Were the door ding strips factory installed or after market items?

In other posts I saw that some were screwed right into the sheet metal and others were glued. My assumption is the glued ones were after market or dealer addons . Is this correct?

I think they were all dealer add-ons. Mine were riveted on. Now they're gone.

Yep, mine are riveted on too.

Glued, now gone.

Riveted, still there.

None came from the factory.

Door ding strips were not a factory part on the S30.

how would i go about removing the rivets anyway? There is only a ding strip on one side. Looks kinda bad.

Originally posted by MrMarcDude

how would i go about removing the rivets anyway? There is only a ding strip on one side. Looks kinda bad.

with a drill bit. You drill out the center of the rivet. Then you'll need to weld the holes in the sheet metal closed.

sweet, thanks

I just had my 75 repainted, and removed and replaced the

ding strips myself.

Easy to do...drill out the old rivets and pop-rivet them back on

afta.

Be carefull when reattaching strips, so as not to scratch paint

Did that on first rivet...when gun popped off !

26thZ-- my Z looks like your color...what paint code ?

Mine is 303 . Emerald Green

Why did you replace them

Removed them so the paint job would be better ( less masking,etc )

Put them back on cause I don't dislike the looks..and they were a normal

dealer accessory in the mid 70's, so to remain "true to the period".

Also, they were in great shape...chrome tips and vinyl inserts just like new.