Tech: Installing door molding.
When I bought these 88-89 moldings from Dare, he informed me that the clips that hold the molding to the door are no longer available. The clips for the fender and quarter panel were intact but all the door ones were gone.
So, time to get creative. I had some of the fender and quarter moldings from my car that still had the clips in them. These clips use the same size square hole in the body to hold the molding on.
I fabricated these clips holders from 1/16th aluminum I had in the shop. You remove one of the ends of your molding, either end will work.
Slide these holders in and pop the clips in the groove.
Then they snap right onto the car nice and tight. I was real happy with the result. I ran some blue painters tape down the middle to see how they look. I might rock that for a while...
You can also see in the pic how straight I got the moldings. Just used a small deadblow, an extension, and patience. You can see how they used to look in the last pics.
Hope I was able to help someone who is or will run into this problem.
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