[DML] Re: Replacing speakers and follow-up trim work.

["mike_fm2002" <paul.sweet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Jake,

Unfortunately, I learned the hard way after cracking the edge off in 
some areas!  Good to keep in mind for the next time.

Thanks,

Paul


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jake Kamphoefner" <jakekamp@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> You should probably glue them back in the way they were.  It'll 
keep things 
> from rattling after it's all together and will prevent you from 
having to 
> mess with that stuff every time you replace your door seals.
> 
> For future reference, the way to remove those panels without 
destroying the 
> vinyl is to use a heat gun along that edge and gently remove the 
flap.
> 
> 
> Jake Kamphoefner
> 1063
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "sweetp01569" <sweetp01569@xxxx>
> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:49 PM
> Subject: [DML] Re: Replacing speakers and follow-up trim work.
> 
> 
> >
> > 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?
> >







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