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How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:17 pm
by jakey
Hey all - I am being a copy cat and applying vinyl to my trims, I can't for the life of me get this bugger off though, do I need to unscrew the screw behind the door handle, etc?

Thanks guys -


Red arrows I can get behind and get a lot of leverage - the green arrows I can't even get behind
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Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:20 pm
by zch91
Pretty sure it's just stuck on with glue.. I know this cause my rear drivers doors one had fallen off and was in the glovebox when I bought the car (took me a while to figure out what the hell it was :p)

Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:30 pm
by JKeep2.5i
where's crusin when you need him :roll:

Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:15 pm
by jakey
thats right!

Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:12 pm
by jakey
So far so good.

the two smallest bits down! It's a bloody struggle to get the creases out, I am not looking forward to the console trim !!! arghh
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Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:17 pm
by zch91
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Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:02 am
by JKeep2.5i
how did you remove the handles for wrapping??

Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:41 am
by jakey
I recommend using some trim removal tools:
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from ... Categories

For the handle, slot in a long flat edge at the top of it where it meets the door, and gently (actually a bit of force) pry outward, as it comes out, stick the tool further in and keep prying, eventually it will just click off. There is another method described here http://iagresearch.com.au/index.php?opt ... iew&gid=44 .

I still haven't worked out how to get the other bit off :(

Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:32 pm
by JKeep2.5i
figured out how to remove that piece yet??

Re: How to remove door trim accent

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:11 pm
by jakey
noope :(