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Old 17-12-2008, 01:44 PM   #1
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Default Removing Door Trim

Does anyone have any experience in removing the front door trim on an LT (or LS) Focus? I can hear something loose rolling around inside the door, front drivers side.... mmm.. wasn't there yesterday. I want to take off the door trim and take a look, but I'm worried about breaking something.
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Old 17-12-2008, 03:55 PM   #2
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yeh mate go here and BlackLS knows wot he's talkin bout.


http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11242907
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Old 17-12-2008, 04:09 PM   #3
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Thanks mate, exactly what I was looking for.
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Old 17-12-2008, 04:26 PM   #4
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Rear door trims are very similar as well.
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Old 17-12-2008, 08:16 PM   #5
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I gave this a go but got scared and gave up, the things must be cemented on!
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Old 17-12-2008, 09:34 PM   #6
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I had a similar problem, but it was like that from delivery, so I gave the car back to the dealer and told them what I truely thought of the service.
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Old 18-12-2008, 01:27 PM   #7
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I gave this a go but got scared and gave up, the things must be cemented on!
Yeah when I first took them off they were a real bugger to pop off. Ended up getting a hammer under the door trim and popping them off! Broke about 4 clips in the process, but that doesn't matter! There's a tool you can buy from www.ryda.com.au that is used to remove door trims without damaging those clips. I should really invest in one!!!

PS, those door clips are $8 each, so try not to break too many of them!
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Old 18-12-2008, 04:57 PM   #8
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I haven't got around to taking the door trim off yet, don't want to do it without the tool. But I did shine a torch in the gap between the trim and the door, and I could see that it is actually one of the plastic lugs that has broken off and is rolling around inside the door( broke off by itself??? ) I think I'll just leave it unless it starts to annoy me.
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Old 18-12-2008, 05:27 PM   #9
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If it's just a clip that's snapped off you should be able to pull it out without taking the trims off. Just bend the door trim back a little bit and try to get a grip on it. The trims aren't gonna move if a clip is missing. My front passenger door is missing 3 clips still!

Strange that it would break off by itself though. Go get it fixed under warranty.
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Old 19-09-2009, 04:08 PM   #10
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this has now happened to me... some random bit of plastic is gettin kicked around in there, very annoying and when you close the door it sounds like somethin is seriously wrong with the hinges... hmm im gonna give it a go at rippin it out.. i wonder if you guys on here have over come this yet?...
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