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frank horton
V twins are great but 4"s rule.........
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go look at one in a scrap yard and get some spare clips at the same time.......
daedalusminos
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Do the white 'pegs' come out? Might be a case of getting a lever under the head rather than trying to slide.
zx9
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Good point, that white peg looks like it would be lifted with a trim tool, the slot in the trim purely to fit and locate the peg.
I'll try that
500e
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They are not designed to come out without damage, cheap plastic, ok when new for fitting then they hope you break one part at least on removal. (you have)
The white bit should still be in the plastic, you need the removal fork thingy's
Get the car as warm as possible first heater full blast for an hour, if it was a Leyland vehicle and a few years old
The white bit should still be in the plastic, you need the removal fork thingy's
Get the car as warm as possible first heater full blast for an hour, if it was a Leyland vehicle and a few years old
I've got thoseThey are not designed to come out without damage, cheap plastic, ok when new for fitting then they hope you break one part at least on removal. (you have)
You need the removal fork thingy
run the car with the heater on full and the doors closed for fifteen mins and strike while the plastic hot , as the saying goes ,,, failing that break a few clips and order a big bag of them for putting it back together ,, at least its not the old days when the door cards fell apart and the clips survived ,,,Warm day or heated garage. Dream on
Yes, they are a PITA!
500e
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If you have the tool are you levering the correct bit ? the damage suggests you tried to lever the plastic trim off the clip rather than the clip from the body.
Is the tool's fork to wide and slipped or maybe you did not have it between the body and the base of the clip
Is the tool's fork to wide and slipped or maybe you did not have it between the body and the base of the clip
The damage suggests incompetence, actually. I hate jobs like this.
I tried levering a clip from the body. Equally unsuccessful!
I've screwed the trim back down for now. Maybe come back to it another day.
Thanks everyone.
MetalMonkey
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Do you have a trim clip removal tool? A good one is worth its weight.
keithski122
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Cheap plastic trim tools flex too much, try something like this to remove clip from body not clip from plastic.Doesn't have to be snap on but this shape works well.
shop.snapon.com
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