FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Removal









EXTERIOR: OUTSIDE MOULDING: REMOVAL

HINT:
- Use the same procedures for the RH side and LH side.
- The procedures listed below are for the LH side.
- When removing the moulding, heat the vehicle body and moulding using a heat light.

Heating temperature:





NOTICE:
Do not heat the vehicle body and moulding excessively.

1. REMOVE OUTSIDE MOULDING





(a) Put protective tape around the moulding.
(b) Insert a piano wire between the vehicle body and moulding.
(c) Tie objects that can serve as handles (for example, wooden blocks) to both wire ends.
(d) Pull the piano wire and scrape off the double-sided tape that holds the moulding to the vehicle body.
(e) Remove the moulding.
NOTICE:
- If reusing the moulding, take care not to damage the moulding.
- Be careful not to damage the vehicle body.