I just bought a beautiful 2010 Navigator and need to replace the passenger side, front, exterior lower window molding/chrome trim at the base of the window. I have purchased the new trim but am not exactly sure how to remove the older one yet? The new one has a short section of adhesive on the left side of the trim that adheres to the vertical door post, and the far right end of the trim tucks under the door mirror trim only about 1/2" or so. At first glance it literally looks like the trim is designed to be inserted on the far right first then the left side is pushed down and snapped in place, all without removing the mirror molding? My concern is that it appears that the only way to remove the door mirror molding is to remove the inside door panel, is this what I need to do? Or is the trim piece designed to be replaced without removing any other parts? Your help is appreciated.

Regards,
Barry

 

Yes, I believe you will have to remove the interior door panel to get the door belt off on the exterior.

 

I was able to get this done tonight without having to remove any panels, thank God! Using a plastic spatula or blade to release the adhesive on the left side allowed me to lift up the end and slide it left off the door. Reversed the process and its done. Took about 10 minutes.