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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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the trim on my '02 finally cracked...I have both replacement pieces...can someone walk me through the job..or should I pay the body shop $100.00 to do it?
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by vette6998
the trim on my '02 finally cracked...I have both replacement pieces...can someone walk me through the job..or should I pay the body shop $100.00 to do it?
Search feature on this forum. Type in replace moulding or something along those lines and you will get some info to read.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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I've also been trying to get this done, its my understanding that its heald together with a couple of screws and adhesive....I haven't done mines yet but hope to do it soon.

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Been working on this for awhile doing my conversion from a coupe to a FRC.

Plastic molding is glued on with weather adhesive to seal to roof panel and then screwed in. Rubber outside weather stripe is then pushed in to the channel.

It's PIA job and will require alot of time to remove, clean and prep the old spots where the channel was glued on.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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Be super careful across the top the weatherstripping is glued on do not tear this its about 300 to 400 bucks..
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wait is this a frc or a regular coupe?
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by glassman15
wait is this a frc or a regular coupe?
this is an '02 ZO6 i have the black plastic molding piece and the metal channel piece that accepts the rubber window seal
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