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Trouble removing door molding. The screw that holds it on just keep turning. Never actually comes..

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Old 03-10-2007, 12:00 PM
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out so I can not remove the trim. I tried both the front and rear (at first assuming maybe just the one rear was stripped) and can not get either out. I am trying to test fit side skirts before painting etc and can not because the molding is in the way..
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cut it off
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I use a combo of a screw driver with a pick. Use the pick to pull under the screw head so the threads grab and it will come right out. Go easy, as its not difficult to damage the surrounding surface.
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Default Want to remove it, and then cut it using straight edge. And then possibly paint before reinstalling

Either way I am not going to cut the moulding until I instal the painted side skirts. And I can not paint the side skirts until I test fit them!
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I was thinking of trying something like that. Thanks for the tip!
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I drilled into the spinning nut from the moulding exterior. Dremel would have worked too.
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