As far as the fenders go, i feel your pain, i bought a pair of replacement fenders and the door gap was large than stock, but oh well. And no he is not correct, when I had all my glass pulled, i was able to save all the chrome trim, no damage to it at all. The glass shop that pulled the windows just cut the old weatherstripping around the glass with a razor blade and pushed the window out. The whole chrome strip assembly came out all together and i was able to take it apart.