[urq] c pillar removing trim

[Martin Pajak]

Hi Pat,

Only way I was ever able to pull it out is with a hook pick like this (far
right):
http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab335
25d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_16048.jpg
And pull straight out.  Any bending or twisting and it will break, BTDT.

Hope this helps.

Cheers
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca 

1981 VW Scirocco, all original
1982 Audi Ur-quattro, SQ project
1983 Audi 80 quattro, Euro 2-Tür
1984 Audi Ur-quattro, 20vt with 6-speed
1993 Audi 90 CS quattro, 2.5 TDI with 6-speed
1993 Audi 80 quattro Avant, 2.5 TDI with 6-speed
1994 Audi S2 Avant, stock


-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Patrick Carlier
Sent: 1-Dec-13 10:11
To: Jim Haseltine; 'audifans urq'
Subject: Re: [urq] c pillar removing trim

So it's really just a locating pin .
Each time I tried , they just broke .
The trim piece came off , and the pin remained in it's bushing .

And the watsher jet  is locing tabs .
I figured it woud be ...


Thx
Pat



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Haseltine" <jim_haseltine at ntlworld.com>
To: "Patrick Carlier" <p.carlier at pandora.be>; "'audifans urq'" 
<urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] c pillar removing trim


> The front screw of the C pillar vent holds the trim in place and there's a

> locating pin on the trim which goes into a plastic bush. Remove the vent 
> then carefully ease the trim out of the bush.
>
> Washer jet - I've never been able to release one. I've tried but I can't 
> quite manage to press in all of the locking tabs. Maybe if I had thinner 
> arms I could get closer. I end up cutting them off and replacing them with

> new ones.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Haseltine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick Carlier" <p.carlier at pandora.be>
> To: "'audifans urq'" <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 11:45 AM
> Subject: [urq] c pillar removing trim
>
>
>> On the C pillar vent's there is an aluminium piece of trim , one on each 
>> side ,
>> where  it connect's to the side windows .
>> Whenever I tried to take those off in the past they broke .
>>
>> Anyone know how to get them off without damaging them ?
>>
>> Same question for the rear window water jet or washer wich is on the 
>> right C pilllar .
>> I'de prefer to get it off to paint the car rather then to mask it .
>>
>> Patrick
>>
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