| Author | Message | ||
| Matt Boyd (Mattboyd)
Junior Member Username: Mattboyd Post Number: 66 Registered: 1-2002 |
Every couple years I have to replace the slider on the zipper of the trunk cover, so this trim piece has to come out. I'd advise against using a sealant on it for this reason alone. What part number from JC Ripoff....errrr...JC Whitney did you use? Mine is getting a bit tattered. I bought FIAMM horn compressors from JC Whitney and they are identical and $19.95 including horns and hoses (which I didn't need). For the most part, I have nothing bad to say about JC Whitney. :-) -matt | ||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 4551 Registered: 8-2002 |
No problem. | ||
| Peter Sedlak (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 364 Registered: 1-2003 |
Matt...I pulled the old piece off and used a rubber mallet and tapped the new rubber down a few inches at a time, working back to the center where I started. I finished with a fine blade in my saber saw to cut the excess material. Bingo! It looks like a pro did it! Thanks for your help. | ||
| Bruno (Originalsinner)
Intermediate Member Username: Originalsinner Post Number: 1088 Registered: 5-2002 |
I just did mine with material from Whitney. No adhesive etc needed. snapped into place. Looks closer to original than that in pic. | ||
| Peter Sedlak (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 363 Registered: 1-2003 |
Thanks Matt, I'll give it a try! | ||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 4549 Registered: 8-2002 |
Peter, I don't think it is necessary. I would force it open by pushing down on the trim onto the frame. That sould be enough to hold it. Matt | ||
| Peter Sedlak (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 362 Registered: 1-2003 |
Please excuse, I keep forgetting you are Matt! This does not lookfun! Should I use glue? | ||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 4546 Registered: 8-2002 |
Peter, I took a pic of mine. You need to "open the mouth" and then close it on the trunk frame. Matt  | ||
| Peter Sedlak (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 361 Registered: 1-2003 |
Don, its the trunk trim, not for the spare tire area | ||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 4543 Registered: 8-2002 |
Peter, Is that the correct trim? It does not look right. Trunk, do you mean engine trunk with zipper area or the spare tire area? Matt | ||
| Peter Sedlak (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 359 Registered: 1-2003 |
I will be replacing the rubber trim around my 308 trunk. My thinking is that after taking the old trim out, I would lay a bead of silicone on both sides of the vertical metal wall and push the new trim in place. The new piece does not look very 'user friendly' with the metal that is imbedded in it (see picture)! Any tips?  |