side molding adhesive ?'s

[ray_mcavoy]

Originally Posted by big bad orange

so screw are not how suppose to be used to hold the top trim to the body?

GM used several types of clips to attach the 69-72 upper body side molding.

- Front fender & cab corner moldings use metal clips with studs that are secured with nuts on the back side.
- Door moldings have a screw at the front and a stud-clip w/nut at the rear edge. The remaining clips in the middle are either springy metal type clips that snap into holes or the adhesive backed plastic clips. I believe GM used the snap-in clips for 69-70 and the adhesive ones for 71-72.
- Bedside moldings have a metal snap-in clip at each end for all years. The remaining clips in the middle are either more snap-in clips (69-70) or the adhesive backed clips (71-72).

The adhesive backed clips could be used in more locations than they were from the factory to reduce the number of holes. Especially on the front fenders.

Originally Posted by VA72C10

I guess I should note that I literally have two walmarts within 3 miles of my house..the one I go to most is within 1 mile (about 3 minutes away if I catch the lights just right).......and six walmarts within 25 minutes of my house...

Dang, that's a lot of walmarts! I'm about 45 miles from the nearest walmart