btm24 Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 how do you take off the bottom window trim under the winsheld wiper? I'm trying to paint some things black that are fading but getting some of thes things off is hard.
ParadiseMJ Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Assuming you have the metal trim and not the rubber... With a small screwdriver lift up one corner of the SIDE trim and work it off, towards the top, be careful not to break too many of the "slide" clips. When you have at least one side off you can do the same to the bottom trim. On my 88 the trim is held together by about a 2" junction. One side or the other will come off with that piece.
btm24 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Posted August 10, 2010 Assuming you have the metal trim and not the rubber... With a small screwdriver lift up one corner of the SIDE trim and work it off, towards the top, be careful not to break too many of the "slide" clips. When you have at least one side off you can do the same to the bottom trim. On my 88 the trim is held together by about a 2" junction. One side or the other will come off with that piece. :needpics: this is a help but would be much more of a help with pics
gl1200aman Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 May be an extra expense but you can get a tool to remove the trim without breaking the clips. If you are handy enough and have a pair of tin snips you can go see what they look like and make your own with a piece of flat sheet metal.
beaterjeep Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 I believe the OP is asking about the cowl trim, not the windshield trim. In which case, IIRC, there is just a few screws holding it on.
gl1200aman Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Yes the cowl trim is held on by screws and requires the removal of the wiper arms. By the other posts I assumed that I was mistaken and followed the other replies. My bad. sorry.
btm24 Posted August 11, 2010 Author Posted August 11, 2010 Yes the cowl trim is held on by screws and requires the removal of the wiper arms. By the other posts I assumed that I was mistaken and followed the other replies. My bad. sorry. no you were right i was talking about the window trim I'm taking that off to re paint cuz its faded
gl1200aman Posted August 11, 2010 Posted August 11, 2010 There are clips holding the window trim on from under the trim. there are many different tools available. Here is a link to one that should be able to be homemade fairly easily with directions for the process for a buick but the directions on using the tool for the clips is similar. http://www.buickperformance.com/glassremove.htm
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