Re: 56 Patrician center post trim

Posted by BigKev On 2010/10/18 23:26:08

On the edge there are triangle tabs for the wind-lace. I haven't pulled all the insulator away, but I know there are metal fasteners down the middle of the insulator board. But the head of the fasters are round like the head of a carriage bolt. So it must snap into the B-pillar as the fastener head would be hidden by the upholstery. So I think the B-pillar is constructed much like a door panel. Where the snap fastener is pushed into the insulator/backboard and then the upholstery is glued down over the top of it and folded about the back on the board. The the completed B-pillar panel is snapped onto the B-Pillar. I hope that all makes sense.

So I think if you used a wide putty knife, or a door panel tool you would slide the tool in between the panel and the inner edge of the wind-lace. Then you should be able to feel the fasteners and pop them loose. The fastener run inline from top to bottom right down the center of the panel. My panels are all brittle from years of moisture exposure so they are just coming apart in my hand.