Rear Side Window Trim Removal?

[gamellott]

Now that I finally have a place and some time to do some minor rehab on the old girl, I was wondering if anyone knows how to remove/replace the plastic trim on the trailing edge of the rear side windows. There seems to be plenty of play, but they don't seem to want to come out. 

 

I mean, I can simply mask the crap out of it and paint it, but I would rather try to remove, clean and paint... An FSM probably has this procedure in it...

 

OTOH, Like all of the rest of the plastic, if I touch it with any force, it's probably going to break... 

 

Anyway, Thanks in advance!!

[bigpathy95]

There ya go, x ray vision. Im pretty sure this is what you needed? 3 plastic pins. in ths first pic the female part is still stuck on to 2 of the pins. now you know where to put the trim popper tool. pic is from my endless pathy parts boxes

[Slartibartfast]

I am impressed that you got it out in one piece! I had a go at one of mine a while back and had enough trouble with it that I painted the other one in place. 

[gamellott]

Mkay!! Now that I know... Hopefully I can get them out without breaking them. I suppose I should wait until the temperature gets above freezing outside though

[bigpathy95]

Yeah they will break really easily in the cold, best to leave it be for now