Nate, seeing it is vinyl covered, why couldn't professional strength J.B. Weld be used to glue it back on?

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Current fleet:

1985 Mercedes-Benz 280TE - Waiting for heart surgery.

1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TDT - Rear ended 23 September 2016 and now looking for a new home.

1979 Mercedes-Benz 300TD - Parted out.

1964 Volkswgen Beetle - Vater's since September 1968 and undergoing a restoration.

1971 Volkswagen Sunroof Squareback with F.I. - in need of full restoration.

1971 Volkswagen Squareback automatic with F.I. - Vacationing with her caretaker until he is in better health.

i thought the trick was to rotate the trim in and out of its place, but i can't say i remember for sure.

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'77 240D, 504H, OM617.952, etc.

I think that the slight rotating as you pull it forward is prolly right .

I'll get back to you alls about this when I address it again ~ busy doing front end and engine repairs blah blah blah right now .

Good thing I retired so I finally have time to work on all these old vehicles I own, sadly I also now have the luxury of naps as often / long as I want so things are slowly moving along .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

After releasing the 3 forward facing plastic clips, (hidden under the fabric covered door trim), pull upwards (with a slight shimmy on the left and right) as shown with the pink arrows on Figure 1 and Figure 2.

The metal clip (seen on Figure 2) , (with a close up on Figure 3), clips onto the body and has two sharp barbs to secure it to the body.

Inserting a long wooden rod horizontally to lift the tab beforehand (and release the barbs) may be beneficial to assure the panel releases readily as you simultaneously pull the panel upwards.

Nate: I pulled the panels today from an 83 W123 at the Richmond Pick-n-Pull. They may not be the right color for your vehicle. PM me if you need them. If you don't need them, I'll just return them for store credit.

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78 W116 300SD 'Desert Rose' new as of 01/26/2014
79 W116 300SD 'Stormcloud' RIP 04/11/2022

Those are Wagon covers , correct ? .

I keep saying I have a Sedan....

Palomino .

How much $ did you spend on these ? .Maybe I should buy them for my Wagon (?).

If/when I ruin the covers I have I'll get right back to you ! .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Unfortunately not, they are from a sedan, I'll just return them for store credit.

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78 W116 300SD 'Desert Rose' new as of 01/26/2014
79 W116 300SD 'Stormcloud' RIP 04/11/2022