Door moldings

[Benjamin Kwan]

Craig,

	Do I need to pull the interior door panel to install new clips?
Some of them are broken.  Where is this one screw that you are describing
to slide the molding off?

Thanks for the reply,

Ben Kwan

85 4000S 
92 100CSq
94 90S 



On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Craig D. Niederst wrote:

> Had the same problem with my '92 100S. The problem is there is a metal strip
> in the center of the black plastic molding to add rigidity. Through time,
> water gets in, the metal rusts, expands, and deforms the molding. I thought
> originally it was the clips also, but new clips will do nothing if the
> molding is deformed (track where the clips attach is the place where the
> expansion is worst). The whole moldings need replaced. I believe they are
> about $30-$40 a pop, and they are easily replaced (remove one screw, and
> they slide off). If you need part numbers, just let me know for which
> moldings you need. HTH.
> 
> Craig
> '92 100S (90k)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Benjamin Kwan" <bkwan at lynx.dac.neu.edu>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 7:58 PM
> Subject: Door moldings
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > For some reason my door moldings (92 100CSq) are separating from
> > the door. It looks like some of the clips are broken and the adhesive
> > isn't sticking anymore.  Do you guys know of any good body shops in the MA
> > area?   What's involved in this repair?   From the family album it looks
> > like I would have to remove the inner panels to secure the clips from
> > behind.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ben Kwan
> >
> > 85 4000S
> > 92 100CSq
> > 94 90S
> >
> >
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