This is a great video to show customers who ask why the bill is so high if the job is so simple. Usually getting to the problem is a bigger problem than the actual complaint and since the customer never sees the actual mess that needs to be created in order to fix the problem, they have no clue what we go through.
Especially if you just got out of some Tech School and think you know it all- this was a boner for a man with $400,000 worth of tools and 30+ years of experience I can imagine the destruction some goon in a tire shop would do to this panel, because I've seen it
Way back in my past when I worked in Engineering for Mother Motors in Detroit, I learned that serviceability is the last thing considered in the design of a new car. Looks like nothing has changed in the 30+ years since I left.
This is basically common knowledge. They do it on purpose so you have to bring it to Mr. Goodwrench for service at 200 dollars an hour labor! Yay capitalism.
The same can be said for the home appliance industry as well. I have been servicing home home appliances for the last 20 years. There is no thought given to serviceability on anything anymore. Gone are the days of the lonely repairman.
GM goes from 1 extreme to the next. Oftentimes they don't use enough clips ( of any sort) and then they design something like this...Eric did a good job not breaking things!
@@AppalachianRancher I live in Arizona and have a 96 Ram 1500. The body and mechanicals are in good shape. Cause of death for this thing will likely be dash disintegration and disintegrating paint
@@AppalachianRancher I live in Arizona and have a 96 Ram 1500. The body and mechanicals are in good shape. Cause of death for this thing will likely be dash disintegration and disintegrating paint
had to repair the washer nozzle on the hatch of my 05 crv, took less than 2 minutes to have the broken part in my hand, no tools to get the plastics off, small pic to get the nozzle out. This crv still has not squeaks or rattles. What Eric does here is help the diy guy to NOT destroy an expensive piece of plastic while at the same time, justifies the existence of the honest, family driven business. (not to mention the time saved by not searching for tools thrown in frustration)
I'm not the first :-( I just want to say thanks to Mr & Mr's O for all the great videos this year, Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. If you ever get to Australia let me know. I have a spare rooms and a dodgy tractor that could use your expertise :-)
I live next door to the Flint Truck assembly plant. I can assure you, they are actually building trucks there and when I buy my mext truck, I will be supporting those Americans that work in that plant.
When I started working on cars Dad told me if you don't bleed on it it will not be 'fixed'. Changing out the starter, last bolt and I am laughing at Dad cause I had not hurt myself. Hand slipped and took the skin off two knuckles. Rocinante started right up, a good fix. Damn it, now I am crying, I miss my Dad.
Good ol' Buick Envision, made in Shanghai, China. Not exactly the Road Masters they used to be. Glad You made it through the great blackout of 2023! Great show.
They are a game changer. I've been using one for quite a while now in conjunction with one of the long/slim Astro work lights that you can get into really small spaces.
I thought they were unnecessary until a few years ago, but its my go to now! No more fighting to get my damned light positioned while I struggle with the other hand
One of the best investments a person can make.However-get two, and make them both rechargeable because, you'll get eyes of a certain age.....poor focus and dim light...makes for more swearing and maybe even blood
After about 30 seconds of messing with those clips is when I just start losing it and the disassemble goes downhill FAST! Thanks for posting how patient you are. Greetings from this Old Jarhead in WNC
And just remember viewers, If I can fix this mother lover, you can too! Those metal clips were designed to evoke a barrage of foul language. Great video Dr. O!
Your manufacturing 101 was spot on. As a current manufacturing engineer, the goal of every manager is how many units can they make per day. That's how they get paid and why they tell engineers make it faster. Serviceability is a nice afterthought
I was a end of trim repairman for GM for 7 years , pulled hundreds of tailgate panels and even new those clips are a bear, kept a small bin of those for quick repairs. You did a good job , I could pull one of panels do the repair and pop it back together in less than four minutes cause that's all the I had on a moving line. As you well know even new parts sometimes are prone to fail .
I've been watching Eric O. fix cars since early 2016. Those clips caused him to show more frustration than the total of all his videos to date. I feel his pain.
