How to remove drawer trim on KRL

[Bellaireroad]

How do you remove the thin chrome trim on the front of the drawer pull without tearing it up? Is there a special tool for this? thx

 

[469 runner]

I used a small wooden dowel so as not to scar up the finish and tapped it off gently with a small mallet from the side. They will come off easily sideways.

 

[ptschram]

No, there is not a special tool, but there is a tool for crimping it back on once you replace it.

 

[Bellaireroad]

I used a small wooden dowel so as not to scar up the finish and tapped it off gently with a small mallet from the side. They will come off easily sideways.

Thank you, I thought that might be the only way to do it. Those 52 inch drawers will take a lot of tapping

 

[Wamsutta]

no, there is not a special tool, but there is a tool for crimping it back on once you replace it.

^^^ This!

 

[HarrisFD]

Here's how I did it on my KR:


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267774&page=3

post #43

 

[rushmtrsports]

I'm wanting to do the trim on my krl also. I just tested out coating the trim on my Cman box. I was able to tap those off/out pretty easy. The trim on the Krl seems to be on there a bit tighter....

 

[tcianci]

I gave up and replaced it with a plastic push on chrome strip. Not stock I know bit it actually looks pretty good

 

[DTB]

I knocked mine off a side cab. A few taps with a hammer and a small piece of wood against the end. They weren't tight all the way off. I tightened them up a little by giving them a wack with a plastic tipped hammer.