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Body Panelling Loose - Pics
How do you guys go about repairing loose body panelling? The panelling on my passenger's side is coming loose and it is starting to annoy me. Not sure of the proper way to get it to stick back on. Car has barely been driven since I got it over a year ago. It seems to work itself loose as it sits......in my garage. It is only in one small section but it seems to be getting larger.
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is it from the side that is closest to the back of the car? both of mine are loose as well... i noticed that there is a pink clip of some sort that holds that spot in place but i also dont know how to take the panel off - without destroying something.
i checked subaruparts to try to get an idea...it just seems like there is a bunch of clips ..from what i could make out
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If you are looking at the lower portion of a door, it is simply a two sided tape.
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no, its not two sided tape... thats the duct tape fix. You need to take off the interior panels and behind that there will be a row of bolts that run across the upper portion of the cladding that hold it to the body. You should take the panel off by taking off the nuts that hold the upper portion of the panel and the bolts that are on the bottom of the car. Then look to see what clips are broken and buy replacements... Good luck
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Tom is right. Unfortunately what you might find is what I found. The bolts thread on to studs in what I think is the side impact beam. The beam rusted away.
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Easier than say, not having that impact beam and being T-boned.
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Kevin Thomas 1997 2.2ltr Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Wagon (AWD/Auto) 13.03@100mph 1989 2.7ltr Subaru XT6 (AWD/Auto) 15.912@85.93mph 1996 3.3ltr SVX (AWD/Auto) 15.070@91.38mph ***R.I.P*** 2010 RAV4 AWD Sport (13.717 @ 99.19mph ) 2015 Honda Fit LX CVT (15.2 @ 90mph) Last edited by Myxalplyx; 03-26-2007 at 07:01 PM. |
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Tom ftw. Doube sided tape is basicly a body shop's way of saying "Oh ****....I forgot that nut" Or "Oh no! I broke all the clips"
Whats up with the watery lookign discoloration under the cladding? It looks almost like someone tred to hot glue it back together....If such is the case, youll need to get a razorblade and cut that garbage out / off
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This is what has happened to my pearlie. So what was your fix then other then a different door?
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I've got the same prob on passenger side too.
The plastic nipple is missing from the hole on the door surface while the panel clip is still attached to the panel....I just don't want to bust something trying to get in there. |
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