1967 Dart GT Trim along top of fenders - How do the clips and trim go on?

Just re-did the clips on a couple trim pieces and actually managed to take some pictures. I wasn't sure about a few things when I got started but it was pretty straightforward.

1. I did the front quarter and the back quarter. Not the door.
2. Rear quarter had one metal clip with a screw at the very back. The rest were the plastic clips.
3. I used the plastic clips from R/T in the link above. They sell singles and full kits.
4. I blew it on counting the number of clips for each piece but I'd say about 9 for rear and maybe 6 for the front.
5. The clips go on the car first then the trim hooks on the top edge first then push to snap in the bottom.
6. Reverse to remove. Pull from the bottom. I used a wide plastic trim tool.
7. Some of my clips did survive removal so I reused them.
8. Clean pieces of old clips out of holes.
9. Add rubber washer to clip. I made some out of a bicycle inner-tube with a couple punches - 3/16 and 3/8".
10. Place new clip in hole with the two wings down.
11. Place the peg in the clip to secure it. I gave it a couple light taps with a rubber mallet to make sure it was all the way in.
12. With all clips insered, position the trim piece and hook from the top and snap in at the bottom. Make sure if there is a metal clip involved that is be positioned in the trim piece and the hole before you get too close to that end.

Hope this helps. It's actually pretty easy.



A couple punches and a bicycle inner-tube used to make the rubber washers.

3/16 and 3/8" punches to make the washers. The 3/8" punch has a custom centering piece I make on the lathe.

Broken clip position after removal and installed new R/T clip.

The rear hole on the rear trip uses a metal clip with a 3/8" acorn nut.