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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2006 23:40:26 GMT
Hello All. I am an out and out newbie living in Washington State USA. Last week I became the insanely proud owner of a 1965 Rover 3 Liter in abysmal condition. (Photos Here : 63.249.17.214/ROVER/index.htm ). I have ordered a manual for said car but until it arrives would like to start on the *teardown to renovate* exercise and have a couple of questions If I may be so bold as to ask the more experienced members here : How do I remove the wood trim without damaging it ?. All of it - the dash , the door surrounds etc ?. How do the door panels come off - I am assuming they pop off - put a flat tool behind them and lever off gently. The door panels on my baby are so bad I am afraid to touch them :-( The up side is being Washington State the body work is not THAT bad. It is at least all in one piece. Thank you everyone in advance for your answers :-) Ostin.
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Post by glennr on Jan 27, 2006 0:14:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2006 3:42:58 GMT
I removed the interior door trim on my Saloon and it took a little bit of time but it all came off fine.
Before you begin. make sure that you are feeling good and have patience. It should not take too much force to remove any part of the trim. If you find that you are applying a large force then stop and look for a screw because you don't want to break anything.
To remove the wood around the doors, you will need to remove the black padded trim (crash rail). The black padded trim can be removed by prying it off with a large screwdriver. Carefully pry under either end and continue to pry while you pull it away from the door. Save the black padded trim and remove the interior panel.
Wood trim: The door wood is held by several small screws. Once the screws are removed, carefully remove the trim. Take your time because it is easy to split the wood at the top joint. The manual says that wood is held by screws at the bottom and the two lugs at the top. I am not sure about the lugs but I broke my first trim at the corner by applying too much force.
To remove the interior panel, you will need to remove the arm rest, remove the door handles, and then pry the panel away from the door.
Front door arm rest: There are two small buttons or screws at the bottom of the adjustable arm rest, remove these buttons (or screws). Carefully pry the arm rest trim away from the interior trim. Once removed, you will see the arm rest frame. Remove the screws that hold the arm rest frame to the door.
Door handles: Next, get something to remove the clips that holds the handles. The picture posted by GlennR will give you an idea of the task. I used a dental pick to grab the clip. If you are lucky, the clips will be installed correctly and can be grabbed from the handle side. (In my car, the clips were reversed and I used a screwdriver and a dental pick to remove them. The screwdriver was used to separate the handle from the trim ring and the dental pick was inserted into the opening to grab the clip).
Interior panel: Once the arm rest and the handles are removed, you are ready to remove the interior panel. It is held by a series of clips. You need to start somewhere, like the bottom, carefully pry the panel away from the frame. I used a screwdriver to help pry at the location of each clip. This helped reduce the pressure on the panel. There a quite a few clips and they can be hard to remove.
Overall, the procedure is straight forward. However, if the door panels are in bad shape then they might break with you try to remove them.
Good luck.
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Jan 27, 2006 19:48:01 GMT
Welcome to the forum - yet more of of overseas enthusiasts and USA again - I would not call your P5 abysmal - just the drivers seat!
What year is it?
Nothing to add to previous tips though - all parts are obtainable although shipping costs must be added
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2006 19:41:08 GMT
Thank you for the replies . They have been most helpful. I will post more photos as the renovation exercise progresses.
Ostin.
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Post by swissrover on Aug 13, 2020 17:56:25 GMT
Hello to all from Switzerland. I finally bought, with a firend, a P5B that I was chasing for a while. The car was in Roma with only 1 owner and 41'000kms on the clock. It's only pitty is that it what very badly garaged, therefore it more a "barn find" tahn a prestine car like mots or yours guys! As we will have to make the entire interior (leather, carpets, etc) I need your addresse book to refurbish all the woods. My question is Wadham trusworthy for these parts.? I also need a rear screen which is not easy! Looking forward for your advices, best regards from Geneva
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Post by Ken Nelson on Aug 15, 2020 18:59:55 GMT
In my experience Wadhams is very trustworthy for parts, although they are not inexpensive, and shipping costs must be added in-although hopefully not as bad as shipping to the USA.
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Post by Ken Nelson on Aug 15, 2020 19:00:45 GMT
In my experience Wadhams is very trustworthy for parts, although they are not inexpensive, and shipping costs must be added in-although hopefully not as bad as shipping to the USA.
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