Door trim clips
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Door trim clips
How do you get the exterior door trim off with out breaking those stupid little clips. I just broke 6, and called honda and they want $5 for each clip. If I have to replace all of them that will be $120 in clips This is for a 91 civic rt4wd, but it's probably the same as the regular civic.
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Re: Door trim clips
the way i removed some was to take off the 10mm nut that bolts it to the door, then i pull the molding back and forth (try not to bend the molding) and the clips will eventually rotate and the molding will come off. after that just pull the clips out... you might have to rotate 90 degrees.
for the others, same process with the back and forth pulling but many clips will break, so you have to salvage the ones you can.
for the others, same process with the back and forth pulling but many clips will break, so you have to salvage the ones you can.
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Mine all broke and dropped down into the door, then I had to take off all the door panels to get them out. After the third molding I said **** it and just yanked the rest off
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Re: Door trim clips
id use all of the clips. the shop that did the body work and paint on my crx just used a few because the rest broke, and the molding on the driverside door actually came loose and wrapped back while doing a speed run lol. not sure how fast i got it because i ran out of numbers, but i was at 8200 rpm in 5th on a cable gsr trans. i tore it back apart to do it all right, and do a booted gsr in it now.
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Re: Door trim clips
If you take off the nut you should be able to use a putty knife on the bottom and top of each clip. Use 2 putty knife slip them in between the door and molding. I got all of mine off without breaking any.
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Re: Door trim clips
home depot sells plastic putty knives too.....really, really cheap.
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Re: Door trim clips
ok do this. take the little plastic nut off the end. then get a flathead or a blunt knife. slide it across the hole molding and get it loose. start from the nut and work one clip at a time use the flat head to pop it off andit should come off with no hassle at the end of the very last clip right where the door creases with the fender rotate the whole molding around 45-90 degrees and it will just slide out. the last clip is made into the molding and the others are just slit in
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Re: Door trim clips
oh and use the flathead/knife on both bottom and end of the molding. i took my donor moldings off my crx that way and it was so easy. as for the clips if you broke them all learn now and go to the junkyard and get em off for free!!!
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Re: Door trim clips
what do the clips look like i need to order some there was none on my driver side at all so i had to replace the molding i just dont know what clips i need
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Re: Door trim clips
damn $5 a clip?! i'm looking at a huge bill, i remember busting most/all of them when i was stripping my crx. same with the clips for the rear pieces beside the glass (the part that says SI on it), and i broke all of those ones really good. plus the nut for the molding snapped the threaded part off (it was seized together, it took nothing for it to snap!). damn it, i guess its time to start buying clips/replacing parts!
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Re: Door trim clips
It is hard to access them from behind because of the intrusion beam in the door. Best bet is to use putty knive on the top and bottom of the clips and work down the door.
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