I have asked a few auto workers if they knew how to work on the vehicles they have assembled every one said no. I was kinda shocked but how they explained it. It made sense they only put one piece on and not told what it does for the most part. Your videos are the best.
They probably figured that crapper would be in the scrapper by the time that wiper motor crapped it's self.Cheers Mr O shedding blood to show us a job.
Oh how I hate interior panels!! Ease of assembly for the factory workers, pure hell for the poor guy trying to disassemble!!! On a brighter note, no rattling of the panels while driving on our great roads, and I do like how Buick puts an incredible amount of noise insulation blankets on those panels! Great video as always. Feeling your pain as I sip my morning coffee!
I have a back-up, natural gas, electric generator. My computer is hooked to an Uninterruptible Power Supply, which is a large lead-acid battery, and prevents the computer from shutting down. The generator company fires it up every Saturday, warms it to running temp, and checks the output. I have had continuous power for years now. It is lovely.
There are plenty of people who will say the same thing about how poorly designed the hardware is on these new cars. You take us through the results of the "engineers" ideas. You do it with a great amount of tolerance. I can only say that my language would not be the same as yours if I had to deal with the poorly conceived products that you work on. My experience was on the era of the 1967 mustang 390 with sparkplugs that required boring through the fender liners to change. Wow, what a challenge I say jokingly after seeing these videos of your work. We did not know how lucky we were to have those cars with an engine compartment you could sleep in! Thank you again for each video, and here is to a great Christmas and New Year to SMA.
I always thought that my tendency to struggle with plastic clips was from inexperience and lack of confidence. It's gotten better with time, if only because I've come to accept the odd broken fastener. It's nice to see a real pro have similar problems, ha ha.
When Harbor junk has sales, I bought 10 of the cheap thin door stops. They work well for wedging that stuff open and keeping them from snapping back in.
Nice job! Most of the effort is in just getting the plastic removed to get access to the motor. On the car I bought last summer the rear wiper is hidden up under the rear spoiler at the top of the window. It should help slow down the corrosion BUT it will probably be much worse to replace. I imagine that to get the blade removed you would have to remove the rear spoiler as well as the plastic trim from the inside.
What about using those pump up bags to put pressure on that door liner while you interfere with the clips. I know the auto locksmiths use them to keep doors sprung when fishing for the lock buttons.
My wife has this same car, a 2018, and if I EVER have to do work on the back door, I'm going to drive from Florida to Avoca, PRNY, SMA, to have the work done. The removal is brutal !!! All that hassle requires a cold beer upon completion !!!!!!! Wiper motor was easy to replace, blade came off effortless. Re-assembly was better than removal. All in all, no damage occurred, mark of a GREAT mechanic !!! Well done, sir !!! On to the next one.
Love it when a new SMA video posts before the end of my 11p-7a shift. I’m getting paid and entertained at the same time lol. Keep on keeping on brother. Love the channel/content
I actually thought we might hear Mr. O finally cry "UNCLE". Not to be. It will take more than GM "trim clips" to break him. It was humorous to watch. I mean we did get a mother f'er out of him😂😂😂😂. Good job. 1 quick question--do they make a less difficult clip for replacement??
I was told that General Motors did a little research on squeaks and rattles and when those clips were used they had the fewest complaints of squeaks and rattles in the interiors of their cars
Mr. O, I bought that Astro flashlight you have there after watching you use it over the last couple of years. One of my favorite purchases ever. Thanks!
When I was working for a Mopar dealer in 1980, when Lee Iacocca took control, he first demanded that when new cars were being developed, they would have a service team design alongside the engineers to cut down on factory labor and have the customers do their own simple maintenance if they desired. The K-Bodies came out in 1981 and were really simple to fix. That's probably the best thing about them besides the fuel mileage!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍this video may me happy that I did try to fix my vehicle and took it to a mechanic that know how to take it a part. I would destroyed the back panel, trying to get it apart. Thank you, Eric.
I own GM vehicles. The electrical connecter do dads drive me insane. That was as close as we have seen you have a melt down with all those tabs Eric...nice to see you are human. Well done as usual brother, keep it up. Us wannabe mechanics live through you.
