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TR2/3/3A TR3 door cap button

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ekamm

ekamm

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I've finished recovering my door caps in the process of recovering the interior. I have not been able to get the buttons on the end of the caps to stay in very well. Does anyone have a trick or some thing that worked for them?
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I remember that those buttons have an expanding type clip on the back, that if pushed in far enough will expand inside the hole that's in that welded on metal circle piece that the button sets in. Maybe you're not getting it in far enough, or the wider part of the clip is not wide enough. Also, maybe the rubber behind the circle with the hole in it is preventing you from pushing it in far enough. You can always "drill" some of that away. Perhaps expanding the wider section of the clip by turning a screwdriver between the two sections will help.

The button looks like it's in far enough, so maybe just expanding the clip will cure the problem.
 
It appears that the clip on the back of the button is big enough. I may try the bigger hole idea. I don't want to damage the button but pushing it in a bit farther may be the answer. Even if I get it in farther the rubber could be pushing it back out.
 
ekamm said:
It appears that the clip on the back of the button is big enough. I may try the bigger hole idea...
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Don't make the hole bigger, just drill away some of the rubber in the back of the hole.
 
Ya that's what I meant. I'm going to try one end and see what I get.
 
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