window trim removal
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I think that if you peel back the window run channel along that trim piece you will see some rivets that you can drill out. The rear one is attached the same way with rivets and to the piece of glass so that whole massive piece has to come out. and the window stays attached. Thats how we replaced them at the dealer. The glass may separate with some black windshield sealant holding it together.
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Anyone know how to make that window trim "chrome" look like new again, short of actually sending out to be actually chromed?
(for some reason, I can hear Exexpat saying "just get some shiny 3M Duct Tape!!!")
(PS - I love ya Buddy, I really do)
Some Dipstick ran a buffing wheel with about 80 grit over mine in about 7 different directions, but the surface is still smooth and sound. I like the chrome contrast, and have tried using 2000 grit plastic polishing compound to no avail. Nothing seems to work, and I don't trust the shiny tape to stay stuck in the hot sun.
Also - hey, Exexpat: "Mukilteo" is an old NW Indian word for "pothole" (or "big big rut in trail"). How the heck to manage to keep your "X" with a body clearance of only 1 1/2 inches looking so sharp???
(for some reason, I can hear Exexpat saying "just get some shiny 3M Duct Tape!!!")
(PS - I love ya Buddy, I really do)
Some Dipstick ran a buffing wheel with about 80 grit over mine in about 7 different directions, but the surface is still smooth and sound. I like the chrome contrast, and have tried using 2000 grit plastic polishing compound to no avail. Nothing seems to work, and I don't trust the shiny tape to stay stuck in the hot sun.
Also - hey, Exexpat: "Mukilteo" is an old NW Indian word for "pothole" (or "big big rut in trail"). How the heck to manage to keep your "X" with a body clearance of only 1 1/2 inches looking so sharp???
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