I have worked on cars with those sharp spring clips which I also hate. I really hate it when I have to take a panel off a second time but I figured out that applying some white lithium to them will make the next removal much easier. You never know, the customer may like your work so much that you are the next guy to remove a panel.
I have disassembled many of those wiper motors, cleaned and lubed and they are good to go. Some customers want new, so i fix the old one and use em on my antique project cars.
I used to work on the railroad. A lot of vehicles get transported by train. I wonder if they did this to prevent the panels from falling off in transport. We weren't supposed to allow the autoracks to couple at more than 3 mph, but I can personally tell you, that wasn't always the case.
Seeing how these one-way clips make service a real mess, I was shocked to see holes in the frame of my Tacoma alighning with the A/C compressor bolts so it can easily be unbolted from the fenderwell. What a difference!
I hate trim clips with a vengeance. For the trunk lid which is hidden 99% of the time I'd much prefer it was attached with e.g. recessed torx head screws.
Installed new headlight lens assembles on 13’ Buick Verano last week. My wife says why do they want so much money to install? When I took it apart and she comes into garage later and sees the front of car removed ( plastic) she said now I see why!! Many times it’s getting to the job that takes the time. Thaought I did pretty good, only broke four plastic clips I had to replace👍
It’s an Opel Insignia from EU market… badge shared with Buick (Enclave) Chevy (Equinox), GMC (Acadia). Same same. Believe I learned mine was assembled in Poland. The 3.6L needs strict oil change due to timing chain stretching. I’ve not had a bit of problems with our 2016 Enclave.
Spending an hour to remove the trim just to do a ten minute job replacing the motor reminds me of standing in line for 30 minutes at the store just to buy a stick of chewing gum. Patience is a virtue.
Sometimes a TH-cam vid like this is way better than any other resource on how to get these things apart. I wonder if one day soon, the trim will be considered "one-time use".
I work on the european counterpart (opel) You need a bigger plastic wedge mine is the size of the smaller wedges they use when felling trees. Then just a distinctive pull and they usually let go.
Watching you work on GM products just reinforces the decision I made nearly 40 years ago to never, ever, ever buy another GM product again in my lifetime. So far, so good.
Mine are Dodge. Two minis made me walk, one had four trannie valve packs in until they changed the trans module. All that 💩started at 8k miles. Won’t even ride in one
What a pain in the hoo haa getting the cover off. Well done Eric. As usual with Manufacturing 101, the fix was a 5 minute ish job with test, but getting to the fix is a mother lover! They should have kept the Christmas tree clips, not that crap. Both go back easy but those clips are a pain. Well done Prof. O.I always enjoy class on how newer cars hold the trim, so we can enjoy the frustration too.😁 Thanks
Looked to me like GM wants those covers to stay on past whenever forever is... Kinda like my air cleaner cover on my Impala. Most cars have 1-2 easy to remove clips. Mine - 12 bolts. Guys at the oil change place ask every time if I need my filter replaced. Always say no, I take care of it. Love the video and your patience level, Eric! Most people would have broken out the power tools/torch/cuss words... :)
This is a great video to show customers who ask why the bill is so high if the job is so simple. Usually getting to the problem is a bigger problem than the actual complaint and since the customer never sees the actual mess that needs to be created in order to fix the problem, they have no clue what we go through.
Especially if you just got out of some Tech School and think you know it all- this was a boner for a man with $400,000 worth of tools and 30+ years of experience
I can imagine the destruction some goon in a tire shop would do to this panel, because I've seen it
Does anyone else remember when trim panels like this were attached using Philips head with concave washers? Ahhhh, the good old days!
Way back in my past when I worked in Engineering for Mother Motors in Detroit, I learned that serviceability is the last thing considered in the design of a new car. Looks like nothing has changed in the 30+ years since I left.
This is basically common knowledge. They do it on purpose so you have to bring it to Mr. Goodwrench for service at 200 dollars an hour labor!
Yay capitalism.
Yep, I've said it before, "Cars are designed to be assembled, not repaired"
The same can be said for the home appliance industry as well. I have been servicing home home appliances for the last 20 years. There is no thought given to serviceability on anything anymore. Gone are the days of the lonely repairman.
