backlite
15 3 SCREW, Not Serviced
16 6501 140 9 NUT and WASHER
17 #4422 417 1 RETAINER and EXTENSION
18 6500 354 13 SCREW and WASHER
19 #4422 420-1 1 EXTENSION, Body Aperture Belt Bar
20 6501 279 8 NUT and WASHER
21 #4398 378 1 MOULDING, Deck Upper Panel
22 #4422 054 1 RETAINER, Deck Opening Upper Boot
23 #4410 576 1 SLINGWELL
4410 579 1 SILENCER, Slingwell
24 6025 002 6 NUT
25 6002 972 2 CLIP, Slingwell
26 1 BOOT, f/Top
T967 FC7 Blue
T967 GL2 Pewter Light
T967 GM4 Red Claret
T967 GM9 Black Cherry
T967 GW7 White
T967 FA2 Silver
T967 GL8 Pewter Dark
T967 FR3 Red Flash
T967 FX9 Black
27 #4454 348-9 1 RETAINER, f/Top Boot Foundation
4328 880 4 RETAINER, f/Top To Quarter Trim Moulding
28 4422 264 2 CATCH, f/Top Boot Front
29 4422 571 6 LOCATOR, f/Top Boot To Quarter Belt Moulding
30 6101 254 8 SCREW and WASHER
31 #6501 533 8 INSERT, f/Top Boot For Foundation
32 4422 058-9 1 FOUNDATION, f/Top Boot


see item #8 header and latch assy

that unbolts (I assume) and that is the forward part of the top that sits on top of your windshield moldings

4386408 1987-89 and used up to 4-17-89 after that date there is another part # (4534450) listed...don't know if they are equivalent

call a Mopar dealer to find out


Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market is a wrecking yard site that might be helpful

 

[Zan Man Lebaron]

Well Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

Also, the other reason I would like a car for parts is that there are other parts I could use as well. And just to have parts that are hard to find if I ever needed.

Question: Is the Header Panel category on that site the same as the header and latch assy? I could not find the header and latch assy selection option.

 

[marty mopar]

header panel is what the grille is in.

sometimes the menu on these used parts sites are vague or missing items.