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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 03:03 PM
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Unlucky my car got hit by massive hail.

The only parts which arent replaced yet are the window trim pieces
I already have a donor car without damaged window trim. I browsed the workshop manual but couldnt find anything helpful.

Did anyone already replace the window trim of a XJ8?

Thank you for any help where to start. Do i need a heatgun or are they snapped? Do i need any glue or double sided tape to reinstall them?

 
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 01:18 AM
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Here you can see the dents which i would like to have removed.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2018 | 02:04 AM
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The window trim parts were snapped.

Unfortunately they snapped at the edge beforehand. I will order new ones from the Jaguar Heritage Website.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 12:46 AM
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Wow, that’s some heavy hail. Just shows how powerful nature can be.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 02:17 AM
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Here where I live in The States when we get hail storms, we get HAIL STORMS. sometime it can get the size of a golf ball and even grapefruit size. It is a common saying out this was, if you see a car with a lot of dings you know its from the central United States. A lot of car dealers will have a hail damage sale when they get hit.

 
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