retriming EG civic door trim inserts?

**tommyG** · 06-03-2005 09:15 PM

has anyone ever retrimmed there EG civic hatch door trim inserts where the electric window button is located? i pulled the door trim off and that section is plastic welded on. how should i go about doing this? any ideas?
i thought about grinding the plastic off and then re glue it back on after the trim... plz help... thanks

**D16Y** · 06-03-2005 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by tommyG

has anyone ever retrimmed there EG civic hatch door trim inserts where the electric window button is located? i pulled the door trim off and that section is plastic welded on. how should i go about doing this? any ideas?
i thought about grinding the plastic off and then re glue it back on after the trim... plz help... thanks

Yes ive done it on a eg sedan. i found it easier to chisel the melted plastic off behind the trim. find a suitable fabric thats not too thin as the glue that u use may seep thru the fabric n make it go all hard [use a contact adhesive spray]. once that is done use something like liquid nails to glue the plastic piece back onto the door trim.

**Disciple** · 06-03-2005 10:24 PM

any pics? i am also interested in doing this

**Dr4g0n** · 07-03-2005 06:19 AM

have you guys tried searching? i've done a long write up on what to do when retrimming the door inserts...and so have a couple other people.

**SHWCARCIVIC** · 07-03-2005 10:55 AM

When we re-trimmed the doors on my civic we grinded off the melted plastic, did what we had to do and the we screwed them back into place with small screws and washers. It just makes it easier next time you want to re-trim, alot less messy than using glues to hold every thing together.

**jes87s** · 07-03-2005 11:22 AM

I might consider doing this to mine... Pics would be great, I'm a girl, need all the help I can get lol.

**tommyG** · 07-03-2005 11:48 AM

yeah this was all the sorts of things i was thinking to do i just didnt know which idea to go with and im sure if it didnt work out in a good way i knew i would be up for new trims and these im sure are pricy !!

thanks for ur imput everyone.

**SHWCARCIVIC** · 07-03-2005 12:33 PM

They wont that that pricy to re-trim it really simple to do( you may need a friend to help you) and depending on the material you use. They tend to sell it by the meter so if you do have to start again you'll most probably have enough material to go a second round.

**SIKCVC** · 07-03-2005 02:37 PM

I retrimmed mine in panther fur... mmmm pimpin'.

piss easy :P i did it back when i got the car when i was 16. WoW, i've had that thing for ages.

Use sellys "gell grip" its a thick contact adhesive, REALLY strong really good stuff, i use it all the time in stereo displays.