how to remove this shadowline trim?

[cro320]

this one?
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9569/slika014large.jpg

[e30_singh]

If I remember correctly there are screws that hold it on from the inside.

[cro320]

If I remember correctly there are screws that hold it on from the inside.

how to reach those?

[MrWhite]

If its the B-pillar one you're removing you remove the seatbelt top hanger and the coat hook from inside and there will be two 10mm nuts you can get at with a small socket. Undo those and you should be able to (gently) pry off the trim.

[cro320]

If its the B-pillar one you're removing you remove the seatbelt top hanger and the coat hook from inside and there will be two 10mm nuts you can get at with a small socket. Undo those and you should be able to (gently) pry off the trim.

thanks fella

[MrWhite]

No bother. I only know this because I took one of mine off the other day to get at the rusty but underneath

[cro320]

No bother. I only know this because I took one of mine off the other day to get at the rusty but underneath

I tried today but plastic inside seems too tight

[MrWhite]

Which plastic bit do you mean?

[cro320]

Which plastic bit do you mean?

near to the window inside

[cro320]

well my brother says don't bother with removing and buying new, just paint it satin black

[cro320]

I tried with paint and messed all up
looks nasty...
tommorow I will order new trim

[stereotemps]

"If its the B-pillar one you're removing you remove the seatbelt top hanger and the coat hook from inside and there will be two 10mm nuts you can get at with a small socket. Undo those and you should be able to (gently) pry off the trim"

mr white hod do you put this section back on took it off 2 spary and havin difficulty puttin it back on, do i need 2 take the rear quarter window out maybe?

[MrWhite]

Not got as far as fitting it back on yet. Maybe somebody else can shed some light on this? I was hoping it'd just push back into place.

[cro320]

got the new one today but still can't remove old one...

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9569/slika014large.jpg

[cro320]

no one?

[mash]

The first part of this E30 Wiki page on removing rear quarter windows might help

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... er_Windows

I did it a while back, don't remember any problems

[cro320]

it's a door trim not rear body one

[stereotemps]

put the window right down and then pull out the rubber seal that sits in the door, where glass sits when closed! you'll see some small clips inside the door upright (sits next to b pillar) that you can open with a flat bladed screwdriver then it should just pull off , bein careful not to bend it, unclip the side nearest back wheel first, you may need to partly remove top and bottom trims as they slightly overlap they are clipped on with the same clips! pretty por description sorry but i hope it helps

[MrWhite]

stereotemps, did you have any luck getting the rear quarter trim back on? The time has come for me to refit mine and, as you say, it isn't wanting to push on. Did you have to take the glass out?

[MrWhite]

I've just done it so I can answer my own question: Yes, the window does come out first.