A post trim removal? how?

[red vtec]

How do you remove the A post covers? do they just pull off? I'm refurbing the leather at the moment.

Thanks

[OwenGT3]

How do you remove the A post covers? do they just pull off? I'm refurbing the leather at the moment.

Thanks

Hi,

I have a 1997 GT3 and mine are held on with metal clips shaped like a dimond that push into plastic inserts fitted in the fibreglass lip on the pillar. I've taken mine off a few times because the material keeps coming away. I restick it with evostick, but the heat in the summer just unsticks it again! :crybaby:

Some of my metal clips were missing so I ended up putting a screw cup washer and screw in the top of the trim, but I had to do the other side to match, but it didn't need it. Painted the same colour you don't notice them. I have one metal clip at the bottom and the screw at the top, thats it. It is a pain taking it off as it tuck s behind the roof trim, so you have to bend this down to get the A pillar trim off!

It's not that bad a job, easier than some on the car!

Owen.

Edited September 28, 2007 by OwenGT3

[red vtec]

Ta, I'll have a look tomorrow. I'm really pleased with the way the door card has come up.

[Jonathan]

I pulled mine - really hard (que the insults / jokes)

See :

The little holes in the A pillar are where the little clips go into so yank the trim off towards the opposite pillar and they should come out !

[Advantage]

Quite often there's a fold of leather tucked into the door rubber, too. So you'll have to pull that first just to check.

Just be carefull that you don't damage the dashtop trim with the bottom of the A pillar trim when you remove it. I've seen it done before.....by me.....on someone else's car! :thumbup:

[Jonathan]

Ya forgot to mention that - the trim can be stuck to the bodywork and pinned by the weather seals.

I guess when i done mine I wasn't too worried about ripping anything.

Push comes to shove, if you damage them I have useless spares here I dont want anymore.

[red vtec]

had a look and I think I may mask up and spray in situ, when i do the dash.