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northern beaches
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sprinter windscreen trim things?
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Wed, 15 January 2003 04:57
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im doing some minor rust work on my sprinter and i cant figure out how to get the trim things off from around the windscreen, anyone help? also what should i use to remove the lovely brown pinstripe from down the side of the car?
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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November 2002
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Re: sprinter windscreen trim things?
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Wed, 15 January 2003 05:22
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Do you mean the plastic that covers the column betweent he door and the windscreen?
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northern beaches
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August 2002
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Re: sprinter windscreen trim things?
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Wed, 15 January 2003 05:54
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yep those ones i just figured out you have to srip the rubber seals back to get to the screws. still wondering about what to use on my hanus stripe but!
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne
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June 2002
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Re: sprinter windscreen trim things?
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Wed, 15 January 2003 05:59
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i think the windscreen area is a common problem, mine needs doing also.
as for the stupid pinstripe, i attacked mine recently with a razor blade and metho, tried shellite as well (different solvents) but it is really slow going. a friend suggested using a hairdryer to heat the glue up, make it easier to scrape. give that a go, i will too, one day.
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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November 2002
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Re: sprinter windscreen trim things?
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Wed, 15 January 2003 06:14
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I could've had a look before I got rid of my sprinter, but the celica has two metal clips and hook holding it in place.
They are a bitch to try and get off without breaking it. If the sprinter is like the celica which I think it is, don't quote me on it, and correct me if I'm wrong.
The two metal clips are on the top and middle of the colum, you need to wiggle them a fair bit to get it loose and they should pop out, start from the top and then the middle, once you have the clips out and you haven't broken the plastic hook at the bottom the trim should lift up and out.
Good luck.
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Eskilstuna, Sweden
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May 2002
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Re: sprinter windscreen trim things?
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Wed, 15 January 2003 10:30
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Hey,
As far as the strpe goes I used a heat gun set to low and razor blade (just to gently and carefully get enough to grib between teo fingers) and peeled away. Mind you the thing snaps so often you just reoeat the above every 5 centimetres.... 
You will then see how much your paint has faded....... 
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Location:
northern beaches
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August 2002
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Re: sprinter windscreen trim things?
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Wed, 15 January 2003 10:59
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yea i think ill swipe my mates heat gun, you have to watch the sprinters around the windscreen mine only had 3 or 4 tiny dots of rust visible but when i pulled the trims off it was actualy quite bad! and its spent all its life in the country, id hate to see one that had lived near the ocean! damn salt air
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