Removal of wood grain door trim
07-16-2011, 01:05 PM
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I am in the process of getting all of my wood grain painted to match the exterior of the car. My question, however, is....how do you remover the wood grain from the interior door handles? I don't want to start muscling it and snap it in half.
07-16-2011, 01:10 PM
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You have to remove the door panel to remove the trim.
Do you have an LCI or pre-LCI?
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For pre-LCI:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/Sekalai...im%20panel.pdf
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/Sekalai...im%20panel.pdf
Do you have an LCI or pre-LCI?
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For pre-LCI:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/Sekalai...im%20panel.pdf
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/Sekalai...im%20panel.pdf
07-16-2011, 02:01 PM
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Thanks Antti. I was searching your old threads to try and figure this out. I am not particularly fond of removing the door panels because of the Air Bag system.
On another note (sort of), what do you think the surround of the AC and the CD player will look like painted body color (leaving wood trim factory? The soft touch "paint?" is peeling and looks like crap, so I am looking for a way to rectify it.
On another note (sort of), what do you think the surround of the AC and the CD player will look like painted body color (leaving wood trim factory? The soft touch "paint?" is peeling and looks like crap, so I am looking for a way to rectify it.
07-18-2011, 06:07 AM
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I found that on the door handle trim strip that if you pry out on the top slightly and slip them upward out of their detents they will come off without removing the panels.
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07-18-2011, 11:37 AM
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mels545 is right, the long trim on a door handle can be clipped off. They are not attached with screws. You just have to be very careful.
Sorry HiOffcr I didnt remember this. However, if you want to take the switch panels off, you need to remove the doorcard.
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Sorry HiOffcr I didnt remember this. However, if you want to take the switch panels off, you need to remove the doorcard.
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07-18-2011, 04:03 PM
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Antti, no problem. still a little hesitant because they seem to be on there pretty good. May end up taking the door apart anways IOT paint the swithc housings
07-18-2011, 05:51 PM
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Tex Phil, are you looking at selling your old trim? Mainly the driver side front door wood trim. YEP....I broke it!!