Wayne, If it's like my '64 Belvedere, I'd say clips on first, then snap the trim on. I tried it the other way at first and couldn't get it to work. In fact, I had to tap the button in each plastic clip to get it to expand into the hole. I was at a disadvantage as I hadn't removed the molding myself. It was all in the trunk when I bought the car. I had never seen the car with the molding on, and I didn't even know which fasteners I needed. Most of the holes were already there (and maybe one or two extra!), so I wasn't totally in the dark. Joe Suchy saved the day for me by drawing a diagram of how many clips went where and of which type. His advice was invaluable - what a great guy. I didn't protect the body since it will be repainted down the road. But not soon enough to go that long without the trim, so I put it all on. I didn't mess it up - probably because it didn't matter! If it were fresh paint I probably would have goofed it up - LOL. Putting something behind to protect it sounds like a good idea. But in my case, that trim is very tight to the body, so I don't know. I'm sure other guys will speak up with ideas. Dave -- On Tue, 4/12/11, Wayne Huseby <wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Wayne Huseby <wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: TRIM INSTALL > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 3:02 PM > > It's time to put the trim molding back on the car. > > What is the best practice? I am looking at the the wide and > narrow > molding pieces to put back on. > Is it easiest and best to: > A: put the trim clips on first so they are bottomed out > against the body > then put the molding on. > Or > B: put the trim clips in the molding, position them in the > molding and > then push the clips into the body. > Either way I know I have some areas to more positively > position the trim > with the spring type clips first. > > Should i protect the body with a sheet of paper behind then > remove the > paper or am i being too careful? > > One other question. Is the narrow trim also made from > Stainless? Magnet > wont work since the wide molding is 300 series stainless > (non-magnetic). > if the narrow trim is stainless I need to do some more > polishing and > buffing. > > Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. > Wayne Huseby > 64 polara 500 > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >