180,

I appreciate your assistance trying to help me on this. I actually ready those threads however. I did DL a manual for the XF (see my first post in this thread) and the manua I have doesn't even mention how to remove the winshield. The surround is only referenced in the manual in a writeup about body tolerances.

I also saw the pictures in the other thread, but it doesn't help me determine the best way to actually remove the surrounds. I will,however, be buying a set of trim removal tools I saw on amazon for $16.00. I'm especially interested in the steps taken to remove the A pillar covers.

I'm just hoping that someone who removed the trim will see this and respond by saying, "this is how I did it...". I just want to make sure it's as easy as I think it is and whether there is a preferred way of removing the surrounds.