Mikelly Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 I'm lost... I cannot for the life of me figure out how to remove the trip from around the 1/4 windows so I can have the trim poweder coated... Any tips would be great... Mike Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Are you talking tyhe "frame" around the windows? That's "easy"! You remove the trim inside the car, unscrew some little tiny screws, and remove the entire quarter window. The trim is bolted on as sort of a fram around it with little angled pieces in the corners. I've got some spares w/glass if you'd like to try and do it that way as a swap. Be careful with the screws coming out - the heads strip easily and are simply Phillips heads as I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Yeah, Jim's got it right. Try some valve lapping compound on the screw-driver tip for those small philips screws. BTW, you have to take the outer rubber gasket off the frame to get to the screws - it's just glued on. If you're careful, it will pull off and be re-useable. VERY carefully take the screws out, and the frame is in two pieces (top and bottom) which slide apart and the window is captured between them. One window I had did have a problem though. The brackets on the ends of the frame that the screws go into are steel, welded to the stainless frame. The steel and weld rusted away and broke loose from the stainless. Glad I had some spares on hand (I have about two of everything - one on or staged for the car, and a useable spare in the basement. ) BTW, I used a screwdriver inserted were the frame edge overlapped the steel bracket and twisted it to open the space up, forcing the frame halves apart. HTH, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted August 27, 2001 Author Share Posted August 27, 2001 JIm, I have a set out of the convertible I parted, but couldn't see a single screw last night... I'll start pulling the rubber gasket material off it tonight and see what I come up with! Thanks for the offer! I'm gonna try to make a run to Richmond this week and Swap Jamie some parts that are coated for some more parts that need to be! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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