How do you remove this rubber strip?

[crazy4diesel]

On the rocker panel, there's a rubber strip, how do you remove it? Also, is there a part number anyone has handy for it, just in case.

Thanks all!

[BWhitmore]

Your picture shows the steel rocker panel. If we are referring to the same thing then what you see is a steel rocker panel with a textured /rubberized coating applied by the factory. The purpose of this coating is to provide an additional coating of protection other than a coat of paint. Any good body shop should be able to renew the coating.

If you are referring to the black molding on the bottom of the door it is held in place by white plastic clips with two exceptions. At the rear of the molding a screw is used to hold the molding to the door. The front of the molding is held in place by a bent hook (part of the molding itself) that is inserted into a hole in the metal of the door. This bent hook should be installed first allowing for adjustability of the molding on the bottom of the door

[crazy4diesel]

Originally Posted by BWhitmore

Your picture shows the steel rocker panel. If we are referring to the same thing then what you see is a steel rocker panel with a textured /rubberized coating applied by the factory. The purpose of this coating is to provide an additional coating of protection other than a coat of paint. Any good body shop should be able to renew the coating.

If you are referring to the black molding on the bottom of the door it is held in place by white plastic clips with two exceptions. At the rear of the molding a screw is used to hold the molding to the door. The front of the molding is held in place by a bent hook (part of the molding itself) that is inserted into a hole in the metal of the door. This bent hook should be installed first allowing for adjustability of the molding on the bottom of the door

I'm referring to the black molding at the top of the rocker panel, it runs all the way from the rear wheel arch to the front wheel arch, at the top of the rocker panel, I think the doors press against it at the bottom when they are closed. The sun was so bright, I'll shoot the other side and point to the rubber seal I am referring to.

[Rogviler]

Nobody knew what I was talking about either . . . I think some cars didn't have them or something.

I'm pretty sure I got mine off with a door panel popper.

You can see the holes in this pic, for reference:



-Rog

[crazy4diesel]

It's the piece I'm pulling away from the car with my fingers. The molding attached to the bottom of the doors actually presses against this piece, for form a seal.

Thanks

[Phillytwotank]

It's held on with Press fit clips. Similar to the ones that hold on other pieces of body trim on the W123. Maybe a screw to but I don't think so. Get something flat behind it and start prying and you will see that it pops off fairly easily. The clips sometimes get destroyed in process of removing them.

[crazy4diesel]

Humm, now the big debate, leave them there and mask over them to paint, or take em off...

[Rogviler]

You probably won't damage the strips getting them off, just the clips. I'm pretty sure you can still get those. I took mine off to paint as well. Of course then I went a different route instead of putting them back on, but I'm confident that you would be able to.

-Rog

[my123ca]

You can slide it out from the rear.