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Posted by: 19Jeff99

I'm not sure how hard it would be to remove the trim off of my 99 Yukon, and if I do remove it is the paint gonna look all jacked up. I don't know if it is held on by clips or some serious glue. I'm talking all of the trim (fender wells, on the doors and emblems) Let me know what you know and it would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by: Jr88TC

Are you taking the trim off to achieve a certain look, or does the truck need paint or body work? Most newer chevys use semi permenant buttons to hold the fender flares on. Some the buttons snap into the trim then into the car(better), some buttons are molded into the trim. Regardless the buttons like to break but when remove correctly can be reused. The question is whether if you break a button do you need to buy a new molding or just a new button.
I'm not sure what you mean by jacked up, but 9 times out of 10 where the trim and moldings snap in theres holes(duh) and an unseen body line behind the trim. Underneith the trim it's usaully flat, and the molding are buildup to acheive a look the manufactor wants. It's easy to make trim pieces that attach to a flat body panel then to a curved one. The car was designed with the trim first, not after. With the trim off it will be an eye sore. Most older cars molding came in the final stages of the design so removing them is usually ok, For example shopping car moldings on the doors sometimes are just 2 sided taped on, but it's a 50-50 toss up they could snap into the panel. I can look it up at work for you, will take a few days.

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