Nobody comes into a dealer looking for a car that's easy to repair, I guess.
Oh things have changed.. for the worse.
GM goes from 1 extreme to the next. Oftentimes they don't use enough clips ( of any sort) and then they design something like this...Eric did a good job not breaking things!
Seems to me like it's a german design. Reminds me of a VW door I worked on a few weeks ago.
And Buick has the nerve to insert a youtube ad, hilarious.
Well, on the bright side..
The lawnmower guy was not around!
In fifteen or twenty years, when those plastic panels are brittle they will shatter into a thousand pieces. Good work Eric O!
They'll be like the dash of the late 90s early 2000s ram pickups.
@@AppalachianRancher I live in Arizona and have a 96 Ram 1500. The body and mechanicals are in good shape. Cause of death for this thing will likely be dash disintegration and disintegrating paint
@@AppalachianRancher I live in Arizona and have a 96 Ram 1500. The body and mechanicals are in good shape. Cause of death for this thing will likely be dash disintegration and disintegrating paint
In 15 or 20 years in upstate NY, that rust pile that used to be a car would have been in the crusher a long time ago.
had to repair the washer nozzle on the hatch of my 05 crv, took less than 2 minutes to have the broken part in my hand, no tools to get the plastics off, small pic to get the nozzle out. This crv still has not squeaks or rattles.
What Eric does here is help the diy guy to NOT destroy an expensive piece of plastic while at the same time, justifies the existence of the honest, family driven business. (not to mention the time saved by not searching for tools thrown in frustration)
Some engineer at GM was so proud of the new metal clips that reduced rattle noises or some such thing 90%.....😊
Mrs O: "I could hear you out there" gotta love how unbothered she was🤣
Erics got "That Great GM Feeling...by using genuine 上汽通用汽车 parts!"
I found plastic Stihl logging (felling) wedges are great for keeping those plastic panels pried open when popping the rest of the fasteners.
I'm not the first :-( I just want to say thanks to Mr & Mr's O for all the great videos this year, Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. If you ever get to Australia let me know. I have a spare rooms and a dodgy tractor that could use your expertise :-)
Wow, I've never seen a tailgate liner put up such a fight. Mine falls off if I slam it closed.
That's trim clips for you, either they barely hold or they are almost impossible to remove.
That's the reason why some shops always replace all the clips when they have been removed once.
@@rimmersbryggeriOnly because they cut them out with a torch😂😂😂
mines metal, with a hatch.. easy..
I live next door to the Flint Truck assembly plant. I can assure you, they are actually building trucks there and when I buy my mext truck, I will be supporting those Americans that work in that plant.
When I started working on cars Dad told me if you don't bleed on it it will not be 'fixed'. Changing out the starter, last bolt and I am laughing at Dad cause I had not hurt myself. Hand slipped and took the skin off two knuckles. Rocinante started right up, a good fix. Damn it, now I am crying, I miss my Dad.
Good ol' Buick Envision, made in Shanghai, China. Not exactly the Road Masters they used to be. Glad You made it through the great blackout of 2023! Great show.
I had just watched a 7 year old video Mrs O do that very job and keep your daughter entertained at the same time.
Started using a headlamp. Same model as Ivan's. I'm liking the hands-free light for these eyes of a certain age.
They are a game changer. I've been using one for quite a while now in conjunction with one of the long/slim Astro work lights that you can get into really small spaces.
I thought they were unnecessary until a few years ago, but its my go to now! No more fighting to get my damned light positioned while I struggle with the other hand
I use a powerful one for interior detailing. Game changer!!!!! Ask your detailer if he uses one. If not buy one for him lol
One of the best investments a person can make.However-get two, and make them both rechargeable
because, you'll get eyes of a certain age.....poor focus and dim light...makes for more swearing and maybe even blood
Ah, the lovely Chinese made Buick! I wonder how these will hold up long term.
I don't think you need to be a psychic to make a pretty good forecast on that 🤣
Body will rot right off of it, but those damn clips will live forever!!
