[s-cars] Lower door trim - report.

[Djdawson2@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/23/2005 4:15:42 PM Mountain Standard Time,  
gcmschemist at gmail.com writes:

Arrived  from ECS yesterday. All of it was straight as an arrow - no damage
from  overzealous gorillas. :)
I see how to seal it so it won't rust. No problems  there, with a little
black sealing silicone caulk.
What I do not see, is  how to get the front trim caps back on after I get
the strips onto the  doors. Will this become evident when I yank the old
strips off?
I was  also thinking of laying down a thick coat of paste wax on the body
under  the strip - is that worthwhile, or a waste of  time?



When you install the new strips, what you need to do is slide them on until  
they are about 1 inch from completely in place.  Then insert the cap onto  the 
end of the strip.  It won't install all the way because the last tab is  in 
the way.  Just get it started, and then push the strip the remainder of  the 
way forward.  Then to fully seat the cap in the end of the strip, I  found it 
easiest to shut the door, put a flat head screwdriver on the end of the  cap, 
and push it back into the strip the remainder of the way.
 
It is easier than it may look, but replacing all 4 took me about 15  minutes. 
The only tool required was the screwdriver to seat the cap.
 
Good luck,
Dave