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Trim clip help please
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:41 pm
by cliftyhanger
I am starting to put my dolomite back together now it is all teh same colour and pretty shiny.
However, I need some clips of the trim
I think the lower door strips aneed GHF1166?
But what about the clips of the rear hocky stick trims?
And are there clips for the plastic "mud guards" or are they all nut and bolt?
I "thinkl" that is all I need. Though no doubt I will find others as I go
Ta
Re: Trim clip help please
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:29 pm
by cleverusername
I think you need these for the rear screen trims:
https://www.jamespaddock.co.uk/copy-of- ... dels614107
They are horrible rot traps, those clips were pretty much the source of all the rust I had to treat in that section. Either the clips themselves rust and then eat into the body or when fitting the clips the paint is damaged, creating a rot trap.
My solution has been to pack the trim sections with grease, hoping that will keep the rot at bay.
Re: Trim clip help please
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:18 pm
by Macleesh
cleverusername wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:29 pm
I think you need these for the rear screen trims:
https://www.jamespaddock.co.uk/copy-of- ... dels614107
They are horrible rot traps, those clips were pretty much the source of all the rust I had to treat in that section. Either the clips themselves rust and then eat into the body or when fitting the clips the paint is damaged, creating a rot trap.
My solution has been to pack the trim sections with grease, hoping that will keep the rot at bay.
Back in the day my car was in daily use it got rear ended and had a new Back panel as a result. Bodyshop affixed them with a form of rubbery double sided tape, I was originally nonplussed, but the panel stayed rot free so in hindsight they did me a favour.
Re: Trim clip help please
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:47 pm
by new to this
cleverusername wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:29 pm
I think you need these for the rear screen trims:
https://www.jamespaddock.co.uk/copy-of- ... dels614107
They are horrible rot traps, those clips were pretty much the source of all the rust I had to treat in that section. Either the clips themselves rust and then eat into the body or when fitting the clips the paint is damaged, creating a rot trap.
My solution has been to pack the trim sections with grease, hoping that will keep the rot at bay.
Thats a good idea packing the gap with grease
Re: Trim clip help please
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:03 am
by Matt Cotton
Hi Clive.
These guys are very good for all manner of clips and fittings:
https://www.bresco.com/
Kind Regards
Matt
Re: Trim clip help please
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 12:32 pm
by cliftyhanger
That is the place I have been looking at.
I am just a bit nervous of ordering the wrong clips, I can't find a part number for the hocky stick plastic clips. Or indeed if I need anything for the plastic mudguards under the wings.
Re: Trim clip help please
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:31 pm
by Mad Mart
Re: Trim clip help please
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:15 am
by cliftyhanger
Thank you for the confirmation/info.
Will be ordering today, be good to get some trim back on the car.