Unfortunately the doglegs on my rear windows have rusted at the base of the trim where it meets the horizontal beltline trim. (excuse the pollen, it's April in the south)




Not entirely certain what I'll find once I dig the tape off of these but it'll be nothing good.

I've found a few links that help me remove the front trim, including the satin black door tape:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ding-trim.html
https://www.evoowners.co.uk/threads/...#axzz3A48Vh1Vq
https://stmtuned.com/products/mitsub...r-tape-evo-8-9
https://www.ebay.com/itm/385275758799
and even a vid

I'll probably grind off the remainder of the rot and POR-15 the remainder, bondo inside if needed. Once the new door tape's there it should be protected.

Any notes on removing the rear trim? I've found all sorts of front but nothing about the back door window.

Thanks all

 

Bump. I'm purchasing the "tape" for the frames. Nobody's run into this before?

 

The se tape? It's just decal not sure it would help with rust. Crazy these cars are old enough to where they're rusting there. Weird to see.

 

Find another door that is from an arid climate and get it painted. I don't think repairs in that area are going to work well.

 

Strangely it's just the upper door frame. The bottom of the doors by the weep holes and pinch welds are fine. And it's on both rear doors, so it's unlikely it was something just plugging a drain as it's in the same spot in two areas. : /

 

I would sand it down and use an expoxy based paint to seal it up. I wanted to remove the trim vinyl and repaint it gloss black anyways.

 

Pretty close to the plan - but I'm going to treat the inevitable holes and cavities with POR-15 and putty smooth. Once the tape's on it'll cover most of the imperfection - I just don't want any further rot once it's sealed.

Damn curious as to where the water ingress came from.

 

I have the same thing on one side rear window

 

Out of curiosity, did your car see any salt? It's awfully high up to be sprayed by road splash but I wonder if that's where it comes from.

 

yea, PA - probably the worst state in the nation