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**LockDoc** · 03-22-2009, 09:20 AM

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I am in the process of installing mine now. On mine the clips on the end of each piece are bolt on and the ones in the middle of each piece are stick on. The bolt on ones are fairly easy to get to except for the front of the doors and the rear of the front fenders. There are a couple of different manufacturers of the trim and you have to make sure the clips that come with it fit in the trim. The metal bolt in clips that came with my trim are too short and will not stay in the trim. The plastic stick on clips that came with it are bowed too much so there is not enough contact between the sticky pads and the body metal. I was lucky enough to have enough original clips to use on my new trim. I don't know why you couldn't use push in and stick on for it but I would make sure that the new stick on ones were fairly flat and not excessively bowed like mine were. I am going to do a more detailed post on the install when I get finished putting it on. There was no manufacturer name on my trim (I can see why) but I'm sure it was NOT Counter Parts trim.

LockDoc

03-22-2009, 09:20 AM	#3
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 26,098	Re: Body Side Trim - I am in the process of installing mine now. On mine the clips on the end of each piece are bolt on and the ones in the middle of each piece are stick on. The bolt on ones are fairly easy to get to except for the front of the doors and the rear of the front fenders. There are a couple of different manufacturers of the trim and you have to make sure the clips that come with it fit in the trim. The metal bolt in clips that came with my trim are too short and will not stay in the trim. The plastic stick on clips that came with it are bowed too much so there is not enough contact between the sticky pads and the body metal. I was lucky enough to have enough original clips to use on my new trim. I don't know why you couldn't use push in and stick on for it but I would make sure that the new stick on ones were fairly flat and not excessively bowed like mine were. I am going to do a more detailed post on the install when I get finished putting it on. There was no manufacturer name on my trim (I can see why) but I'm sure it was NOT Counter Parts trim. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - Last edited by LockDoc; 03-22-2009 at 09:23 AM.