I used a blade to cut on the very edge of the lip and with a little heat (hairdryer), was able to pull the trim piece away without further damage. After installing my speakers, but before sealing everything up with glue, etc... I pushed it all back into place and put the weatherstrip over it for a test drive, etc... This was over 6 months ago. I haven't done anything else to secure it since, as it all stayed in place nicely. If the weatherstrip will cover your damage... you may just want to give it a try. --Greg #2894 On 5/2/05, sweetp01569 <sweetp01569@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I had a question regarding my assembly of the rear trim panels after I > put the new rear speakers in. The trim panels that cover the rear > speakers, which includes the rear portion of the armrest that > continues from the door, was glued around the lip that the door seal > presses on to. The vinyl trim is very thin where it wraps around this > lip and was a beast to pull apart! In doing so, the thin layer of > glued trim (that is normally hidden beneath the door seal) tore and > ripped away from the visible trim seen in the car; enough in a couple > of spots to be visible if reassembled. I was as careful as I could be > when prying the trim from the glue, but evidently, it was not enough > to prevent the dried vinyl from cracking and tearing. As a result, I > needed to order new trim pieces. When I reinstall the new pieces, do > I need to glue it back, or will the door seal be enough to hold in > place? To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/