Not really good pics but this may give you an idea of what the process looks like:
This is the quarter window trim. It pulls straight out with some prying and is held in by the rubber trim. Gonna be a tight fit getting it back in, but maybe some soapy water or vaseline might do the trick ;)
These are what you see, and I pulled the trim off the painted piece to paint it. The clips amazingly enough didn't break, but I had bought the back-ups just in case:
This is the part that had me the most concerned, the quarter window. The red arrows point to the groove in the rubber that holds the trim in place. On these late models the window does NOT come out as stated in other write-ups. The trim just pulls out:
This is one of the places that the SIRtools nylon pry kit came in handy. On my black car I had chipped my paint removing the door piece, but this time, no problem. Also, someone advised to pry from the inside and that worked out nicely:
Another quarter window shot:
From the inside, the coat hook had to be removed, and I removed the seat belt d-ring though after the fact, realized that it wasn't necessary. Then two 8mm nuts came off to allow the quarter trim to be pulled:
Removing the mirrors is of course very straightforward:
Some of the finished pieces. I am going to wait the recommended full 48hrs before reinstalling:
This is the quarter window trim. It pulls straight out with some prying and is held in by the rubber trim. Gonna be a tight fit getting it back in, but maybe some soapy water or vaseline might do the trick ;)
These are what you see, and I pulled the trim off the painted piece to paint it. The clips amazingly enough didn't break, but I had bought the back-ups just in case:
This is the part that had me the most concerned, the quarter window. The red arrows point to the groove in the rubber that holds the trim in place. On these late models the window does NOT come out as stated in other write-ups. The trim just pulls out:
This is one of the places that the SIRtools nylon pry kit came in handy. On my black car I had chipped my paint removing the door piece, but this time, no problem. Also, someone advised to pry from the inside and that worked out nicely:
Another quarter window shot:
From the inside, the coat hook had to be removed, and I removed the seat belt d-ring though after the fact, realized that it wasn't necessary. Then two 8mm nuts came off to allow the quarter trim to be pulled:
Removing the mirrors is of course very straightforward:
Some of the finished pieces. I am going to wait the recommended full 48hrs before reinstalling:
Comment