How to fix badly misaligned exterior door trim

[galvatron]

Has anyone had to fix a misaligned exterior door trim on the driver's door like this? Looking at the entire door up and down, it doesn't look like the door itself (gray part) is misaligned... only the chrome part at the top is. I have no idea how to begin to correct this without potentially making things worse, but it's an eye-sore for me every time I walk up to the car.

And no, I did not get the car new. I bought it used and when I asked about warranty repair, the SC said it was not covered because everything was accepted at delivery, so they don't know if it happened after delivery.

 

[ucmndd]

Pull up on it. Seriously. That’s about it.

 

[galvatron]

Pull up on it. Seriously. That’s about it.

Won't that rip it off the door? Isn't it just glue or something holding the trim onto the door? I'm afraid it will rip off and then I have no way to attach it again.

 

[ucmndd]

The trim is in a track at the top of the door, a compression fitting of sorts. No glue, no bolts, etc.

 

[cmarshack]

Push down on one as far as it goes and pull up on the other to have them match. It's that easy, but they probably will not stay that way and you will repeat this process every time you notice it's out of whack.

 

[galvatron]

Push down on one as far as it goes and pull up on the other to have them match. It's that easy, but they probably will not stay that way and you will repeat this process every time you notice it's out of whack.

So is the root cause the "compression fitting" that holds the trim piece isn't holding it at the right height properly? If I pull and push, then it just temporarily moves it, but it wants to return to its original location kind of like a spring?

 

[cmarshack]

I would not say it's like a spring, I would just say it does not hold well so they move and need to be adjusted from time to time.

 

[philip295]

I adjusted mine using strips of self adhesive flashing. Maybe called something else in the USA: strip of bitumen type material used to seal between roofs and walls. It's quite mouldable in small pieces.

 

[BrownOuttaSpec]

Thanks for posting this my MS 90D has been like this forever and it always catches my eye but never took the time to try to adjust it. I'll push the trim down next time I am near my car to see if it help. Thanks everyone for their input!