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Old 01-14-2023, 08:32 PM
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I've read several posts about removing the side moldings but can't seem to pry mine loose. Anyone got a tip and how to proceed. I'm afraid of butchering mine trying to get off.
 
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I used a plastic trim removal kit from Amazon ~ Obviously not in stud & nut places.



 

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Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck
I used a plastic trim removal kit from Amazon ~ Obviously not in stud & nut places.
Aren't there two types of clips? It's been 20ish years since I restored my car, but I recall one type that looked like a clothing snap and the chrome snapped into place and the other kind slid into the end of the chrome and then attached through openings in the door skin. I think the chrome slid over those clips, not snapped into place.
 
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Yes JB ~ there are a multitude of clips apart from the lopsided stud with nut that you slide over. You have to use them on the chrome strip on the front doors & centre bonnet or the strips blow off ~ but there are clips for the number plate box strips & bushes for the spears and the list goes on & on. I did a full list for the late DevilDog on the Register ~ You will find it in his thread. The number of different fixtures is staggering when you start including gutter centre clip etc. Not in kit. Mainly read from page 4 but read the whole thread.

http://jagstyperegister.com/forum_ne...opic.php?t=263

That's why I bought the kit with some extra pop studs they are so useful. You save plenty by buying the kit vs. individually.




Then there are these staples for side of bonnet/hood




Then there is this rubbish that rusts. Original. Drill out all rivets and dump them in the trash




Get these.they work a treat.









Barratts sells a complete kit to replace all the chrome on the car if needed. It contains the decent clip.

 

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I used my set from HF and managed to get the trim off without damaging anything. I wasn't getting rough enough with it.
 
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Pleased you won!
 

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Make sure you buy the correct pop riveter with small shank that goes inside the the dome of the clip so that the rivets are tight before the tang breaks off.

Correct:



Wrong:

 

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Thanks for the advice. Where can I buy the long shank tool?
 
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Any good Hardware store.

It's a genuine "POP" brand riveter POP® TT55D Hand Riveter

The same thing is sold under the Stanley & Tucker brands

If Home Depot, Lowes or Harbor Freight don't stock it I would be very surprised.
 

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that yellow one is sold at Harbor Freight Tools, biggest piece of crap I ever dealt with. Fortunately the one I got was free. It works on non-precision jobs.
 
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Well thank heavens it won't work with these clips.
 
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