[DML] Re: Dealing with windshield when replacing A post trim

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't 'cha just love it when you can answer your own posts? 

Your glass man is right, although it is possible, more people break 
windows getting them out than not. It only takes one little slip. 

In the build of the car, the post covers are installed prior to the 
glass. Depending on how the vinyl was cut, the glass may actually be 
glued partially to the vinyl. Be careful about pulling it off, the 
operative move is to cut it with a sharp razor blade since you don't 
want to pull the glue out from under the glass. 

The posts just sort of glue in, I don't recall any metal clips on the 
ones I've done. Hoopefully it will be obvious when you pull the old 
covers off, if no metal clips fall out you probably don't need the 
new ones. I recall it being handy to have a bunch of those huge clips that you get at Harbor Freight to hold it all together while the glue dries. 

Dave S

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian10579" <bseefeldt@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian10579" <bseefeldt@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I need to replace the A post trim on each side of my interior.  I 
see
> > that the vinyl seems to pinch in just under the windshield on the
> > inside.  
> > 
> > Is it possible to replace these trim pieces without removing the
> > windshield?
> -------> 
> > Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
> 
> I should have checked the DML archives (like I am supposed to) 
before
> posting.  There have been a few similar issues.  It sounds like this
> work can be done without removing the windshield.  I can cut out the
> old post and remove any vinyl that is sandwiched between the glass 
and
> frame.
> 
> I have already purchased replacement posts from DMCH along with 
metal
> clips which I am not sure what to do with.  What I need to know now 
is
> how to install the new posts and what the clips are used for.
> 
> Please show patience for a new and very enthusiastic owner.  Again,
> any help in this direction would be appreciated.








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