That is what I had to do also. Now I'm going to re paint my 65 Coronet a different color so I get to do it again. I am not happy with the paint job by a shop I used and am going to do it myself this time. Going from a wine color to a silvery charcoal this time. Later Bill Harrison 65 Coronet 2 dr post. --- On Thu, 4/14/11, Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: TRIM INSTALL > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 12:53 PM > On my '64 Belvedere it's a > combination of both, but most are the plastic ones. I > sure couldn't get that plastic button to go in while > attached to the trim. That's why I had to put them on > first, then snap the trim on. > > Dave > > --- On Thu, 4/14/11, William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: RE: TRIM INSTALL > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 9:24 AM > > I have a question. > > Are the clips that hold the trim in place plastic with > the > > nub that expands when the pin is pushed in? > > Or are they the metal butterfly type that have a screw > that > > attaches on the back side? > > > > --- On Wed, 4/13/11, Douglas Sutherland <pluckedchickens@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > From: Douglas Sutherland <pluckedchickens@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: RE: TRIM INSTALL > > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 11:14 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > When I reinstalled my trim I put the clips in the > trim > > and > > > then put it on the car. > > > I aligned the clips on the ends and pushed those > in > > first > > > -- that holds the piece in place. > > > Then I slid the remaining clips into position as > I > > worked > > > my way to the middle of the piece. Once they > were > > all > > > aligned I popped them into their respective > holes. > > > Easy! > > > I chose to not have my trim re-anodized so I > waxed the > > back > > > of the trim and the body before installing. > > > Doug in Seattle'64 Sport Fury > > > > > > > > > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > From: pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: RE: TRIM INSTALL > > > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:05:36 +0000 > > > > > > > > > > > > When I reinstalled my trim I put the clips > in the > > trim > > > and then put it > > > > on the car. It really helps to have an > extra > > set > > > of hands on the long > > > > pieces to keep everything in place and to > keep > > from > > > scratching the fresh > > > > paint. I don't recall to put anything > under > > the > > > trim to protect the > > > > paint. You may find instances where you > need > > to > > > improvise a little. > > > > You just have to play it by ear. > > > > > > > > Paul L. > > > > '63 Sport Fury > > > > 440/727 > > > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Wayne Huseby wrote: > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >