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Midget Door Trim
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I presume you mean part 12-176. here's what you do, first you grow your fingers about 3 inches, then you strengthen then by tying weights to their tips. Others have had good success training MOWOGs.
Seriously, it is a picky job but they key seems to be a tool that pretty much all of us have made that is used to rest the clip in and then pull up onto the metal/trim. The top slides through the window slot. I had an old soft metal wrench that had come with some assembly kit years ago, someone else used the metal strap that would act to stop the brake bolts loosening. there are many options. BTW be careful I'm missing two-three clips in the door somewhere
Seriously, it is a picky job but they key seems to be a tool that pretty much all of us have made that is used to rest the clip in and then pull up onto the metal/trim. The top slides through the window slot. I had an old soft metal wrench that had come with some assembly kit years ago, someone else used the metal strap that would act to stop the brake bolts loosening. there are many options. BTW be careful I'm missing two-three clips in the door somewhere
I've attached lead fishing weights to my finger tips for strenghtening, and that is going well........but how do I grow the fingers three inches!?
Seriously, thanks for the brake bolt strap idea, I have a few extras, and the visual image makes great sense!
Thanks again JPSmith!
Seriously, thanks for the brake bolt strap idea, I have a few extras, and the visual image makes great sense!
Thanks again JPSmith!
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they would seem to rub but they don't. As I recall the clips aren't symetrical so there is a right way and a wrong way (the "flushest" side on the glass side)(I think - the memory fades) but, basically the clip fits over the metal of the door and rubber of the strip and you're good to go
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I made the tool out of the brake bolt strap. Be sure to add a larger curve on the opposite end and opposite side of the "V" . (it will look like an S with a large curve on top and a small curve on the bottom) Then you simply put the clip in the small "v" and your finger in the other curved end and simply pull up. I reinstalled all 4 sets of clips in 15 minutes. (of course thats after an hour or more of disassembly of 2 doors)