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Chrome gutter trim removal

Postby viva boy » Sat Feb 02, 2019 8:17 pm

how easy is it to remove the chrome gutter trim or rain channel trim off of a car without damaging it ??
is there any cheats for doing this....
i need to remove mine from my viva hc estate and really don't want to damage it.
also is this item available any where to buy or anyone know any suppliers if mine does brake or get damaged ?

thanks in advance
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Re: Chrome gutter trim removal

Postby 1972nail » Sat Feb 02, 2019 10:47 pm

There is a special tool described in the Training Manuals and it is a simple hook type device a bit like a bottle opener.
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Re: Chrome gutter trim removal

Postby viva boy » Sat Feb 02, 2019 11:20 pm

cheers david need to find a picture of it or a part number
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Re: Chrome gutter trim removal

Postby Colin » Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:58 am

It is possible to carefully work the trims off with your fingers, lifting them off from below as if they are 'hooked over' the gutter, but there are a couple of retaining tabs at either end of the trims that need to be carefully prised free beneath the gutter.

The trims can be refitted using a similar technique in reverse, hooking them over the gutter and gently tapping them down into place with a rubber mallet. There are two pieces to each side. They slot together somewhere near the B pillar so need to be carefully aligned before tapping into place when re-fitting.

I don't think anyone - by which I mean East Kent Trim Supplies - is supplying these trims, so It's a matter of finding spares from 'breaking' cars as and when they appear on ebay if one breaks - but they are fairly easily removeable intact with care.
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Re: Chrome gutter trim removal

Postby viva boy » Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:31 am

have to say im not looking forward to removing them as id imagine they are very brittle
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Re: Chrome gutter trim removal

Postby droopsnoot » Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:09 pm

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If I recall correctly I used a wide flat-bladed screwdriver against a piece of wood of suitable thickness placed below the gutter to protect the window trims. Do everything very gradually - it's much easier to bend these trims than it is to straighten them, or find good ones.
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Re: Chrome gutter trim removal

Postby jpsmit » Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:38 am

not sure exactly how to remove this trim but kits like this are cheap and very helpful!

https://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-a ... 67021.html
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Re: Chrome gutter trim removal

Postby viva boy » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:35 am

jpsmit wrote:not sure exactly how to remove this trim but kits like this are cheap and very helpful!

https://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-a ... 67021.html

many thanks :goodideasign:
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