Has anyone ever shaved and capped their side pillar and glass?

Has anyone ever shaved and capped their side pillar and glass?
Removing the four 10mm bolts from the front glass. Be careful. There’s a tech article on here somewhere where I believe it states more than a half turn pass snug on those top bolts equals BOOM!
I think the clips from the passenger side are broken. I took these pictures for future reference.