After about 30 seconds of messing with those clips is when I just start losing it and the disassemble goes downhill FAST! Thanks for posting how patient you are. Greetings from this Old Jarhead in WNC
And just remember viewers, If I can fix this mother lover, you can too! Those metal clips were designed to evoke a barrage of foul language. Great video Dr. O!
Never a dull moment in the life of a mechanic Eric! Cursing is a good way to blow off steam so that you don't start throwing tools around the shop.
Looks like an uncontrolled engine fire would eventually soften the hatch plastic, and release the clips. thanks much for sharing this mother lover.
Your manufacturing 101 was spot on. As a current manufacturing engineer, the goal of every manager is how many units can they make per day. That's how they get paid and why they tell engineers make it faster. Serviceability is a nice afterthought
I was a end of trim repairman for GM for 7 years , pulled hundreds of tailgate panels and even new those clips are a bear, kept a small bin of those for quick repairs. You did a good job , I could pull one of panels do the repair and pop it back together in less than four minutes cause that's all the I had on a moving line. As you well know even new parts sometimes are prone to fail .
I've been watching Eric O. fix cars since early 2016. Those clips caused him to show more frustration than the total of all his videos to date. I feel his pain.
I have asked a few auto workers if they knew how to work on the vehicles they have assembled every one said no. I was kinda shocked but how they explained it. It made sense they only put one piece on and not told what it does for the most part. Your videos are the best.
They probably figured that crapper would be in the scrapper by the time that wiper motor crapped it's self.Cheers Mr O shedding blood to show us a job.
Oh how I hate interior panels!! Ease of assembly for the factory workers, pure hell for the poor guy trying to disassemble!!! On a brighter note, no rattling of the panels while driving on our great roads, and I do like how Buick puts an incredible amount of noise insulation blankets on those panels! Great video as always. Feeling your pain as I sip my morning coffee!
Yeah, the SLR [squeak, leak & rattle] department had some say so in the design.
Where was all the diagnostics? Don't you know we have trust issues? 😂
Oh I tested it.... You must have missed it 🙄
I have a back-up, natural gas, electric generator. My computer is hooked to an Uninterruptible Power Supply, which is a large lead-acid battery, and prevents the computer from shutting down. The generator company fires it up every Saturday, warms it to running temp, and checks the output. I have had continuous power for years now. It is lovely.
That was a mother of a job.
Mr O was punching that trim "with feeling" when it went back on.
It would be a rip and tear job for me.
What a beast getting that trim off.......I'd have to edit the vid to remove my cussin' .... Kudos to you for your patience....!!
There are plenty of people who will say the same thing about how poorly designed the hardware is on these new cars. You take us through the results of the "engineers" ideas. You do it with a great amount of tolerance. I can only say that my language would not be the same as yours if I had to deal with the poorly conceived products that you work on. My experience was on the era of the 1967 mustang 390 with sparkplugs that required boring through the fender liners to change. Wow, what a challenge I say jokingly after seeing these videos of your work. We did not know how lucky we were to have those cars with an engine compartment you could sleep in! Thank you again for each video, and here is to a great Christmas and New Year to SMA.
I always thought that my tendency to struggle with plastic clips was from inexperience and lack of confidence. It's gotten better with time, if only because I've come to accept the odd broken fastener. It's nice to see a real pro have similar problems, ha ha.
When Harbor junk has sales, I bought 10 of the cheap thin door stops. They work well for wedging that stuff open and keeping them from snapping back in.
Nice job! Most of the effort is in just getting the plastic removed to get access to the motor. On the car I bought last summer the rear wiper is hidden up under the rear spoiler at the top of the window. It should help slow down the corrosion BUT it will probably be much worse to replace. I imagine that to get the blade removed you would have to remove the rear spoiler as well as the plastic trim from the inside.
The first Chinese built GM vehicle sold in America... Came to America in 2016 and used all the old school clips they could find )))
You have the patience of a saint, my guy !
What about using those pump up bags to put pressure on that door liner while you interfere with the clips. I know the auto locksmiths use them to keep doors sprung when fishing for the lock buttons.
