How does one remove the gutter surround with damaging it?? I am busy stripping the vehicle in order to respray but am stuck with this item. Has anyone done this sucessfully?
PEter Merle
How does one remove the gutter surround with damaging it?? I am busy stripping the vehicle in order to respray but am stuck with this item. Has anyone done this sucessfully?
PEter Merle
It's held in place with double sided tape. I think you're probably out of luck.
It's held in place with double sided tape. I think you're probably out of luck.
Mine us different - its an aluminium extrustion sthat slides over the edge between roof and side panel. No tape or glue. There is one rivet at the front and I think one drives it out to the front - very strickey
Peter Merle
I drilled out the rivets and then removed those sections. There are clips that are spring loaded over the seams that are removed by prying them carefully off from the bottom. After the clips are off the rear section slides out to the side. The side sections can be twisted gently from the bottom up and off. There is a goo that is a body seam putty stuff that is behind the moulding that might be what you are fighting. Try warming up the moulding with a hair dryer or heater to soften it. Best of luck,
I dont have my rear trim as someone decided to remove it and damaged it in the process. so I presume they are not the easiest of things to remove.
I have yet to find a new one although I havent tried MB Dealer yet
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I dont have my rear trim as someone decided to remove it and damaged it in the process. so I presume they are not the easiest of things to remove.
I have yet to find a new one although I havent tried MB Dealer yet
It's the same on all models - 460, 461 & 463; and it's readily available.
Hi Greeney, the rear trim was easy to remove on my truck. Once the spring clips that hide the joints are off they slide off the gutter to the side. (From the center of the rear of the truck out, sliding it along the gutter.) The side mouldings clip over the gutter from the top and don't slide along easily. If the rears are removed like the sides I think they would be damaged easily because of the curve built into the trim. My truck had a couple of replacements when I got it that were chromed and my trim is all black so I removed them to paint them. Best of luck finding replacements,
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