02-01-2020, 04:06 PM | #1 |
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Twist clips?
Anyone know where to get these or if not what is used in place of them? These hold the kick panel on.
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02-02-2020, 02:26 AM | #2 |
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Re: Twist clips?
They are also used to hold the headliner retainer strips onto the inside roof channel. I have never seen them offered by any of the repro parts suppliers.
I have noticed that when those clips break (they are mostly made out of lead and aluminum and break very easily), some people have been drilling holes and attaching the retainer strips with sheet-metal screws. They get covered up anyway. Back in the '70's, I cobbed a bunch of those little clips from a '55 in a junkyard and they later came in pretty handy when I went to replace my headliner. |
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02-02-2020, 11:19 AM | #3 |
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Re: Twist clips?
Yeah hard to find. May well be drilling small holes and using sheet metal screws. Everything these days is plastic push pins.
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02-03-2020, 02:04 PM | #4 |
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Re: Twist clips?
Thats what I did to put the kick panels back in place.Drilled new holes and use philips sheet metal screws to hold them in place.
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02-04-2020, 10:40 AM | #5 |
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Re: Twist clips?
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