Now that is a good idea! I should consider that tool the next time I have a use for one.
I call that designed for cost effective assembly purposes only.... engineers, you gotta luv em
I've had rear wiper motors on both of my '05 Caravans & never had an issue.
The crap that they're turning out today is amazing!
My wife has this same car, a 2018, and if I EVER have to do work on the back door, I'm going to drive from Florida to Avoca, PRNY, SMA, to have the work done. The removal is brutal !!! All that hassle requires a cold beer upon completion !!!!!!! Wiper motor was easy to replace, blade came off effortless. Re-assembly was better than removal. All in all, no damage occurred, mark of a GREAT mechanic !!! Well done, sir !!! On to the next one.
good thing you remembered to plug that last piece before you installed it.
Love it when a new SMA video posts before the end of my 11p-7a shift. I’m getting paid and entertained at the same time lol. Keep on keeping on brother. Love the channel/content
I marveled at your restraint on this one. What a pain!
"Mother Effort!" The restraint here is your largest skill on this repair😂
I'm just shocked someone requested that fixed after they were quoted the cost.😅😂
Great job Mr. O.
I actually thought we might hear Mr. O finally cry "UNCLE". Not to be. It will take more than GM "trim clips" to break him. It was humorous to watch. I mean we did get a mother f'er out of him😂😂😂😂. Good job. 1 quick question--do they make a less difficult clip for replacement??
Creating new rattles. 😁 GM's not bringing the clips back, they're cleaning out their warehouses.
Always nice to see Mrs. O.
I think the Pyramids are held together with those F ing clips..
I was told that General Motors did a little research on squeaks and rattles and when those clips were used they had the fewest complaints of squeaks and rattles in the interiors of their cars
Mr. O, I bought that Astro flashlight you have there after watching you use it over the last couple of years. One of my favorite purchases ever. Thanks!
When I was working for a Mopar dealer in 1980, when Lee Iacocca took control, he first demanded that when new cars were being developed, they would have a service team design alongside the engineers to cut down on factory labor and have the customers do their own simple maintenance if they desired. The K-Bodies came out in 1981 and were really simple to fix. That's probably the best thing about them besides the fuel mileage!
Mrs O was trying to signal you for lunch with the lights!😊
The power ⚡️is on here to leave you a comment.
I feel your pain and frustration.
At GM china, customer service is job # 0
Power here in the lovely NB is out along with 20,000 others. What fun.
Great vid, but the ad-libbing when the power tripped at the end was a class act by Eric ;)
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍this video may me happy that I did try to fix my vehicle and took it to a mechanic that know how to take it a part. I would destroyed the back panel, trying to get it apart. Thank you, Eric.
You need to send a Christmas card to GM every year thanking them for their wonderful engineering and vehicles.
I own GM vehicles. The electrical connecter do dads drive me insane. That was as close as we have seen you have a melt down with all those tabs Eric...nice to see you are human. Well done as usual brother, keep it up. Us wannabe mechanics live through you.
Patients is definitely in your forte
Great job man
I have worked on cars with those sharp spring clips which I also hate. I really hate it when I have to take a panel off a second time but I figured out that applying some white lithium to them will make the next removal much easier. You never know, the customer may like your work so much that you are the next guy to remove a panel.
Gosh, can't wait until I get one of these. Of course, it will be another 35-40 years as I like the older cars....
I have disassembled many of those wiper motors, cleaned and lubed and they are good to go. Some customers want new, so i fix the old one and use em on my antique project cars.
Is there anything better than a cup of coffee and a video from Mr O. In the morning?
Eric, those clips really held you up. At least you didn’t need a blood transfusion. Seriously though, what a F…ng pain those clips were!
About 5 minutes into disassembly, my mind started playing that Limp Bizkit song, Break Stuff.
Another new tool that I never knew existed but now desperately need 😮
two Eric-O videos in a day is always a blessing 👍🏼...
Let's hear it for GM(General Mess). Bronx cheer! I'll bet that the swear bucket was nearby for this one. Happy to see the cameo by Mrs. O.
The patience of a Saint !
