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Replacing inner door rubber strips on VL
I apologise if this is old and been done before!
Easy way to replace those cracked and broken strips First thing need is strips from VT/VZ sourced from your local wreckers, i used 2 front & 2 rear vz crewman (under $40) but sedan and wagon VT/VZ look the same. ![]() Remove door trims from your VL ![]() Straighten the staples on the back of trim holding the old strips on with a flat blade screw driver and needle nose pliers before ![]() after ![]() Then once all staples are all straight, gently insert flat blade screw driver between door trim and rubber strip ![]() and leaver them apart ![]() Now they are apart the new strips will need to be trimmed down about 8mm from the end that is angled (but measure before cutting) ![]() once measured, use a grinder with a thin cutting disc and cut to length ![]() Now while you have the grinder the rear clip only needs to be cut before ![]() after ![]() Next the clips will need to bent slightly with needle nose pliers for a better fit ![]() before ![]() after ![]() now the strips are ready to be installed onto the door trim ![]() then the door trim is ready to go back onto the door ![]() repeat process for passenger side Now for the back door trim remove door trim switch wires ![]() remove rubber strip from door trim (same process as the front door) now the strip is removed the strip will need to be trimmed to fit, this time only the rubber that rests on the glass needs to be cut. test fit on door and marked ![]() now its marked, use a stanley knife to cut to size and thats it ![]() no clips need to be cut like the front door but the clips will need to be bent slightly using the same process as the front door, then they can be installed to the door trim. ![]() now the trim can be re-installed to the door ![]() and job is done. feedback welcome
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Location: Brisbane, South
Car: 2 x VL Calais Turbo, VL Berlina Turbo, 2 x Ford Explorer V8, Subaru Forester GT, BMW 325i M Sport
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Nice work! Looks a million times better than the old ones
How do you remove these from a VZ? Are they attached to the door trim? Cause I can't see wreckers letting you pull them off without buying the whole door trims |
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yeah from memory the door trims will need to be removed from the vz to get to the strips, the ones i got off the cars at the wreckers the trims were already removed and they popped right off
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