[doc] Re: 'A' pillar trim removal .. any tips?

["Phill Wright" <psw@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

interesting ... I have a complete new spare A pillar - the plastic 
with the vinyl glued on ready (plenty of spare overlap), how does the 
plastic moulding actually fit to the car? ie stay in place. 
Presumably if mine (Nov 81) has the vinyl covering embedded in the 
windscreen adhesive I should be able to cut it at the glue, leaving 
what is embedded in the windscreen adhesive still in place and then 
fit the new one I have as if it were an early version, glueing the 
spare vinyl onto the inside of the new pillar plastic .. if that 
makes sense :-). I have a video tape (came with my car) that has 
about 30 mins footage of actually building the early cars in the 
factory - its training material with no sound track and shows the 
black chassis cars and some grey production ones - it clearly shows 
the windscreens actually fitted at a very early stage, before any 
trim whatsoever is in place (and before much else really) so yes, the 
early ones can't have the trim embedded in the windscreen glue.

Just need to get brave and give it a good pull I suppose :-) and be 
ready to spend the money getting the windscreen guys out if need be ..

Phill W
DOC 233
VIN 6772 (sorbet)


--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote:
> Only early 81 cars have the vinyl wrapped around the plastic. 
Everything 
> else has the vinyl glued beneatht he windscreen and realistically 
the 
> screen needs to come out to be able to get to them. On the lighter 
note, 
> most mobile screen companies won't charge more than £100 to do this
> 
> Martin
> 
> westleymills2003 wrote:
> 
> >
> > hi mate this will be interesting for me as i have yet todo it but
> > heres what i have found out,someone correct me if im wrong,
> > on the early cars {81} the trims quite easily removed you just
> > unclip it but if you have a late car 82-83 the trim is glued on so
> > you have to really pull hard, mines an 83 i pulled so hard at it i
> > was frightend id stretch the plastic and make it worse for now so 
i
> > have left it untill i have more time and take care over it.as yet 
iv
> > found no one who has actualy done one like mine to really know the
> > best way to remove it.
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > The covering on my passenger side A pillar trim has come adrift
> > > (looks like some attempts to re-glue have been made before), the
> > car
> > > came with a complete brand new trimmed pillar capping (lucky 
me),
> > so
> > > I need to fit it. the 'bible' says something like 'remove it'
> > > (helpful) :-) .. anyone removed one of these before that can 
give
> > me
> > > some tips?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Phill W
> > > DOC 233
> > > VIN 6772 (sorbet)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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