crown vic door trim coming off

[slappy]

I have done a few crown vic's lettering with the door protector molding. The edges are starting to lift on them. I know it's not my fault cause they ship these vehicles with the rear trim already applied to the door and it's lifting on those also as well as the front ones that i put on when i did the original lettering job.

So, has anyone ran into this? Is there a fix?

This car got side swiped and they ordered a new rear piece in that i have to redo the back door. But on all of these trim pieces, the edges have started lifting up.

The back of these things, as you can see in the photo, do not have the foam tape running end to end. The ends actually have a little pocket.
I should have taken the photo before i did this, but i put clear silicone on this new one in the pocket to fill it and now waiting on it to dry before i apply it. THought that it might help with the lifting.

The tape also i believe is 3M cause of the red, but don't know for sure. It's not really that thick, so i'm thinking about applying another layer.

Anyway, any feedback on these things. I clean the door well with Isoproponal 99% before applying. Any other recommendations. I might as well fix the others on the vehicle while it's here.

Thanks.

 

[Circleville Signs]

Crown Vic's are a perfect example of everything that was wrong with the US auto industry in the 80's, 90's and early 00's. The are shoddily made, ugly, and just "uck".

 

[slappy]

well, be happy they no longer make them

The new Chevy Caprice interceptor was a joy to work with. I had the privilege of doing 3 of them And no moldings

 

[sfr table hockey]

My wife's vet clinic used to use the old Crown Vics for vet calls and they were some tough looking cars after the years and the strips were almost falling off and rust under them and all. Didn't think anything would work to hold them back on as they had been curved out so long and now held that shape. They were a mess.

For the fun of it I used some VHB tape and cleaned up under as best I could and it worked quite well. With VHB it has a bit of give and can move a bit without tearing. If it is a clean body and fairly new trim it may work even better. Some type of silicone or what ever around the edge as the VHB will hold but the edge may be exsposed.

The motor went out on the car not too many months later. Trim was still holding but what a waste of VHB. I told them the value of the car doubled with the fix.