[s-cars] door reassembly trick

[Bill Clancy]

never mind.   I get it.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>
To: "James Bowes" <thermobob at hotmail.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] door reassembly trick


> PITA?   translation please.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Bowes" <thermobob at hotmail.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 6:23 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] door reassembly trick
>
>
> >
> > After much struggling to get my door panels back on, I found a trick
that
> I
> > thought I'd share.. As anyone knows who's tried to get the panels back
in
> > place, the lock pin is a PITA. It's at exactly the right height where
it's
> > nearly impossible to get lined up with the hole in the trim while you
push
> > down on the panel to get the 'hooks' to engage. If you miss the hole,
you
> > need to pull the panel back off and start over again. And again. And
> again.
> >
> > Here's the miracle tool: A BIC pen. Yep. That's it.
> >
> > Line up the trim best you can without engaging the hooks. Pull out the
ink
> > cartridge and stick the barrel of the pen through the hole in the trim
> from
> > the top (open side on the pen facing down), and get it around the lock
pin
> > (remove the lock 'button' with a 1/4 turn). Now you have all the
vertical
> > adjustment you need and the pin stays centered in the trim hole.
> >
> > Wish I'd used this trick earlier. Anyways, thought I'd toss that one out
> > there.
> >
> > -James
> >
> >
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