hi all,

first post! just picked up a 1990 Accord DX about 2 months ago. 181,700 miles and counting...

i have the Haynes Accord manual, but i can't find anything about removing the door molding (you know, the black strips that protect your doors from dings).

how are they attached (screws, friction/tongue&groove, etc.)? and more importantly, how are they removed?!

thanks!


Modified by Chris in NH at 10:05 AM 7/17/2005

 

id like to know hwo to remove them as well. about to replace my fenders.

bump

 

i also tried but i didnt get a thing. i have no clue although i think i saw a clip when i tried prying it.

 

if you open the door, you will see a 10mm nut almost at end of door once that is removed door molding just snaps off ,,,new clips come with new molding

 

front doors - remove screw from door lock pod and slide pod forward to remove; remove cover and screw from grab handle area; remove cover and screw towards the rear of the door pocket; remove plastic pin just under the sail panel; pluck door panel off and you will see the clips. disconnect wires. remove the screw cap at the rear end of the molding; pinch second to last rearward clip; once out, start to pull molding away with some force as there are fairly long strips of double sided tape; pinch next one and the final clip can be left on the car if you slide te molding forward to release it.

rear doors - remove pod screw and grab handle screw. pluck off panel and disconnedt wires. pinch rearward clips, pluck off and release tape. slide forward and remove last clip on it's own.

 

Now i'm just confused...

 

hey, thanks CB7.v2,

but i'm a little confused. i'm not sure if i have to take off the door interior to get to the clips that release the molding. does that sound right?

not exactly sure about 'door lock pod' - i'm guessing you mean the door handle area and surrounding plastic frame, etc.? do you mean the inside or outside 'door lock pod'?

thanks!


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CB7.v2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">front doors - remove screw from door lock pod and slide pod forward to remove; remove cover and screw from grab handle area; remove cover and screw towards the rear of the door pocket; remove plastic pin just under the sail panel; pluck door panel off and you will see the clips. disconnect wires. remove the screw cap at the rear end of the molding; pinch second to last rearward clip; once out, start to pull molding away with some force as there are fairly long strips of double sided tape; pinch next one and the final clip can be left on the car if you slide te molding forward to release it.

rear doors - remove pod screw and grab handle screw. pluck off panel and disconnedt wires. pinch rearward clips, pluck off and release tape. slide forward and remove last clip on it's own.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

yo Chris if you are removing just the door molding on the outside of door read what i wrote before that is the way to do it

 

i have done a **** load of these like i said open the door, remove the 10mm nut, then pry the molding the clips will brake but new molding comes with new clips

 

maybe i should explain my intent...

i am going to take the door molding off to paint it. it is 15 years old and showing some serious wear/discoloring. i found some DupliColor Bumper Coating which is supposed to make bumpers/molding look brand new again. i'm going to do the door molding, the 'side skirts' (if you can even call them that on a DX model), and the front and rear bumpers. i'd like to take off the door molding and the skirts to paint, but i will leave the front and rear bumpers on the car to paint, and just mask everything off.

i also found some DupliColor 'Trim Paint' which i used to paint my severely worn windshield wiper arms. i am very optimistic about the Bumper Coating because the Trim Paint worked so well. i will post pics (i only have the 'after' pics), but i will post them in a new thread for posterity.

 

thanks deserthonda, didn't mean to leave you out... that's why i posted my 'intent'. it sounds like your method will break the clips or i will need new ones. since i'd like to keep my old molding and re-install it, i need the clips to be intact.

do you know if the clips can be re-used (with an adhesive, etc.) since i am not planning on buying new molding?

if worse comes to worst, i will just paint them on the car.


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by deserthonda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have done a **** load of these like i said open the door, remove the 10mm nut, then pry the molding the clips will brake but new molding comes with new clips </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

well now it is a different story if you want to reuse it ,, but why not tape all the way around it and paint it while on car,,,,,,,,
anyho if you want to remove and reuse then you got to remove the inner door panel out to get access to clips that hold molding on and pry clips off very carefully 1 at time starting from the back of door after removing 10mm nut

 

yes, painting them on the car now sounds like a better idea.

thanks!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris in NH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i found some DupliColor Bumper Coating which is supposed to make bumpers/molding look brand new again. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Where did you find that stuff? I've been looking for something like that as well because mine are fading a different rates and the molding colors look drastically different between the doors and rear quarters.

 

yes i mean the interior pod with the handle to open the doors. i had the entire exterior repainted on my car so to ensure a good job, i did most of the prep work. you have to remove the interior door panel to get at the clips especially if you want to save them. however, you can buy new ones at the dealer because i did break one.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sardawg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where did you find that stuff? I've been looking for something like that as well because mine are fading a different rates and the molding colors look drastically different between the doors and rear quarters. </TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry i couldn't post sooner. as a n00b (on 'trial') you can only post 5 messages in a 24-hour period.

i got it at AutoZone over by the spray paints. $5.49 or so...

the Trim Paint is good too. i just repainted the door trim on the B-pillars and that strip that separates the little mini window from the rest of the rear window. looks awesome! then i did that 'tray' just below the windshield wipers. the difference is amazing. they were very faded.

 

pull however you'll brake the clips most likely so you'll have to get more.... -justin-