geess300

Hello!

I have a gs300 (year 2006)! I would like to know, how to install the front door moulding. I attached 2 pics to let you see wich part I'm talking about. Plesase help! Thank you

BinaryJay

Our cars are held together by about 6 billion plastic clips... you can disassemble and reassemble the whole body by pulling and pushing on everything.

geess300

Thank you for the reply! I tried several times to push/pull this part to the rigt place but I wasn't successful. I am afraid those white plastic nuts on the car will broke if I try harder. I thougt there is a "secret method" how to install this part correctly

verly6565

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BinaryJay

Could be they are not designed to be removed and reinstalled you may very well have to break the existing part and fasteners in order to remove it. Since you're replacing it anyway what have you got to lose by forcing it off?

Barring that, there may be a SST (special service tool) to remove it, that may look the fork end of a crowbar that is designed to get in there and release those fasteners without breaking anything. You can get SSTs from the dealership but their cost is often ridiculous for what they are and you're not likely to use them ever again. Last option is bring it to dealer and pay them their one hour labor to just do it if you're not comfortable mangling it off.

geess300

Thank you for the answer! I had a little accident when the moulding patrially came off so I took it off completely. Fortunately the car and the outsite of the moulding wasn't harmed, there were some breaks only on the inside of the moulding which I fixed already. I decided to put it back, but it isn't seemed so trivial however the plastic fasteners on the door are unharmed as you can see on my pictures. It is impossible to put the moulding back with the fasteners already on the door (without an SST). Thank you for your hep!

ibidu1

iTrader: (1)

Snap a picture of the backside of the trim molding. You may have to force fully remove the old clips and buy new clips. Mount new clips to the trim molding and then push the trim with the new clips into the door.

BinaryJay

I get it now... the old clips are stuck in the car, and he wants to put the same trim back on which was already removed. I wasn't sure what I was looking at in that second picture now I see it's actually the car lol.

Yes, you need to break those clips stuck in the car off and buy new clips like was said above Once you have the clips on the trim they should push onto the car easily.

geess300

Thank you very much for the replies guys!

goodbadboy

Hi,

Did you figure out how to put it back together & what are the parts required