Home / Justin's stuff / 1996 Civic Hatchback / Painting 29
Paint matching some trim pieces.
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Removing door panel trim, you need to have the inside door paneling off to get to those clips. - Removing door panel trim, you need to have the inside door paneling off to get to those clips. - DSC01894.JPG
Here are the clips from the inside, door paneling and rear paneling needs to be off in order to access them. - Here are the clips from the inside, door paneling and rear paneling needs to be off in order to access them. - DSC01896.JPG
I used some needle nose pliers to pinch the clip and then pull the trim off from the outside. - I used some needle nose pliers to pinch the clip and then pull the trim off from the outside. - DSC01897.JPG
Another picture of the clips holding the trim pieces on. This is short piece on my hatch toward the rear of the car. - Another picture of the clips holding the trim pieces on. This is short piece on my hatch toward the rear of the car. - DSC01898.JPG
Be gentle when taking the door trim off, it has double sided tape also holding it to the door. It just peels back but make sure not to rip out a clip. The other trim pieces did not have the tape. - Be gentle when taking the door trim off, it has double sided tape also holding it to the door. It just peels back but make sure not to rip out a clip. The other trim pieces did not have the tape. - DSC01899.JPG
This small trim piece on the front fender was easily removed by hand. Just reach inside the fender and pince the clips with your fingers. - This small trim piece on the front fender was easily removed by hand. Just reach inside the fender and pince the clips with your fingers. - DSC01900.JPG
This is the last clip on the door trim, at the front of the door. It's different then the other clips. You must open the door partially, pull the trim out then slide it forward off the clip. - This is the last clip on the door trim, at the front of the door. It's different then the other clips. You must open the door partially, pull the trim out then slide it forward off the clip. - DSC01989.JPG
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Here are the window trim pieces, old and new. - Here are the window trim pieces, old and new. - DSC01992.JPG
New trim inserts into that little hole below the mirror. - New trim inserts into that little hole below the mirror. - DSC01993.JPG
We must remove the vertical trim piece or else we cannot get the window trim to fit in there. - We must remove the vertical trim piece or else we cannot get the window trim to fit in there. - DSC01994.JPG
Just take out these 3 screws. - Just take out these 3 screws. - DSC01995.JPG
Now we can slide the vertical trim into the window trim. - Now we can slide the vertical trim into the window trim. - DSC01996.JPG
Nice and shiny. - Nice and shiny. - DSC01998.JPG