Trim clip questions

mvh said

No, the ones they sell as repros are not exactly the same. They should work on the top and bottom pieces, though. You should be able to tell how they go in based on the old ones. Oddly, only of the two pieces has a slot near the end to make it easier to insert these guys.

I don't know of any source for the big double-studded clips on the center panel.

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The reality is the notch is for the wire clip at the ends of the upper trim. From the factory the upper trim used one wire clip at each end as getting a wrench in there would be virtually impossible.

The main problem with the butterfly clips is most people do not know how to put them in. The two wings have a large radius, that edge goes against the trim. Stick the clip in with the wire hanging out, then take the wire and push it into the trim, the direction that doesn't poke your thumb till it pops into the trim.


Alan