Car Fix DIY Videos

Hi All – part eight of a series of videos pertaining maintenance and restoration tasks for my 2003 Jaguar S-Type R. The driver’s side rear (off-side) window trim has not been right since I have had the car. The top window finisher was protruding from the door by around 3mm when it should be flush. I managed to find some old clips so I could replace the (likely) broken clips. 8 are required for each rear window and 9 for each front window. The lower finishers do not use the clips.

Tools and parts used:
Putty knife (yes – really!)
Pliers (multiple sizes)
Pickers (from my interior trim tool kit) – sharp pointed hooks to help extract the broken clips
3M quarter inch double-sided tape
Kitchen scissors
Eastwood Plastic Bumper Restore & Resurfacer – Matt Black Aerosol
Eastwood PRE Painting Prep Aerosol 312g
Autoglym All-Purpose Cleaner
Brown masking paper
10 * XR826786020 Drip moulding and finisher clip Jaguar S-TYPE 1999-2008
9mm socket and racket driver
Jaguar Zircon Blue JHV Touch Up Paint and Scratch Repair Kit

Chapters / Index:

00:00 Introduction
00:53 Why the trim might have broken
01:53 The plan to fix
03:40 Releasing the 9mm bolt
03:55 Removing the window finisher
04:09 Inspecting underneath the window finisher
04:41 Inspecting the window finisher underside
05:33 Inspecting the rubber trim piece
06:05 Cleaning and painting the rubber trim piece
07:00 Post removal of the broken clips
08:03 Rubber trim piece post-paint and 3M tape
09:12 Clips installed
09:45 Re-fitting the window finisher
10:40 Attaching the rail end and securing the 9mm bolt
10:57 Comparison of passenger near-side rear with refitted drivers off-side rear
12:49 Close