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vol.ff4312
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 Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:32 pm Post subject: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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Anyone have a source or part number for Moly clips that will work with the interior slider panel? I'm going to recover the original with faux leather but want the ability to easily remove it if need be. I know they would be visible but I'm ok with that. Paint them brown so they blend in or something.
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Andymon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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| vol.ff4312 wrote: |
| Anyone have a source or part number for Moly clips that will work with the interior slider panel? I'm going to recover the original with faux leather but want the ability to easily remove it if need be. I know they would be visible but I'm ok with that. Paint them brown so they blend in or something. |
Do you mean panel retainer clips like this? https://www.autozone.com/collision-body-parts-and-...pps.s=3706
If so, measure the width of the hole and get the clips sized for that size of hole.
If you're using the old panel and just recovering it then you can use these from GW. https://gowesty.com/products/ridged-trim-panel-clips
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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The most secure way to hold the panel in place, because of the slamming of the door at the rear where it suddenly moves toward the inside, is with truss head screws. https://www.google.com/search?q=truss+head+screws&...nt=gws-wiz Put them into fresh metal and use more than the original clip. Paint them the color you want. AND you get the at your local hardware store.
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Andymon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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| DuncanS wrote: |
The most secure way to hold the panel in place, because of the slamming of the door at the rear where it suddenly moves toward the inside, is with truss head screws. https://www.google.com/search?q=truss+head+screws&...nt=gws-wiz Put them into fresh metal and use more than the original clip. Paint them the color you want. AND you get the at your local hardware store.
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I think it depends on how he want to secure the panel. If doing it the OEM way then the GW ones are fine. They've worked for me on my Sewfine panel and they worked were working well on the old panel although the old panel was ripped but the clips were still holding strong. If he want to have clips that are exposed then the ones you mentioned are going to hold it for the life of the van.
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markswagen
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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there's a hot rod builder, his youtube channel is called ''ICON'' high end stuff, he uses rare earth magnets on his customer door panels.
l'm going to give that a try when it's time to re do lucy's interior.
as those stupid clips end up trashing the door panels.
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:03 am Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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| markswagen wrote: |
there's a hot rod builder, his youtube channel is called ''ICON'' high end stuff, he uses rare earth magnets on his customer door panels.
l'm going to give that a try when it's time to re do lucy's interior.
as those stupid clips end up trashing the door panels. |
Excellent idea. There do need to be a couple of positioning pins.
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vol.ff4312
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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Appreciate the ideas but still looking for a moly type fastener that would work. The headless ones from GW are my 2nd choice. It's what is currently (well OEM) on there but they don't hold up and I like the ability to easily remove with a moly type configuration. I agree on how rugged the truss head screws are but not going to drill my sheet metal. Magnets are cool but want to stick with a more conventional approach.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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reach out to Werksberg, I think he sells them
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Jeffrey Lee
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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If you can't find the OEM clips from a Vanagon vendor, I would start looking at a generic supplier like McMaster-Carr:
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/panel-clips/rivet-shank-style~keyhole/
You'll want to measure the hole diameters in both panel and door frame, and total thickness for a tight connection.
Unfortunately, these only come in Black or Off-White, but could be painted to suit.
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: Moly Clips for interior slider panel |
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https://bus-ok.nl/T3-Parts-made-by-BUS-ok
Paste this address at the top, not in a Google or Chrome window in the middle of the screen. Toward the bottom there is a plethora of panel attachment buttons.
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