Small cargo Door Trim

[threedogs]

Cant seem to find anything on how to remove the trim on the Small Cargo Door of a GU
If someone could put a link or knows that'd be great, need to finish this strut project.

[MudRunnerTD]

It just pops off 3D. Like all the others. Just use a spatula or knife in behind it and pop pop pop your done

[threedogs]

Nah tried that, so far I've been able to pop the top plastic piece of trim off, I take it the handle surround is a push in and along to release, but I cant budge it.
Pop one button but looks like you pull up on the lot after somehow releasing the handle surround, I'll grab pic.

[04OFF]

It just those pink push clips, they are very tight, flex the trim out and get a tool up behind the trim and lever on a clip it self, otherwise the cardboard trim will just pull off leaving the clips still in the door.

[meh]

The handle surround needs to come out, just pops out, takes a bit of force first time I did it. Then the rest of the trim should pop out pretty easy

[threedogs]

I hear what you're saying 4OFF I think I just pulled the plastic through the cardboard.
@ MEH when you say pops out is that straight back or do I need to slide it, ??
Making a bit of sense now

[04OFF]

(i think this is whay you are asking 3D ?)

If you get the trim off ,and some clips are left behind still on the door, you need to remove the clips and re-fit them all to the carboard before re-fittng the trim on to the door, yes ,the clips have a groove that goes through the hole/s in the back of the cardboard, insert through the large hole, and slide the clip down to the narrow part of the hole to lock/secure the clip in the cardboard.

Before re installing trim make sure all clips are pushed to the skinny end of the holes in the back of the card board, make sure they all line up before pushing any all the way home

[threedogs]

Yep All good thanks, I found a forked screw driver tool that made life easy.
I needed access to tighten bolt on end of Small door strut , also put a large
penny washer in the small door cavity to spread the load from strut, Thanks
all that's why my Brother in law is Panel beater and One son is Auto Elec.
Again thanks to all

[fracster]

This is on my "to do" list,thanks guys.

[threedogs]

Just an update on how I fixed it .Didn't want to use a pop rivet, prone to failure and look cheap.
so I purchased a Rivnut tool and a Grab kit of rivnuts, I've used M5 for this installation.
Now I can do heaps of jobs, with that OE finish

[fracster]

Yep, i have that rivnut set up, will probably use it for this,when I get around to it.

[threedogs]

Little dab of paint on the bare edge too, or a quick spray with a can,
bit tricky getting drill at the right angle but you'll get it, Putting 2nd rivnut
on when weather allows with a drop of CA glue on the button head M5 x 20 long allen head screw