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Need help replacing parts

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Juuba, Nov 22, 2023.

  1. Nov 22, 2023 at 8:10 AM
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    Juuba

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    I scraped my car. I can figure out how to remove the left side in green, but I'm not so sure how to do the right circled in red. Any help would be appreciated.
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  2. Nov 22, 2023 at 3:05 PM
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    Maybe someone can provide more detailed insight into removing that trim piece, but-

    hard to tell in the pic how bad the damage is, however I see it's isolated to the trim piece. Have you tried to polish it out? There's a chance 75%+ might be able to be restored if it's just scuffed.
     
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    Borracho Loco

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    Oooh look, another mod.....
    I agree with @grizzlypath; try buffing it out with a polishing compound. I bet it will come out. If there are still scratches of scuffs, you can use a paint pen (they make small aerosol cans for larger jobs too), from TouchUp.

    I checked my fender trim piece, and it looks like it's held in by a rivet:

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  4. Nov 22, 2023 at 5:57 PM
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    Its mostly on those two pieces. I broke some clips when trying to figure out how to remove the left side. They need to be replaced. The scratches are pretty deep and you can see the outline of one of the plastic clip on the right side.
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  5. Nov 22, 2023 at 5:59 PM
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    Yeah I saw those too. Not sure how to go about those unless they are suppose to be ripped off inorder to replace.
     
  6. Nov 22, 2023 at 6:13 PM
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    order new ones and you will see how it attached. check diagram for clips or screws that go with it. use wife's fan, not heat gun, for heating double stick tape, pull to stretch it and cut with long sharp blade.
     
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    LMAO at "buff it out." It's all the way through the paint, primer and gouged the plastic. What should he "buff out?"
     
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    order new parts. use wife's heat fan, not heat gun. stretch double stick tape and cut it. order new clips. use acetone for old glue.
     
  9. Nov 22, 2023 at 8:58 PM
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    glwood54

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    As far as removing that rear door flare, I found this on the other 4R forum:

    Hi all. I know this thread is over a year old, but I need to pull the flair on the driver's side rear passenger door. I can't access the clips from behind because there is no liner to pull back for access to release the clips. It just clips into the door. I'm working on the assumption that I simply pull the flare away from the body until the clips release. I can already easily get it started. I am expecting to find either that I need new clips or that the square pegs that receive the clips are damaged. Any tricks or experience removing this particular flair? Thanks!


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    Then a follow up post:

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    Originally Posted by Cory15000 @ , any luck with removing the flares without causing any damage? I’ve noticed some rot at the bottom around the seams on my rear doors beginning and am hoping to nip it in the butt before it gets worse. Pulling the flares is step 1.

    Cheers to everyone for the information and links for replacement clips.
    Hey! Yes, I was able to pull the rear door flare without issue. I ended up replacing most of the clips and it fit a bit tighter then. Might as well as long as you're in there. I found the most difficult spot to deal with was right at the main bend, or corner, beneath the door handle. There is only one clip there but that was the tough one for me. I had to bend the flare more than I wanted and I'm not sure I ever got it totally back into the original shape. You might flex it back before reinstalling. I have a barely noticeable gap there compared to the passenger side. Mostly, it required a couple of plastic pry tools and some courage. Good luck! Holler if you need further info.
     
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