01-22-2005, 11:56 AM | #1 |
Franko72
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side trim removal
I am going to be removing the trim to start paint and body work. How do you remove the upper and lower trim on a cheyenne without messing up the trim pieces?
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01-22-2005, 08:26 PM | #2 |
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I know it seems easy to some that have done this. I am looking for tips ,Do's & Dont's. Anyone out there?Any trim removal tools needed?
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01-22-2005, 09:07 PM | #3 |
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Well, I know that almost all of it is bolted on, just remove all the nuts that hold it on and be careful when taking it off. I can take all of the lower bed trim and fender trim off my truck just by crawling under it and using a 3/8" endwrench. It's kinda hard to get to the fender trim though. I haven't tried taking the upper trim off yet so I'm not sure about that stuff.
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01-23-2005, 01:13 AM | #4 |
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Some of the clips are glued on to the truck too. A flexible putty knife will work well on those.
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01-23-2005, 10:47 AM | #5 |
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Don't know on our trucks specifically, cuz mine doesn't have any, but usually, they are screwed in front and rear, and I've just slid them off, exposing the remaining retainers.
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01-23-2005, 12:33 PM | #6 |
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Most of the clips on the upper trim are push in type.I take a small flat screwdriver and stick it between the molding and the body and just push the tabs together and it will come out.The end clips have nuts on them.
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