'64 Valiant bodyside molding clips, info wanted.
I tried 3 clips today with the short rear quarter molding.
Not sure quite what is going on with my car, that's why I call it 'Bitsa'!
A few of the clean holes on the drivers door are centered 1" up from the body beltline.
The holes in the quarter were 3/4" up from the beltline, which wont allow the molding to clear, and the rearward hole was too close to the curved up end of the molding.
I could see on the inside of the molding where previous clips had been installed, so I marked those positions on the body and drilled new 5/16" holes 1" up from the beltline. (or so I thought!)
HINT: Make sure all your cars body holes are perfectly aligned, there is no wiggle room for being 1/16" off! :BangHead:
It is possible to remove and save a clip by drilling a small hole in the center of the push in lock pin, screw a wide land decking or drywall screw into the hole and pulling the pin out with pliers.
Anyway, once the holes were aligned :rolleyes: I installed the clips. It took a fair amount of force with my smaller ball peen hammer to lock the clips in place!
I aligned the bottom edge of the molding with the bottom of the clips and slapped the top over the clip with the heel of my hand. This took less force than I had imagined and I don't forsee any paint damage on installation after I paint.
Molding removal was fairly simple using a thin blade screwdriver with a plastic bondo spreader protecting the paint.
I'll remove these 3 clips when I start prepping for paint rather than trying to sand over them.
I was lucky to get a full set of straight moldings from @Mojack, I have not yet cleaned & polished them.
I tried 3 clips today with the short rear quarter molding.
Not sure quite what is going on with my car, that's why I call it 'Bitsa'!
A few of the clean holes on the drivers door are centered 1" up from the body beltline.
The holes in the quarter were 3/4" up from the beltline, which wont allow the molding to clear, and the rearward hole was too close to the curved up end of the molding.
I could see on the inside of the molding where previous clips had been installed, so I marked those positions on the body and drilled new 5/16" holes 1" up from the beltline. (or so I thought!)
HINT: Make sure all your cars body holes are perfectly aligned, there is no wiggle room for being 1/16" off! :BangHead:
It is possible to remove and save a clip by drilling a small hole in the center of the push in lock pin, screw a wide land decking or drywall screw into the hole and pulling the pin out with pliers.
Anyway, once the holes were aligned :rolleyes: I installed the clips. It took a fair amount of force with my smaller ball peen hammer to lock the clips in place!
I aligned the bottom edge of the molding with the bottom of the clips and slapped the top over the clip with the heel of my hand. This took less force than I had imagined and I don't forsee any paint damage on installation after I paint.
Molding removal was fairly simple using a thin blade screwdriver with a plastic bondo spreader protecting the paint.
I'll remove these 3 clips when I start prepping for paint rather than trying to sand over them.
I was lucky to get a full set of straight moldings from @Mojack, I have not yet cleaned & polished them.
