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rear window trim 200 1988

posted by  scorch on  Fri Apr 15 16:29 CST 2005
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Some jerkoff dented my rear window (the little triangle shaped one). It was parked on the street and the dent is on the sidewalk side, just about handle bar height. Anyway, the window itself is fine, just the black trim got dented on both sides. I'm wondering how to remove & replace it. It looks like there is one rivet-looking thing that I can see. Do I just drill this out of one at the p-n-p to get it off without damaging it? And if so, how do I reinstall it without any kind of riveting tools?








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    rear window trim 200 1988

    posted by  ezap on  Mon Apr 18 10:13 CST 2005
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    Yesterday I installed two trims on one my sedans that I'm reassembling after painting. To remove the trim, I drilled out the plastic rivets. To reinstall I found some plastic drywall anchors at Home Depot. These came in white plastic, 6 per pkg, and have a 1/4" diameter anchor with a center pin that you tap in to expand the anchor. Once secure you can pull out the center pin if you wish. I did have to enlarge the holes on the window frame, not the trim piece, to 1/4" prior to installing. I did paint the hole prior to installing the anchors.
    I'm not sure if the dealer has the original rivets as I did not check. A shop that sells body panels may be a source as they often have various panel connectors. I first thought of using POP rivets but I was concerned about rust and the force required to install.

    Erich Zappe
    Ottawa Ontario







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