how do i get the body trim off without completely tearing it apart? is it glued on or does it clip in? thanks in advance...

 

 

85 and 86 are glued on. 87 and later snap onto holes on the body.

85 and 86 are glued on. 87 and later snap onto holes on the body.

 

so my 83 would be glued on?

so my 83 would be glued on?

 

Which trim? There's about 3 different styles and it varies according to year. A picture would be most helpful. '85 and later has nothing to do with your 83.

 

GD

Which trim? There's about 3 different styles and it varies according to year. A picture would be most helpful. '85 and later has nothing to do with your 83.

 

GD

 

Yeah, every ea81 trim piece, I've seen has clips that are screwed into the body.

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The upper thin strip is sometimes glued, and sometimes screwed. The lower black/chrome strip is always held on by clips that "snap" into holes in the door panels - they are never screwed.

 

Then you have the wider cladding that was sometimes added to the bottom of the doors, etc. That stuff is usually glued, but I've seen some that were riveted - it was often applied by the dealer so there's no one answer for these.

 

GD

Thats funny this was brought up. The piece in front of the door in my 83 Brat as clipped on while on my 84 hatch it was glued on. That stuff is a pain to get out of the trim pieces.

i've wondered the same thing, and then helped tear apart a few gen 2's, i used them as a guinea pig to find out how interior/exterior bits were attached, +1 that the "main" trim is held to the door with slide clips that pop into holes in the door, but in just about every car i've torn into, some kind of glue/tape was used as well . . .

 

so the answer i've seen would be . . . both

i was referring to ea82 models

A picture would be most helpful.

GD