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How to get new trim clips into 940 door trim / rubbing stripViews : 451 Replies : 5Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Dec 11th, 2017, 17:07 | #1 |
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How to get new trim clips into 940 door trim / rubbing strip
Hi to all
The moulding does not remove from the strip at either end or in any way and I have had to physically break the old broken clips to remove them and using sheer brute force have had success with refitting only one new one Any tips please?
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Dec 11th, 2017, 18:54 | #2 |
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This is not the best weather for manipulating plastic. You will need to warm up the new clips to avoid breaking them.
I found that it was virtually impossible to install new clips in situ. I removed the whole piece of trim. It was then fairly easy to remove and replace any broken clips by pushing the new ones into position with the trim resting on a firm surface. You then have to line the whole thing up and snap the clips into the holes in the panel. They slide to and fro a bit once in the trim to facilitate this. |
Dec 11th, 2017, 19:54 | #3 |
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The trim is indoors in the warm Forrest, it was knocked off the car when it was hit in August and has been indoors since then. The trim is flat on my desk. Finding it impossible to get the new clips in. Forcing out the old broken ones which fly through the air in several pieces
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Dec 11th, 2017, 21:03 | #4 |
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I think they go in easier if you put one edge in first but I forget which one. I have a recollection that the lips on the trim aren’t quite symmetrical so one side will clip in easier than the other. I didn’t find these too bad, but with the windscreen trim clips I resorted to using a hammer and a block of wood to get them into the trim.
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[IMG]Volvo2 by Strider'swoman, on Flickr[/IMG] Current '96 945 2.3 lpt - Aurigas, tailgate spoiler, sports grille, lpg fuelled Previous '88 764 TD, '92 945 TD, '88 745, '81 244 DL |
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Dec 13th, 2017, 07:06 | #6 |
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Hi Laney maybe soak the clips in a cup of hot water ? cam.
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