[greenhorn male]

I ended up with 4 strikers with no sleeves after the last one broke yesterday. This morning I started to remove the strikers starting from the rear after cutting up my excess heater hose in 1" sections and lo and behold, I couldn't gain access to the panel behind the pillar because the previous owner carpetted the side panels using some hefty contact cement or glue. I wasn't in the mood to start ripping carpet off so I went to the quick fix "Bodydropped" suggested and wrapped several layers of electrical tape around them. The front door pillars has speakers screwed on to them, so I taped those as well. The doors close and feel remarkably well. I have the heater hose in my glovebox ready in case the tape wears fast. The rears should last sometime because it's hardly ever used. I'll swap out the front sleeves when I start working on the stereo system.

Is there any chance of the paint behind the carpet being saved while removing the adhesive. I'd like to remove the carpet if it doesn't tear up the interior paint. The previous owner meticulously cut and fitted the carpet around the 4 door panels, and on both rear side panels and around the rear side windows. Unless there is a way to remove the carpet without ripping the paint off and cleaning the adhesive off, I think I'll leave it as is for now. I know one thing, it's pretty quite in the burb while driving.