So to keep the costs down on the parts I will need to pay out of my own pocket I started to remove trim and panels to allow for later painting.   The first place to start was the indicator trumpets which are easy to remove but obscure the corner of the fiberglass roof.   The light is easily removed by pulling the tab at the bottom.

This allowed me to get some of the screws that hold the trumpet in place.

The lens for the light slides off and the trumpet can also be slid off – it needs to be rotated in just the right way as there was a tab which clears part of the C pillar.

I found there were two screws that held on the front of the C pillar trim.   In retrospect, I probably would have been better off removing the boot lid before attempting to remove the C pillar trim.   Even though my boot lid is fiberglass, the hinge has to come out and it makes it harder.

This piece then exposes some of the C pillar trim.    But before I could get too far, the boot hinge needed to come off as it is also attached to that.

The boot hinge was surprising easy to remove, just one nut underneath.      It was quite dirty/dusty underneath he trim.

I also saw that the ground for the rear indicator was the same screw that holds on part of the C pillar trim.   I will need to remember this when replacing it!

There is also a little bracket for the indicator trumpet that is attached with the C pillar trim to the boot hinge.   I will need to be careful to ensure it is replaced properly when re-attaching.

Finally the bare C pillar is revealed.  Dirty, but in otherwise good condition.

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My first attempt was to use the correct clips, however the trim would fall down over bumps.      My second attempt, was a 3M product, which is sort of like Velcro and sold in little squares at the hardware store.   This also fell down very quickly.    My third attempt which worked better was some Velcro from eBay.  Instead of little squares, I had a whole strip.    After a few weeks, this also fell down.   The problem was that the adhesive on the back of the Velcro did not grip the cardboard like material that the cloth attaches to.

My third attempt was to first use duct tape on the back of the trim to provide a better surface for the Velcro to adhere to, and use more Velcro to lessen the pressure on any one particular part.

This time, I purchased two strips of Velcro, enough to cover the entire rear of the trim piece and the part of the chassis that it attaches to.

This full cover of Velcro allowed the trim to stick well even with only some contact.   I am confident of this solution, surely the fourth attempt will work?

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I also had the rear trim between the new lights fall down again.   I used some 3M double sided ‘Velcro’ type product as well as the clips and it was looking very good – but about 3/4 of the way through a 2 hour drive it fell down again.   Back to the drawing board….

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Still, replacing only the left hand trim means and obvious before and after shot.

I have since been trying to find a new SLC heater trim for the right hand side.   These are no longer available from Mercedes-Benz.

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Citroen DS with new Mirrors

As well as the mirrors, I had bought some clips to re-attach the trim above the rear window.   The headlining and this trim are not perfect, but they are good enough for now.   Unfortunately I am missing the DS rear lights that are supposed to be there, and I still have not been able to find a set.

Rear Trim, sans lights.

Finally I spent some time polishing the trims around the C pillar.   They were terribly oxidized, but after a few hours with the Autosol metal polish they are looking much better.

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