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71-longbed · 07-16-2003, 03:14 PM

got new bezels for my truck ...is there any easy way to pop the old ones off .... how do the clips work .... im sure someone has done this before ....please help ...i dont wanna scratch the paint or break the clips in the process..... thanks

71-longbed · 07-16-2003, 06:17 PM

TTT please

knucklebuster · 07-16-2003, 07:29 PM

I don't remember mine having clips,just screws but it's been a while

Dads72 · 07-16-2003, 09:16 PM

"If" it's like a 72, there are 2 screws which you can see. Remove those.
Just start prying out on the old trim and it will come loose. A paint stick or screw driver with a shop rag on it works fine for this.
The clips are "pointy" kind of things that slide in the groove on the inside of the bezels.

71-longbed · 07-17-2003, 04:45 AM

any tips on getting out stubborn screws .... i stripped one of my screw driviers....im gonna try alittle WD tomorrow ..see if i have any luck

JimKshortstep4x4 · 07-17-2003, 08:06 AM

You can "tunk" your screwdriver with a hammer. On stubborn phillip screws I will use a 1/4" phillips bit and a speed handle so that I can push and turn at the same time.

I am surprised that you are having trouble with the screws as they should be stainless.

Jim

71-longbed · 07-18-2003, 02:47 PM

ttt please

jef5150 · 07-18-2003, 03:21 PM

Sears sells two different types of tools kits to get out stripped bolts and screws,,,,,,i have both,,, they work great.1st is called "SCREW OUT".2nd is called "BOLT OUT",,,,anyone working on old vehicles should get them,PLUS,theyre craftsman,,gauranteed for life,screw set has 3 different sizes in the kit,and the bolt kit has 10 different sizes,,,i think it was like $40.00 for both,,,,jeff

71-longbed · 07-19-2003, 04:15 AM

TTT

07-16-2003, 03:14 PM	#1
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	removing taillight bezel got new bezels for my truck ...is there any easy way to pop the old ones off .... how do the clips work .... im sure someone has done this before ....please help ...i dont wanna scratch the paint or break the clips in the process..... thanks __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

07-16-2003, 06:17 PM	#2
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	TTT please __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

07-16-2003, 07:29 PM	#3
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	I don't remember mine having clips,just screws but it's been a while __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

07-17-2003, 04:45 AM	#5
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	any tips on getting out stubborn screws .... i stripped one of my screw driviers....im gonna try alittle WD tomorrow ..see if i have any luck __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

07-18-2003, 02:47 PM	#7
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	ttt please __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

07-16-2003, 09:16 PM	#4
Dads72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 427	"If" it's like a 72, there are 2 screws which you can see. Remove those. Just start prying out on the old trim and it will come loose. A paint stick or screw driver with a shop rag on it works fine for this. The clips are "pointy" kind of things that slide in the groove on the inside of the bezels.

07-17-2003, 08:06 AM	#6
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	You can "tunk" your screwdriver with a hammer. On stubborn phillip screws I will use a 1/4" phillips bit and a speed handle so that I can push and turn at the same time. I am surprised that you are having trouble with the screws as they should be stainless. Jim

07-18-2003, 03:21 PM	#8
jef5150 Inline 69 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: valleysprings,california Posts: 1,018	Sears sells two different types of tools kits to get out stripped bolts and screws,,,,,,i have both,,, they work great.1st is called "SCREW OUT".2nd is called "BOLT OUT",,,,anyone working on old vehicles should get them,PLUS,theyre craftsman,,gauranteed for life,screw set has 3 different sizes in the kit,and the bolt kit has 10 different sizes,,,i think it was like $40.00 for both,,,,jeff Last edited by jef5150; 07-18-2003 at 03:47 PM.

07-19-2003, 04:15 AM	#9
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	TTT __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

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