Sears Door Trim Tool Kit - Opinions?

[paulsomlo]

The one pictured below. I do have the blue plastic Harbor Freight kit, wondering if the Sears one would be useful as well.

 

[drink]

Are they used to work on Automobile door trim? Never used them and never knew they had them.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

useful if you are taking those x-mas tree or pop-out clips out.

but far was removing plastic trims? not really.

 

[hoye0017]

The all-metal flat piece is for window cranks. How often do you deal with those?

 

[rayh91]

The only one I'd use there would be the straight tool. I can do a lot of interior work with a pocket screwdriver but you need to have a variety of tools.

 

[paulsomlo]

Are they used to work on Automobile door trim? Never used them and never knew they had them.

Yes, automobile door trim.

 

[gungatim]

I have the HF set, not the plastic ones, the good metal ones. they look similar and work really well. a bargain at $15.99. I have broken many plastic ones getting P'd off which is why I went to metal. doubt you'll need the window crank tool unless you have an old car, but you can get those at the flea market all day in the 25 cent bins...

link: http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-upholstery-and-trim-tool-set-99739.html

mine must be older set because they are red, not blue.

 

[Fedwrench]

I can't attest to the quality of the linked set as I don't own that particular brand and Sears came out with those when they switched their automotive specialty tools to being from Taiwan.

As others have said the flat metal piece is for releasing window crank retaining springs. The other two trim tools are great for removing door panels, splash shields, and most anything else held on by a removable plastic retainer. The curved one is handy for some stubborn door panels as the curve provides more leverage.

Another option would be to check out the Gearwrench trim tool offerings from Cripe distributing. They were selling the individual tools. It's handy to have a long and short trim tool.

 

[454ragtop]

Lisle makes the same set, look around, paid less than the HF price.

 

[gungatim]

Lisle makes the same set, look around, paid less than the HF price.

I only listed it because it has more pieces, the small one I use all the time for those damn push rivits...there's really only 2 useful pieces in that sears set.

 

[Brownsfan]

Here is the same set plus an extra From cripe. Seems like a better alternative. http://www.cripedistributing.com/kd-tools-4-piece-body-trim-pad-set-kd-6945.html

 

[drink]

Yes, automobile door trim.

Okay, the first thing I had to come to mind was trimming doors on homes or garages. Big difference. So far my vehicles have gone to the dealership if and when they needed this type of work done. However, I am thinking there might be a lot of people here that might be restoring a car themselves and used these types of tools. Interesting. It seems like I learn something new everyday.

 

[paulsomlo]

Thanks all -

The attraction to the Sears set, is that I have $10 in surprise points and a $5 customer care coupon, to bring the price down to $10, with $5 back in points. I would rather have the indexible SK tool that Fedwrench mentioned in another post (http://www.ebay.com/itm/SK-Hand-Tool-Plastic-Body-Clip-Rivet-Removal-Kit-6640-NEW-/391456091485?hash=item5b2499ed5d:g:-YMAAOSwHJhXNRVF), but pretty pricey for occasional use.

Window crank? I'll have to look that one up.

 

[Brownsfan]

The one I linked earlier from cripe will get you by and gives you an extra for less. They are essentially the same thing plus the extra. I actually use the extra tool in that set most. It's worth it

 

[gungatim]

Thanks all -

The attraction to the Sears set, is that I have $10 in surprise points and a $5 customer care coupon, to bring the price down to $10, with $5 back in points. I would rather have the indexible SK tool that Fedwrench mentioned in another post (http://www.ebay.com/itm/SK-Hand-Tool-Plastic-Body-Clip-Rivet-Removal-Kit-6640-NEW-/391456091485?hash=item5b2499ed5d:g:-YMAAOSwHJhXNRVF), but pretty pricey for occasional use.

Window crank? I'll have to look that one up.

cars used to have a hand crank for the windows up through the early 90's or so before electric windows were standard. the handle was held on by a hidden wire clip that looked like a large Omega symbol. you needed that flat metal tool to slip behind the crank and push the clip out of it's groove to pull the handle off and remove a door panel...one of those things younger folk have probably never seen or had to use but us old fogey's dealt with pretty regularly...

 

[Brownsfan]

Yea. We called them oh **** clips. Because at least one would fly across the shop at warp speed never to be seen again.

 

[Roberts210]

In the glass shop I worked in, we would often pull the little horse-shoe shaped clips that held on window crank handles with a shop rag. We'd just pull the edge of the shop rag under the crank handle and the ends of the clip would snag on the edge of the shop rag.

 

[ryan20021982]

cars used to have a hand crank for the windows up through the early 90's or so before electric windows were standard. the handle was held on by a hidden wire clip that looked like a large Omega symbol. you needed that flat metal tool to slip behind the crank and push the clip out of it's groove to pull the handle off and remove a door panel...one of those things younger folk have probably never seen or had to use but us old fogey's dealt with pretty regularly...

I have a 2004 honda civic that I use as a work car that has crank windows lol, was a value package, no power windows, locks, and no cruise. It feels like your driving an early 90's car.

 

[paulsomlo]

cars used to have a hand crank for the windows up through the early 90's...

So they moved the crank from the front bumper, to the inside of the car? Wait - are you talking 1890's or 1990's?