Window Trim - Any advice...

[TUD]

or recomendations on R&I (remove & install) of the windshield & back glass trim? Looking to replace mine.


Thanks,
TUD
'86 Euro 325i
'88 M3

[delphini]

Leave it where it is and PAINT IT !!!!

[TUD]

Leave it where it is and PAINT IT !!!!

Euro car with plenty of chrome. Gotta replace it.

[StereoInstaller1]

So which trim? That of the body or actually on the door?

I found 1500 grit wet or dry sandpaper does a terrific job of refinishing.

Welcome to R3V, BTW.

Luke

[Lair]

Are you working on the windshield and backglass, or the doors?

[Funkmasta]

PRACTICE IN A JUNKYARD.

your new best friend is in this link:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/Tech/Windowtrim.htm

gluck!

[erik325i]

PRACTICE IN A JUNKYARD.

That's the best piece of advice.

For the rain gutter piece that is attached to the body, start at the front and work your way back.

-Erik

[TUD]

Are you working on the windshield and back glass?

Sorry...yes.

[Funkmasta]

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...57&hg=51&fg=05
:-D
part numbers for black trim :)

[TUD]

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...57&hg=51&fg=05
:-D
part numbers for black trim :)

Thanks! Ordered the chrome though.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...55&hg=51&fg=05

[Funkmasta]

ok ok, I think I finally am understanding your original question! lol...

the old window trim you can just pull out. Remove the "cap" in the center first. The new trim should just snap right in.

[TUD]

ok ok, I think I finally am understanding your original question! lol...

the old window trim you can just pull out. Remove the "cap" in the center first. The new trim should just snap right in.

;-) I've heard it is a real PITA. Any truth?

[Funkmasta]

I dont know how hard it is to put back in... its not hard to take it off though!! :D

[TUD]

I dont know how hard it is to put back in... its not hard to take it off though!! :D

That is how it always works. :-)

[Lair]

;-) I've heard it is a real PITA. Any truth?

Yes. It's a huge PITA to install the new chrome pieces. Honestly, if you're not highly competent with weird tools, you'll be better off to pay a glass installer to install it for you. Call around and get some prices from your local shops.

If they try to jack you up, I'll give you some tool part numbers so you can try it yourself.

By the time you buy the tools, scratch your paint, poke a hole or two in your hands, and scratch the new chrome, you'll wish you had paid someone to do it. I'm only half kidding. It's really a matter of how talented you are.