car wash from hell
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2013 c250
car wash from hell
So the side panel of my passenger door is now detached. Of course they know nothing of it at the car wash even though when I brought it in, it wasn't like that. Any tips to snap it back without causing the door to fall off?
Thx,
Thx,
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Try pushing the panel towards the door. If it doesn't stay tight, one [or more] of the retaining plastic clips probably are broken. If that's the case, you'll need to buy few door-panel-retaining-clips, pull out the panel, remove the broken clips, put the new plastic clips, and push the door panel carefully.
Last edited by pcy; Feb 11, 2014 at 02:46 PM.
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Wash all my cars myself. 
The type of people that work at car washes is variable, would not trust them to wash their hands.
Looks like they have got a cleaning cloth caught on part of your door & given it a hard pull?
The type of people that work at car washes is variable, would not trust them to wash their hands.Looks like they have got a cleaning cloth caught on part of your door & given it a hard pull?
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So here's how I got it fixed. I may have fixed engine leaks and replaced the transmission mount, but with this, I could tell there was more finess involved then straight mechanics- so I went to a high-end tint shop. Figured I'd get a Huper Optik quote anyway- took the guy 10 minutes of fiddling with it, but he got it back on, which means it would have taken me 1000. $800 all around Huper Optik 70 to retain the factory-dyed blue in the windows including Moleskin. Ouch! Oh, and I'd need to take the door panels off for him- wait, isn't it obvious I don't know how to do that. Ha!~
