Trim Removal

[meme405]

Hey guys,

Need some help, I am removing a lot of the trim on my car.

I am currently working on all four doors.

The piece that has me stuck is the chrome piece on at the very base of the of the car. This piece:



I pried a little and actually broke one of the white plastic clips. Even after looking at the style of the clip, and how they are affixed. I have no idea how to undo the rest of the clips without just breaking them.

I have a full set of trim removal tools, but I have no idea what to do here...

 

[soonster]

This diagram should help, just straight forward clips with double-side tape.

 

[GetLuckiFX]

Yup, don't forget to use new double sided tape.

Also this diagram I think

 

[soonster]

almost forgot, next page

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Adam, I think your diagram represents 03-05 doors or are they the identical design?

 

[meme405]

Wow that is really not what I expected.

I have already removed the door panel, but I havnt removed the interior metal panel, I have to remove that so I can reach in and unclip that "#4. Grommet".

That is a really huge hassle, to remove that metal panel I have to remove the window from within the door.

 

[la_fx35]

Hmm, I pry them from the outside with plastic trim tool. Did that four different times. I remove the 03-05 trim off Andrew's 35. I remove the 03-05 trim off my 35 and install the 06-08. Took the 06-08 trim off my 35 and install them onto my 45 without breaking any of the clips. I can only guess that the 06-08 trim that I installed on my 35 came off in one piece would be that they were not on the 35 very long so the double sided sponge tape came off fairly easy. I do have to use new the double sided tape for reinstall the 06-08 trim back onto my 45 though.

I think once you have work around the double sided tape around with a thin trim tool, with a little prying, the molding should comes off in one piece. I start the prying from the bottom and the ends.

 

[jbaker1121]

You can pry it with trim removal tools without taking the inside apart - just be patient

 

[la_fx35]

Here is how the clip looks like. The broken one in the picture was done by me just now try to twist the out clip/cap off the stem on the back of the molding. If the clip/cap happens to comes off the molding, just need to pry it off the door and snap it back on the back of the molding. BTW, the 03-05 and 06-08 mounting clips are the same.
These are 03-05 molding.





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[GetLuckiFX]

Also what you can do is use a heat gun and heat up the trim to loosen up tape. That's how I did it without breaking anything.

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[/COLOR]Adam, I think your diagram represents 03-05 doors or are they the identical design?[/QUOTE]


The clips are the same on both pre and post face lift models, just the design is different, that's why they are interchangeable

 

[meme405]

I guess I am just unlucky. Mine look and clip extremely different to anything pictured above.

I ended up pulling the door panel off from the inside and breaking the clips with a pry bar. Now when I want to reinstall the piece I can just buy new clips and snap them in place.

I'll take a couple of pictures for your enjoyment tomorrow.

I now have the piece off the car and I only broke one clip. Its all good though I figure with the double sided tape it should stay on perfectly fine.

Anyone have any good solutions to taking off all the residue for the double sided tape? I have goof off and rubbing alcohol and neither seem to dissolve it all too well...

 

[la_fx35]

3M Eraser Wheel is amazing. That's what I use to clean off the residue on the door.
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...vptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_1i3hwp6eaq_e

What you broke probably the clip that holds the chrome piece to the backing? I can't remember what the backside of the 06-08 molding looks like.

 

[meme405]

No unfortunately I broke the actual piece on the chrome which holds onto the clip.

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Its not a big deal I broke one clip out of the 6. With the double sided tape the clips barely do anything as it is...lol