As a dealership mechanic in recent years, I can tell you these newer cars are all plastic junk in comparison to anything made before about 1980. Some of the GM cars needed repairs right off the pregnant truck even before they could be put on the lot for sale when I worked for the local chevy dealer in the early 90s. They are all held together with clips and speed nuts. Nine times out of ten when trim is removed, it breaks......when it's NEW. I expect that with a 40 plus year old piece.
The funny thing is, I can remove all the trim on my 40 year old truck without breaking a thing.....and have.
