Rembrant Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 BTW where did you get the rubber bumpers for the handles & the channels? Think I seen the handle ones on LMC but don't think the channel ones. Dave ---- Bought both from LMC Dave, but the channel rubbers are not the same as the originals, so I chucked 'em in the spare parts bin. My originals channel rubber bumpers are still fine actually, but I was ordering a bunch of stuff and figured I'd order new ones. Too bad they weren't the same. The rubber bumpers for the handles are from LMC and they worked great. I had cut the old ones off before having the chains and handles sand blasted. Bit of hit and miss with LMC unfortunately. Most stuff seems to fit OK, but once in a while you get some dud parts. Picked up a few more pieces of the Blue Mule puzzle today: Some new sticky letters... Stopped by the body shop and got to see my shiny "new" fenders... And picked up the new set of taillights that I had ordered in through a local heavy truck parts shop. I'll post up some info on these lights in a separate thread for the Flareside guys. That's it. If all goes well I should have the old girl on the road next week, and then in a couple weeks hopefully get the cab painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Picked up a few more pieces of the Blue Mule puzzle today: Some new sticky letters... Stopped by the body shop and got to see my shiny "new" fenders... And picked up the new set of taillights that I had ordered in through a local heavy truck parts shop. I'll post up some info on these lights in a separate thread for the Flareside guys. That's it. If all goes well I should have the old girl on the road next week, and then in a couple weeks hopefully get the cab painted. WOW! That is going to be beautiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 WOW! That is going to be beautiful!! Gary, It has been going OK so far. When they get to the cab I imagine I'll be getting a rude awakening...lol. It needs both front fenders, at least one door, and definitely both cab corners. Do you have any experience in removing the windshield trim? The body shop told me to get a glass shop to do it. The glass shop told me not to touch it...lol. This was supposed to be a budget build... The truck was painted around the windshield trim before...I guess it could be again;)> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 WOW! That is going to be beautiful!! Gary, It has been going OK so far. When they get to the cab I imagine I'll be getting a rude awakening...lol. It needs both front fenders, at least one door, and definitely both cab corners. Do you have any experience in removing the windshield trim? The body shop told me to get a glass shop to do it. The glass shop told me not to touch it...lol. This was supposed to be a budget build... The truck was painted around the windshield trim before...I guess it could be again;)> Are all the people in the body shop under 30 years old? Same for the glass shop, I cant believe no one knows how to remove the trim I am going to show my age here LOL There is a tool made just for this https://www.eastwood.com/trim-removal-set-all-three-tools.html The tool at thebottom with the arrow is the glass trim removal tool. You slidthe arrow between the glass & trim and hook the trim clips by pulling them away from the trim and the trim should then pull away. The tool in the center is for removing the clips on inside door & window handles, think mostly GM cars IIRC. The top one is used to pop the door panels off the door frames. you feel for the clips and put the fork on either side of the clip and pry. If you don't use it you can rip the panel board and the clips then fall out and the panel flops around. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Are all the people in the body shop under 30 years old? Same for the glass shop, I cant believe no one knows how to remove the trim Dave...I think it's that they don't want to touch it, not that they don't know how...lol. I guess I better order a removal tool and go do some reading and I'll remove it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 WOW! That is going to be beautiful!! Gary, It has been going OK so far. When they get to the cab I imagine I'll be getting a rude awakening...lol. It needs both front fenders, at least one door, and definitely both cab corners. Do you have any experience in removing the windshield trim? The body shop told me to get a glass shop to do it. The glass shop told me not to touch it...lol. This was supposed to be a budget build... The truck was painted around the windshield trim before...I guess it could be again;)> Are all the people in the body shop under 30 years old? Same for the glass shop, I cant believe no one knows how to remove the trim I am going to show my age here LOL There is a tool made just for this https://www.eastwood.com/trim-removal-set-all-three-tools.html The tool at thebottom with the arrow is the glass trim removal tool. You slidthe arrow between the glass & trim and hook the trim clips by pulling them away from the trim and the trim should then pull away. The tool in the center is for removing the clips on inside door & window handles, think mostly GM cars IIRC. The top one is used to pop the door panels off the door frames. you feel for the clips and put the fork on either side of the clip and pry. If you don't use it you can rip the panel board and the clips then fall out and the panel flops around. Dave ---- I've not had any problems removing the trim with a similar tool. I don't know why they don't want to touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Are all the people in the body shop under 30 years old? Same for the glass shop, I cant believe no one knows how to remove the trim Dave...I think it's that they don't want to touch it, not that they don't know how...lol. I guess I better order a removal tool and go do some reading and I'll remove it myself. I should ask are you pulling the trim to get a better paint job and if so you also pulling the glass? I ask because of how it might be re-installed. I will not get into it as there was a few posts in someone's thread don't remember who's now but if you do a search I think you could find it. Dave ----Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Are all the people in the body shop under 30 years old? Same for the glass shop, I cant believe no one knows how to remove the trim Dave...I think it's that they don't want to touch it, not that they don't know how...lol. I guess I better order a removal tool and go do some reading and I'll remove it myself. I should ask are you pulling the trim to get a better paint job and if so you also pulling the glass? I ask because of how it might be re-installed. I will not get into it as there was a few posts in someone's thread don't remember who's now but if you do a search I think you could find it. Dave ---- Dave, Wasn't planning on pulling the glass, no. I only want to pull the trim for a cleaner paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Dave, Wasn't planning on pulling the glass, no. I only want to pull the trim for a cleaner paint job. Gentlemen, I was checking around on the price and availability of body parts today...mainly front fenders and doors, and it looks like fenders are no problem...available in a couple days locally at a reasonable price. However, local supplier says no-go on the doors. Has anybody ordered door shells from LMC before? If yes, do they come with mirror mount holes and wiring grommet holes (for speaker wires, etc)? If not LMC, where else would one look at ordering a door shell from? I'm hoping that I only need the driver's side, but I may need both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Gentlemen, I was checking around on the price and availability of body parts today...mainly front fenders and doors, and it looks like fenders are no problem...available in a couple days locally at a reasonable price. However, local supplier says no-go on the doors. Has anybody ordered door shells from LMC before? If yes, do they come with mirror mount holes and wiring grommet holes (for speaker wires, etc)? If not LMC, where else would one look at ordering a door shell from? I'm hoping that I only need the driver's side, but I may need both. Edit... Called LMC and got a quick answer. Looks like the holes are there for the small mirrors, and I assume you'd have to drill a hole down lower if you were installing the larger ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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