Dogleg Removal

[D3bb4]

Hey Guys,

In the middle of stripping my car out to respray it. The dogleg has no bolt through the bottom of it, I've found 2 trim clips so far on the top part of it, but the bottom seems pretty sturdily held... How the hell do I remove it without breaking it?

Screwed up the front passenger external window mold at the bottom of the window already (was the first one I was taking off, and didn't realise that there was a different trim clip at the ends... so it grabbed and bent...) anybody got a spare?

Cheers

 

[D3bb4]

AND.... how do you pull the damn handles off the door!?!?!?!

Locks are out... handles; no farkin idea...

 

[4piknup]

What dogleg trim are you talking about? I thought you were talking about the front side of the rear wheel arch...
Door handles have a couple of bolts on the back inside the door (or every other car has and should be the same)

 

[D3bb4]

Rear dogleg, in front of the rear wheel. Took the front off, skirt off, cept the rear little bit seems like I'm missing something I can't see...

Door handles; I know there's the one retainer bolt that you get to through a grommet in the side of the door. Can't see another bolt though?

 

[D3bb4]

Dogleg removed!!!!

FYI in case anybody else tries this; there's 3 clips and a crapload of epoxy on the back!!!

STILL CANT GET THE HANDLES OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :fuuuuu:

 

[4piknup]

Stupid question, but you have the door trims removed dont you?

I'm sure you do as you have got the door locks off. But I will ask anyway

 

[D3bb4]

Yeah, my car is currently gutted as. Some of the stuff on it's been pretty freaking tight, and maybe has never been removed before though.

 

[CLuTZ]

Sounds like the dog leg was put back on after the factory did it!

Door handles are done from the inside of the door shell obviously!

 

[D3bb4]

Yeah, but I hadn't seen this design before... springs confused me. All good. All apart now... ready for high fill then colour