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

[Greg Zapf <x86Daddy@xxxxxxxxx>]

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?




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