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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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Upper Door Panel Trim Peice Removal

How do you ge that window sill or upper door panel trim peice off? I couldnt figure out how to get it off and it broke in the process, and I still donw know how it is supposed to come off?
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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There are some tin nuts on the backside that you need to remove. I've had the best luck using needle nose pliers down inside the hollow nut area, but I'm sure there's a better way.
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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I think he means the top of the door panel to the door, not the trim to the panel. To get the panel off the door its kinda tricky, especially if someone has bent the tabs on the door, you kind of have to push hard on the panel and then bring it down a little to clear the tabs then pull it up, start at the back of the door and go foward.
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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im talking about the plastic peice like 2" wide that goes across the top of the door.. it has the fuzzy thing that goes against the window attached to it too right?
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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The fuzzy strip is attached to the large black plastic part on the top of the door panel that I talked about above. I don't remember specifically how the fuzzy strip is attached to the plastic bar, but I'd imagine it's either screwed or riveted. To replace that, you won't need to remove the big plastic piece from the door panel.
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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wow. maybe we're thinking abotu something different. i got these pics from the catalog to show what im talking about.

here is what my door panel looks like.
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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this is the trim peice i was talking about not benig able to get off
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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See my original instructions then. That's the piece I told you how to remove in my first post. Turn your door panel over and look at the back side and it'll be obvious what needs to be done to remove them.
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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Originally posted by Jim85IROC
See my original instructions then. That's the piece I told you how to remove in my first post. Turn your door panel over and look at the back side and it'll be obvious what needs to be done to remove them.
so its supposed to come off WITH the panel?
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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Yes. It's part of the door panel. Take it all off the car, turn it over and you'll see how it's attached.
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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Originally posted by Jim85IROC
Yes. It's part of the door panel. Take it all off the car, turn it over and you'll see how it's attached.
That explains it. the panel came off and just that was on, and i couldnt figure out how to get it off, and then it just broke (it was broken to begin with so i wasnt all that gentle taking it off since i needed a new one)
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:30 AM
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FWIW,
To remove the panel from the door:
You kind of have to smack it gently along it's length while pushing up on the panel for the tabs to clear, but be careful not to break it because it's probably brittle now from age.

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