side trim
Author
Discussion

l4jor

Original Poster:

210 posts

224 months

Monday 25th February 2008
quotequote all
Has anybody removed the plastic cover on the B- post on an 05 Monaro?
thats the piece of trim with the SRS sticker.When I was checking the door for possible causes of wind noise I noticed a large gap at the top. I couln't see how to remove it without causing damage.
Thanks again....

L2VXR

1,005 posts

236 months

Monday 25th February 2008
quotequote all
When trying to pinpoint a wind noise try covering any gaps/trims with smoothly applied masking tape to blend them in till you find the location of the the noise.

I've not removed them myself but maybe S600VXR can help as i think he must have removed them for some recent paintwork

l4jor

Original Poster:

210 posts

224 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
quotequote all
Thanks for the quick reply. As I was on my way home today the weather was was very windy with cross winds, at about 70 mph that dam noise came back. Good idea about using masking tape though.

S600VXR

5,877 posts

223 months

Wednesday 27th February 2008
quotequote all
Its easy if you have not done it already... Just leaver out the top of the trim - its held in by the press fit lug, once it lets go then kep it pulled out just enough to clear the side molding as you slid it upwards. It comes off about 2" up. If you doing it outside and its cold Id suggest you heat the area a little to save the plastic cracking since its brittle when very cold.

l4jor

Original Poster:

210 posts

224 months

Thursday 28th February 2008
quotequote all
I sorted the side trim yesterday, I took a few attempts to get the gap right at the top and finished it off with a small amout of silicon sealer. I also noticed that I had a gap around the passenger door mirror. It was at the top where the window rubber seal runs along the top of the platic mirror trim. The drivers side was ok .The mirror was a pain to adjust and I had to remove the inside door trim to get at every thing. Lets hope it was worth it and no more screeching wind noise...

l4jor

Original Poster:

210 posts

224 months

Sunday 2nd March 2008
quotequote all
I found the main cause of the loud wind noise coming from the passenger door, (05 Monaro)when checking the window seal above the door mirror I noticed it was a few millimeters to high this exposed a small cut out in the top right corner of the plastic trim. I had to remove the door trim and the mirror to adjust everything, I then used a small amout of clear silicon sealer on the cut out section. As luck would have it the weather has been very windy the past couple of days, and result.... no screechig wind noise...Thanks to all who gave advice on previous threads.