The old motorcycle expression comes to mind: Chrome don't get you home. That roof trim will look good for about 1 hour and on a hot day, kiss it goodbye.

Rich -

Hey, hey! It was a 175/50-13!...on a German wheel.

Al - Yeah, right. Everyone that believes that one line up and gimme a buck or loonie.

The last I heard, Kimble said he understood that a family of rabbits passed on buying it because it reaked of the 'possums that had been using it for heaven knows what.

That's one mighty small coffee table. Nightstand perhaps?

N. J. - One of my new years resolutions was to never mention your missing  left front wheel that flew off on I-81 again, Btw , did it ever turn up ? or is it some redneck coffee table in the Appalachians

BIG AL-

I agree with you on the original Rover trim. It was so loose and brittle it broke off of my car while I was trying to adjust it. I'm trying the "chrome" one from MiniMania. Even though it comes with a bunch of marks on it (the spool looked like it was dragged across the floor so it's got an identical mark every few feet) it cleans up fine and looks better than the ugly exposed window gutters. It also snaps in pretty tight. I'll use it until the sun bakes it and it becomes loose again like the factory Rover gutter.

From what i have experienced with the original Rover gutter trim that is what it does best, hold water and debris in the gutter longer than it should therefore making a problem area an even bigger problem. Even without the trim the gutters do not drain as the ugly slots that let the water out are higher than the water level on the later cars, the early cars seemed to drain a lot more water out wit hthe different slots but still were not great by any means.

A few good clips in the right places and it wont go flying off at any speed. I have mine on specifically because I have original paint and the seam around the roof looks like it could become a problem area if too much water and debris get to it.

Sounds like a game of 'Clue'.

...On an AWD VTEC so it can be blown off out on the road, (maybe somewhere near that errant left front wheel)!

Or just buy my Cabriolet @ $24K and be done with all that crap

BIG AL-

i agree with Cheleker, on the shelf in the garage 

Hair dryer and patience seem to be the best combination... Give yourself some slack on the corners or else it will crease up.

I have my fingers crossed. I'm putting no pressure on them, but I do miss driving the car. I was fortunate to get a "fix" driving Minimn's 1293 for a day at the start of last month, though.

N J

Us NON vtec boys would know nothing about that NJ ..................

Will your AWD be ready for MME ?

Adding to Malcolm's comment about the factory trim...

...and it tends to come off at around 110.

N J

Skip the paint heat gun....too hot ( no need to ask )....used a hair dryer second time around...and lots of patience

If you insist on roof gutter molding, good advice already given. My thoughts? Best place for that trim is on the shelf in the garage.

Wheel well trim: ultimate article in the Articles, Technical section on this site. Look for Rachel Nelson's article.

mehinger, there are factory clips for the lower moulding i have also seen the corners pop riveted from the underside (not all the way through). I have not found a good aftermarket gutter trim that fits well and they shrink dramatically in the sun, the factory ones are good but they do hold water and only come in black.

I have also heard a recommendation to put the roll in hot water for a while before installing.

But hijacking the thread a bit, I was wondering about putting the plastic trim on the lower seam over the wheels and along the bottom of the door. It doesn't seem to fit very tight over the seam and I wonder about it falling off. Should a person use some kind of a clip or put some adhesive on  it?

When I installed mine I left the roll in the hot sun for some time to soften it up. I also carefully used a heat gun when doing the corners. Emphasis on carefull. The main thing is to make sure the roll is very warm to begin with.

wt

I want to install chrome roof gutter moulding. Obviously, there MUST be a secret to installing it ESPECIALLY at the corners of the roof where it bends pretty dramatically. Any ideas or tricks you have learned that you would like to pass along??? I am thinking that it needs to be heated up....BUT HOW? And how much?
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