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I looked up the door edge in my November 1st 1968 MPC, which lists both accessories and replacement parts. Some interesting info...

As mentioned the accessory kit for a 2 dr A body (GTO, LeMans, Tempest etc) was number 984891 and included both sides in full length as well as fastness and instruction sheet. Retail price was $5.75. The 4 door version was $10.25 (984892). These are all listed to fit 68 and 69.

The full-size and GP kits were a bit more expensive for the 2 door and a bit less for 4 doors (back door guard on big cars is very small, just the dog leg).

Now looking at the parts section guards for A bodies they sell by the individual door (no fasteners included) and now they offer both in full (4 tab) and 3/4 length (3 tab). Also interesting is that the 3/4 length are listed as fitting 68 and 69 but the full length only fit 69.

Logically this would indicate that all 68’s had the 3/4 length as well as some early 69’s and then they switched to full length.

For what it’s worth every 69 A body I ever saw with factory (on the PHS) installed guards had the full length ones or if they were missing they had four holes in the door not three).

Here are the replacement part numbers for the individual door guards (first number is 3/4 and second number is full length.

2 door right... 9791488, 9794499
2 door left... 9791489, 9794500

4 door cars also had 3/4 and full length (even for back Doors) and so did the Firebird and the GP but B bodies only list full length.

Last point is that individual guards were each almost expensive as the accessory kit. For example one front door edge guard was $4.11 versus $5.75 for the kit (which also included 8 fasteners. Mind you accessory kits were only stocked for 2 model years versus replacement parts which were offered for typically 10-15 years back then.