Prying on old plastic in the cold, made to fail. Morning South Main Auto.
I used to work on the railroad. A lot of vehicles get transported by train. I wonder if they did this to prevent the panels from falling off in transport. We weren't supposed to allow the autoracks to couple at more than 3 mph, but I can personally tell you, that wasn't always the case.
Merry Christmas to the SMA Family, in case . . .
I bought a set of those extra long panel tools from HF , they have come in very handy. I miss the days when door panels were held on by screws.
what's nice about three attaching bolts is that you can't blow the torquing sequence, usually.
Seeing how these one-way clips make service a real mess, I was shocked to see holes in the frame of my Tacoma alighning with the A/C compressor bolts so it can easily be unbolted from the fenderwell. What a difference!
I can hear the new Christmas carol now. I won’t be home for Christmas because I’m working on a GM.
FYI i took a steel slim jim unlock tool cut a v shape in it at my shop to squeeze the prongs to gather
I hate trim clips with a vengeance. For the trunk lid which is hidden 99% of the time I'd much prefer it was attached with e.g. recessed torx head screws.
Nice job Mr. O. Good till the next time. GM of China.
That cover was a mother lover! 👍👍
When I saw this video pop up I’d never have imagined half of it would be removing the stupid trim panel 😂
Amazing patience Mr. O.
Installed new headlight lens assembles on 13’ Buick Verano last week. My wife says why do they want so much money to install? When I took it apart and she comes into garage later and sees the front of car removed ( plastic) she said now I see why!! Many times it’s getting to the job that takes the time. Thaought I did pretty good, only broke four plastic clips I had to replace👍
My 2010 Mitsubishi has those metal clips holding the dash panels on, fun times trying to take them off to change the media player.
It’s an Opel Insignia from EU market… badge shared with Buick (Enclave) Chevy (Equinox), GMC (Acadia). Same same. Believe I learned mine was assembled in Poland. The 3.6L needs strict oil change due to timing chain stretching. I’ve not had a bit of problems with our 2016 Enclave.
Service data should include contact details for a complimentary anger management course - those clips are pure evil.
Spending an hour to remove the trim just to do a ten minute job replacing the motor reminds me of standing in line for 30 minutes at the store just to buy a stick of chewing gum. Patience is a virtue.
Sometimes a TH-cam vid like this is way better than any other resource on how to get these things apart. I wonder if one day soon, the trim will be considered "one-time use".
Don't you give them new ideas commander...... 😅😅
I work on the european counterpart (opel) You need a bigger plastic wedge mine is the size of the smaller wedges they use when felling trees.
Then just a distinctive pull and they usually let go.
Oh the days gone by with screws to panels.
Watching you work on GM products just reinforces the decision I made nearly 40 years ago to never, ever, ever buy another GM product again in my lifetime. So far, so good.
Mine are Dodge. Two minis made me walk, one had four trannie valve packs in until they changed the trans module. All that 💩started at 8k miles. Won’t even ride in one
Yeah, I bought my last Camaro. So I understand
What a pain in the hoo haa getting the cover off. Well done Eric. As usual with Manufacturing 101, the fix was a 5 minute ish job with test, but getting to the fix is a mother lover! They should have kept the Christmas tree clips, not that crap. Both go back easy but those clips are a pain. Well done Prof. O.I always enjoy class on how newer cars hold the trim, so we can enjoy the frustration too.😁 Thanks
Looked to me like GM wants those covers to stay on past whenever forever is... Kinda like my air cleaner cover on my Impala. Most cars have 1-2 easy to remove clips. Mine - 12 bolts. Guys at the oil change place ask every time if I need my filter replaced. Always say no, I take care of it. Love the video and your patience level, Eric! Most people would have broken out the power tools/torch/cuss words... :)
I know right? Ive gotbthe same thing. Takes half an hour just to undo the damned screws.
this is 6 days old or a year and six days keep up the good work mr O THANKS FOR THE VIDS REALLY ENJOY THEM
"I'm not a body guy". That's funny. Nice horror video. 😊
You got more patience than me. I would have broke all the tabs if that vehicle was mine.
Those clips are nuts.