'98 Silverado

Get a door panel removal tool to properly release the plastic panel clips without breakage. Use a screwdriver or a flat pry tool and it's guaranteed to break the clips. There's a special adhesive specifically designed for synthetic rubber door seals. I use 3M 80010 Super Weatherstrip Adhesive. This page shows you the specifics for your model.

I've done this on my older '94 K1500 Suburban (same chassis as your '98) because the door striker came loose and the retaining bolt fell down inside the body panel. I needed to take the interior trim between the two doors off to access the metal frame with a grabby tool. I went to a former student who owns a local body shop to show me how to do it without wrecking it. That particular is one is large, and held on by screws and plastic push clips and pop off with even pull pressure, no special tool needed. But he knew where and how to pull. He said most people wind up snapping the the push pins. The Suburban and Tahoe use different trim here than the Silverado std and extended cab though. I don't know what the fasteners are or how to remove the fascia from windshield pillar or upper door frame. It might be worth asking in some web forums and seeing if a body man can help out.

Thanks again, Any recommendations for web forums that might be populated by body men? BF

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Thank you again. BF