Hi guys, I finally got around to getting my 88 painted. I was able to remove the ugly chrome trim that ran down the rain gutters with no problem at all, the windsheild was a different story! I bent it up and broke all of the clips that held it on! Did Toyota sell the 86-88 series 4x4 pickups with out chrome around the windsheild? I really dont like the way it looks and dont want to put it back on if I dont have to.. worst case Ill paint it black... The clips.. do I need to have the windsheild removed to replace the clips or can you just push them into the sealant that holds the windsheild in? I really dont want to have my windsheild removed.. I hate chrome! Thanks again, Matt and yes pics will follow once I get it back from the body shop! With the new fiberglass bed it should look like a new 1988!

 

My windshield has been replaced a couple times and the trim doesn't fit so well anymore either. I bought new clips for about $20 and a full set of used trim on ebay for about $100. I've never seen any other solution. My 4Runner had black painted trim originally and I've repainted it several times already. I intend to paint this used chrome trim black and replace the bent up stuff that's on there now. I haven't ripped the old parts off yet, so I'm not sure how the clips and trim go back on. You'd have to use a lot of sealant to get trim to stay on there if you go that route. I think that would become a big mess.
If anyone knows about putting trim back on, I'd like to hear about it as well.

Thanks.

 

I have the same problem. Took the windshild out to re-seal it as it was leaking. Tryed to put the trim back on when the sealent was wet but no go. Now the top piece is bent a bit and won't fit right. Been driving without trim for a few months now. That stuff is expensive...........

 

It may be too late now, but check with your windsheild installer to see if you can get a replacement seal/gasket that will delete the need for the trim. I had this done on my BMW a few years ago, after the chrome trim on it had gotten tweaked to a point that it no longer looked good. The windsheild looks a lot better without it, IMHO. I'm sure that it must be possible to find the same kind of seal for the yotas, as well.

 

See the always helpful Roger Brown/4Crawler site:

http://4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/...rim/index.html

I'll be doing this before too long on my 87.

H.
95 4R
87 4R

 

Go to a window shop and but the Rubber molding. Cut it to proper size and glue it in.

its a bad pic but all I really have.