door panels

September 17, 2003

hey, how often are you guys taking door panels off? Every vehicle? Just the ones that are impossible to do without? Never? It seems like on some cars it will take much more time than it would be worth and others would suck balls to do with the panel on. If you are taken them off do you carry a bunch of the stupid azz plastic clips that get broken when removing the panel? thanks

September 17, 2003

Me never. Gasket pullers are your friend.

edit: Too much liability

September 17, 2003

there is only one car that warrants door panel removal IMO and its the '96 and newer ford taurus. I remove them all the time, only a few screws per panel, and they just pop right off....all others, I just do with them on....and I don't use a gasket wizard...just a lil chizzler. :lol6

GusTheTinter · September 17, 2003

I hardly ever take panels off, just slip and slide :lol6

Mdog · September 17, 2003

there are a handfull of cars/trucks that I will take the panels off of. I am not a panel puller in general though.

TintWizard · September 17, 2003

Ijus pull the rubber gasket out if it's easy..(Grand prix) etc.. or use Gasket wizard on the ones I can't do that with (protege) etc.. and pull thepanels on the rare one that the plastic on the panel is in the way of the Gasket wizard( SPAM) etc...or tuck the rubber as a last resort (newer Jetta) if it'seasier and it will come out clean..my way anyways..as I say as long as the method forthe vehicle is time - friendly and the quality is not jeopordized :lol6

Mdog · September 17, 2003

it is noce that the trend on cars these days is to have the gasket seperate from the panel, like wiz said alot of them you can simply pull the top back and get the gasket out, then put it back it.

September 17, 2003

We pull panels....haven't gotten a gasket wizard yet! :lol6

Mdog · September 17, 2003

the one vehicle that I wil pull everytime is the new accord.

wndotint · September 17, 2003

no joke there, mdog. Especially the 2 door. The gaskets are so tight and you CAN NOT, I repeat, CAN NOT use ANY heat on the outside of those doors to make anything lay down. The bottom trim is covered in some cheap vinyl looking crap that wrinkles all up at about 90 degrees. I've had them come straight off the truck down here to get tinted and the trim is already screwed. I make the salesman or manager come right back down here and see it before I even pull it inside.

:lol6 honda