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General Information => General => Topic started by: Jetta Fan on July 09, 2007, 11:10:55 am

Title: MkIII Side Moldings
Post by: Jetta Fan on July 09, 2007, 11:10:55 am

OK, I'm getting ready to paint the ol' Jetta later this summer (hopefully sooner, but likely later) and trying to do it right. I have a nasty looking rust spot on my driver's door and after poking around a bit, I discovered it goes in under the molding on the door.  :evil:  I could just clean up what I can see and ignore the rest, but like I say....trying to do it right.

How do those moldings come off? I have seen pics of doors with them removed and there are several holes in behind them.....is this for clips? Or screws? And what's the chance of re-using the moldings once removed?

Aside from this spot, the rest of the body is in good shape. Should be an "easy" job, aside from the fact that I am changing colours and will have to spray the door jambs etc.

Title: MkIII Side Moldings
Post by: burn_your_money on July 09, 2007, 11:19:42 am

Someone who actually owns a mk3 can probably get you a better answer but on a mk2 the slide backwards and then pull off.

Title: MkIII Side Moldings
Post by: Jetta Fan on July 09, 2007, 11:21:57 am

I had to ask because just grabbing and pulling usually gets me in trouble.  :lol:

Thanks Tyler. I'll see if they carried that on to the mkIII.

Title: MkIII Side Moldings
Post by: burn_your_money on July 09, 2007, 11:23:22 am

It might slide forwards, I'll check when I'm at my garage. I'm a big fan of the grab and pull and then see what went wrong method

Title: MkIII Side Moldings
Post by: Jetta Fan on July 09, 2007, 11:25:02 am

So am I Tyler, but every now and then, something comes over me and I ask how to first.

Title: MkIII Side Moldings
Post by: 1slowvw on July 09, 2007, 02:24:45 pm

On my 95 Golf they were held on by two way tape, but I think that some of the earlier mk3's were clip on, a la mk2.

1SlowVW