55 Fargo Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Posted June 10, 2009 Okay I tried something different tonight. I used the old clip, that were broken, meaning the part that bedns to lock the clip into the hole on car body. So I used 1/4 inch bolts, 3/4 of an inch long, placed it into the clip hole, inserted in to the car body, and fastend it down with a nut and washer from the inside. It was a bit of a beeyatch to toighten the nuts down, but not bad with a ratchet box wrench. The side trim went on just fine, so this is another option. Now all of you who have broken clips and don't want them can PM me and send them my way, as I could use a lot more, to fasten down the rest of my side trim...........LOL Quote
Young Ed Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 Fred good idea. That wasnt the problem with mine. Mine are overall pretty rusty. Quote
55 Fargo Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Posted June 10, 2009 Fred good idea. That wasnt the problem with mine. Mine are overall pretty rusty. Ed, if they aren't too bad they can be bead blasted or acid washed and used again. I know on mine they used 2 different clips, onthe body they used the heavier type, which you bend down the tab, and on the doors, they used the lighter clips, that just push into the hole. These little mounting clips are a PITA, but wonder if there is any other way to mount them? Quote
Young Ed Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 I'm going to gather them all up and check. I think some were pretty much disentegrated but some might be reuseable. If some were reuseable maybe I'll buy new for the rest. Quote
55 Fargo Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Posted June 10, 2009 If you want to use bolts and washers' date=' OK. But, you don't need to use a nut to hold the bolt on. Pick up some of these push on bolts. They will expand as they go into the hole in the sheet metal and hold tight. This is what is used on my Lumina Van to hold on the rocker molding clips. They are also used to hold on the bumper rubber cover, and other various trim parts on my Lumina and other vehicles. They are available in any auto parts store in packages. They do run around 30 or 60 cents each though. But..........you won't be swearing all day when you put them on in places where you can't get a wrench to put a nut onto the bolt. They come in various sizes so that's why the price spread. NAPA even has them online, but they don't give the size.[/quote']Hi Norm, this certainly could and might be an option, would eliminate the difficulty in using a nut/bolt, if it will work........... Quote
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