Plastic Rocker Panel Removal and Replaement
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Plastic Rocker Panel Removal and Replaement
Has anyone had to remove and replace one of the plastic rocker panels under the passenger doors on the TCH? A quarry truck dropped a 6" chunk of cracked rock on the pavement one car ahead of me last week. The car ahead bounced it (don't know HIS damage). It went under the TCH, missed the front tires and the pan, but bounced and took out about a 4x4" piece of the left rocker panel (Ugly!).
I found them on line, even painted (titanium in my case) for less than $300. They LOOK easy to remove and replace, but I want to know if anyone has done it and if so, were there any "gottchas" or tricks.
Thanks,
I found them on line, even painted (titanium in my case) for less than $300. They LOOK easy to remove and replace, but I want to know if anyone has done it and if so, were there any "gottchas" or tricks.
Thanks,
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Re: Plastic Rocker Panel Removal and Replaement
I removed and replaced the rocker panels when I installed my body kit. The lower clips and the screw in the rear wheel well are easy to remove. The tricky one is the clip in the front wheel well, which the service manual shows is a part that needs to be replaced if/when you remove it. That's because you will probably need to cut it off to remove it, that's how I did it!
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Re: Plastic Rocker Panel Removal and Replaement
I removed and replaced the rocker panels when I installed my body kit. The lower clips and the screw in the rear wheel well are easy to remove. The tricky one is the clip in the front wheel well, which the service manual shows is a part that needs to be replaced if/when you remove it. That's because you will probably need to cut it off to remove it, that's how I did it!
Funny that they did it that way. It seems like they just could have done it like the rear screw.
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