Door chrome- Window

[Wally]

On the driver side i put some strong adhesive to try and get it to stay down to where it should be. It wont. it pops back up

and you can see the line of black adhesive which makes it unattractive.

On the passenger side i have not put any adhesive (for comparison). You can see its not going all the way down and can see the 

silver window roller ball.

Thoughts on what to do?

[Freez74]

Have you ever removed those pieces?  There are a few clips inside, maybe some are missing.

[Wally]

yes. those are brand new pieces

[zKars]

The originals are curved to fit the door curvature, but the new ones aren’t. Yet. Without the correct curvature you will likely experience what you are seeing.

I have found the new ones are softer than the originals and will bend if you “help” them, but be careful not to cause any kinks. 

[bpilati]

Mine fit fine without adhesive. 

[jfa.series1]

As @zKars said, the aftermarket door trims are not curved. If you are not successful at warping them into shape and still have the OE pieces, consider transferring the new  fuzzy strips to the OE trim. They can easily be attached with a series of pop rivets spaced about 3" apart. I went thru this entire process years ago, did not want to risk damage to new paint trying to force fit aftermarket trim.

[Patcon]

As for your adhesive.  If you paint is catalyzed lacquer thiiner or adhesive remover should work without paint damage. But test it in a spot that is not visible

[Wally]

On 9/27/2021 at 7:37 AM, zKars said:

The originals are curved to fit the door curvature, but the new ones aren’t. Yet. Without the correct curvature you will likely experience what you are seeing.

I have found the new ones are softer than the originals and will bend if you “help” them, but be careful not to cause any kinks. 

How would you suggest bending them? Any special method or just brute force? I would buy a pair of OEM if i could find them but cant. Car didnt come with any on it when i purchased so cant 

do any refurb.