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Originally Posted by HPsauce
I found the plastic strip on the inside but it didn't want to slide. 
It was quite loose at one end anyway and eventually just unclipped straight off; hopefully not too damaged to clip back on, otherwise it may need some adhesive or double-sided tape at the end of the job. |
And looking at the strip it appears that "someone" in the past has just pressed it onto the mounting studs rather than sliding it, probably why it wasn't very secure, wouldn't slide and popped off easily.
Fortunately there's not much damage and I can probably ease the plastic channel back into it's proper shape and slide it back on securely in due course. 
Part of it had quite a bit of dirt behind, where it hadn't been fixed fully flush against the door surface. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 1st July 2022 at 11:06 AM.
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