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Does this look like the right piece? I believe the picture below is what is depicted in the parts diagram.
I have read that sourcing a used part is complicated since there are clips that hold it into place and these tend to break on removal. I don't see clips in the picture so I can't confirm this. Does anyone know if there are clips holding the trim in place? If so, what do they look like? Are they attached to this main piece directly?
That is the entire trim strip from the front window/A pillar to the back of the car. On my model there is a join about 15 inches from the right end (on the curve) so I am assuming mine is in two pieces. Is yours a single piece of trim? Check it out because it will be much cheaper if you only need the smaller piece.
On the side window trim the part is held on by friction fit to a small 'ledge' on the door (see my other thread). When I removed it, there were two small metal clips but they had rusted and I threw them away as they seemed to serve no purpose - the trim was a really, really tight fit on the ledge, so there's zero chance it will ever come loose. How does the trim item fit on your car? Is it the same as my window trim? If so, then chances are the clips will be redundant for you too. If not, there are eBay suppliers (in the UK anyway) who sell just about every kind of automotive fastener imaginable.
EDIT: I just looked again at your photo in the original post and it does seem that your trim piece is one huge piece. Wonder why mine is two parts? Maybe it's different on the XK-R or maybe they just changed it during production as sometimes happens if external suppliers are changed during the production run for some reason. This really is such a shame and I feel your pain - bad enough when you have to shell out due to something you did yourself - when it's entirely none of your fault and someone else caused the problem, it's more than twice as bad.
Last edited by barnsie; Jan 7, 2020 at 10:05 AM.
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I just checked the part number on SNG Barratt in the UK and they have some different images.
As you can see here, it looks as if the clips are essential for the fitment of the part, so I would ask your supplier to include the required number in your order. Seems to be a totally different fitment method to my similar part on the side window.
Thanks for going above and beyond in your help here. It is hard to tell from my picture above, but my part is also in two sections. There is a small seam just above the rear quarter panel glass, probably just like on yours. I've not seen anywhere that that section is available just by itself.
However, and here's the great news: I went to a top-rated auto body shop that I've used before (including just last month when a tree limb fell on another one of my cars). They are going to do the whole job for $300, which includes the part and labor. I was floored. The part has been ordered (they came up with the same part number I did) and once it arrives, they'll put the top trim person on the job. It is looking like in a week or two my car will be back to pristine condition, and for way under the cost of what I was expecting. Further updates and pictures when I have them.
It is (for now at least) seeming like much less of a crisis than I originally anticipated.
Peter, Many who've removed the trim have confirmed the clips break. So no reason to believe yours won't too which in your case, irrelevant.
Could you do us a great favor and ask the body shop how they break or if there's a way to remove the trim without breaking? Maybe some real life pics of where/ how they mount onto the body too? It would be very beneficial for the group as more ethan a few of us would like to remove and refinish ours v.s. buy new. A big ask i know.
Thanks for going above and beyond in your help here. It is hard to tell from my picture above, but my part is also in two sections. There is a small seam just above the rear quarter panel glass, probably just like on yours. I've not seen anywhere that that section is available just by itself.
However, and here's the great news: I went to a top-rated auto body shop that I've used before (including just last month when a tree limb fell on another one of my cars). They are going to do the whole job for $300, which includes the part and labor. I was floored. The part has been ordered (they came up with the same part number I did) and once it arrives, they'll put the top trim person on the job. It is looking like in a week or two my car will be back to pristine condition, and for way under the cost of what I was expecting. Further updates and pictures when I have them.
It is (for now at least) seeming like much less of a crisis than I originally anticipated.
Thanks again to everyone for your help!
Peter
Good news Peter! It will all be nothing but a distant memory soon! And your car will be back to its former glory. I know exactly how you feel because I am the same about my car too.
Peter, Many who've removed the trim have confirmed the clips break. So no reason to believe yours won't too which in your case, irrelevant.
Could you do us a great favor and ask the body shop how they break or if there's a way to remove the trim without breaking? Maybe some real life pics of where/ how they mount onto the body too? It would be very beneficial for the group as more ethan a few of us would like to remove and refinish ours v.s. buy new. A big ask i know.
If they will let me watch and take pictures, I certainly will. If not, I'll ask that they document with pictures and offer them a gratuity for the service. I wouldn't mind watching, learning, and supervising!
