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crome strip above doors

Started by _just_matt_ , Jul 25 2006 09:55 PM

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#1 _just_matt_

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Posted 25 July 2006 - 09:55 PM

Hey,
Whilst stripping my car i removed the crome strips that run along the top of the door frames (the ones on the body not the doors).
I was planning on leaving these off after the paint is complete (not to mention i wrecked them taking them off and they have been thrown out).
What i wanted to know is do the crome strips actually prevent water from entering the door seal area, or is the that the job of the thing that the crome is mounted on?

here is a pic to show which i am talking about.
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#2 _Flamenco_

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 06:18 AM

They are stainless steel (The chrome gutter mouldings). The bit underneath is what keeps the water off the doors...

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#3 makka

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 02:05 PM

I took mine off as well because tehy were wrecked, just makesure you re fit the bit that screws on, you can see it in my pic
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#4 _just_matt_

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Posted 28 July 2006 - 01:56 PM

oh yea.
thats what my painter was talking about, the bits that screw on.
well i guess ill go the whole lot then rather then having just the screwed part.
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#5 Heath

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Posted 28 July 2006 - 04:14 PM

If you don't want the chrome. That screw-on part also comes in a painted version (On SL & Sunbird Models AFAIK; all the models that do not have the chrome trim standard obviously.)

I love that chrome trim, I've gotta find one for my car and patiently remove it to keep it in tact.

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#6 _HB1200_

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Posted 28 July 2006 - 04:33 PM

For those with a factory workshop manual they usually give some dimensions for the proper tool to remove these trims. I made a quick dodgey one when I took mine off, it left slight creases though. I was able to rub most of them out with a piece of wood before re-fitting them.

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