Thread: Fitting outside front driver pillar cover on Disco 11

Hello, I have extracted a page from Rave which gives a desciption of removal & refit. Seems simple, however, it is a Land Rover.
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Instruction are
REMOVAL
1 Push centres from 3 trim clips securing finisher to A post
2 Remove trim clip outers from finisher
3 Releade finisher from 3 spring clips
4 Remove finisher
REFIT
1 Fit finisher to A post and secure with spring clips
2 Fit trim clip outers to finisher
3 Fit centres to trim clips

Fope this assists

I have managed to attach copy

In reality it's a mongrel of a job if you are trying to reuse the existing trims.

I think you need to have the gutter trim in place. It's marginally easier if you have the clips fitted to the body seam rather than the trim. From memory you need to have the edge that sits in the door frame roughly in place. It requires a bit of pushing a shoving but you should be able to maneuver the plastic lugs into position then press them into the clips.

It's not much fun, but if you take your time you'll be able to do it. But don't force the trim into the clips unless you are 100% they are lined up.

Agree, mongrel job. Fit gutter trim first. I fitted the clips to the trim, and put the side closest the pillar in place. Took strong wrists and fingers to pull the trim (not so much pull but stretch or bend) towards the window till the clips aline with the metal seam. Helps if someone else can look along the trim to help with the alignment. Once on, won't come off without breaking the plastic clips on the trim (in my experience) so don't push all the way home until you sure everything is aligned properly.

You could wait an get a screen replacement, andthen have them fit it for you

Hi everyone

I have bought another front outer pillar cover to replace the one that was broken by the windscreen people when they replaced my broken window.

Can anyone help me with advice about fitting this cover on the drivers side without breaking the 3 tabs that clip into the metal clips.

I have tried by no success yet.

Put clips onto a pillar first, then attach cover, it is fiddly and a major PITA, but it will go on

Use the bottom of wrist to smack the cover by it's outer ege where it curves in towards the pillar. It simply pops out perpendicular to the pillar. Don't be afraid to smack it very hard - otherwise it won't pop out.

These covers are designed to be smacked into the pillar very quickly at the assembly line. So you've got to imagine doing the opposite to get it out.