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dennis the menace
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2013/07/10 09:24:11 (permalink)
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AW11 rear buttress trim and screen cover removal

Greetings all,
 
I'm looking for feedback from those of you who have successfully ( let me stress that magic word successfully) removed the trim from the rear.  I have a car in need of an unbroken trim, and a project car that is currently wearing a good set.  Only problem is that attempts at removal of the good bits only yields ominous squeaking creaking noises and a stubborn refusal to budge.
 
Has anyone found the magic incantation that will see this very rare and priceless component willingly unlatch itself?  All comments appreciated . . .

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    Re: AW11 rear buttress trim and screen cover removal 2013/07/10 09:31:11 (permalink)
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    very slowly undo the screws HAHA
     
    but you are still very likely to get some broken fixings. when you do get it off I really advise this little mod I did on mine. I used a tube of sikaflex 227 and an old toothbrush. Firstly glued all the fixings back on with the sikaflex, then using the tooth brush I smeared a thin layer of sikaflex over the entire inside of the trims. Then hit the outside with plastidip.
     
    I had them sitting on a perch drying and the wind came and blew them all off and they hit the concrete. I know I was freaking out about them being smashed but they were just fine, no broken corners. I think I have successfully made them nice and strong again, resistant to cracking at the very least.

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    dennis the menace
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    Re: AW11 rear buttress trim and screen cover removal 2013/07/10 10:07:19 (permalink)
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    Thanks for the suggestion, but surprisingly it's not the screws that are the issue.  One (the last one, of course) was a little reluctant but I used a small battery driver on the screw and a plastic lever under the head, it saw reason and spun out nicely.
     
    No, my problem is getting the trim to loosen its deathgrip on the body work.

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    Re: AW11 rear buttress trim and screen cover removal 2013/07/10 10:36:01 (permalink)
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    oh wow, they shouldn't normally be that tight to the body work. if they are tight now the sikaflex will make it worse.
     
    the set on my current car were tight. I just held my breath and reefed it off. (may or may not be good advise)
     
    I found the reason mine were tight is the metal they slide over was bent, it waved abit so it was putting heaps of pressure against the trims

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    Re: AW11 rear buttress trim and screen cover removal 2013/07/10 11:32:45 (permalink)
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    I had a funny feeling that was the problem.  Either bent, or perhaps a little rusty and has expended.  Patience seems to be the answer, then.  And a BIG screwdriver . . .

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    Re: AW11 rear buttress trim and screen cover removal 2013/07/10 11:54:06 (permalink)
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    You know the drill, Dennis. If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger tool!
     
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    Re: AW11 rear buttress trim and screen cover removal 2013/07/10 12:01:14 (permalink)
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    Simon, I have an experts opinion (Louise) that there is nothing wrong with the size of . . .
     
    oops, sorry, I misunderstood what you were talking about.  

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