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67 Sunroof Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2014 Posts: 1836 Location: Salisbury, MD
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:13 pm Post subject: Need help fitting stainless trim on hood |
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I have all of my trim on except the hood. The 2 holds nearest to the handle are “too big”.
I pushed the clips in and pushed the inner piece in but they are not grabbing the hood. I can pull the trim up out of the hole.
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Sharp64 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 5305 Location: Central Florida
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: Need help fitting stainless trim on hood |
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Do you have the rubber seals in the holes first? _________________ 1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine |
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SdAufKla Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2016 Posts: 103 Location: Piedmont Piney Woods, SC
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Need help fitting stainless trim on hood |
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Small washer on the inside?
Push the clip through the hood hole and then through the washer, then push the expansion pin to lock the pin into the washer? Will require a thin washer. May have to punch your own out of thin brass or alu sheet. |
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SdAufKla Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2016 Posts: 103 Location: Piedmont Piney Woods, SC
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Need help fitting stainless trim on hood |
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Small washer on the inside?
Push the clip through the hood hole and then through the washer, then push the expansion pin to lock the pin into the washer? Will require a thin washer. May have to punch your own out of thin brass or alu sheet. |
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rcooled Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2008 Posts: 2491 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: Need help fitting stainless trim on hood |
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Are you inserting the plastic grommets into the holes before attaching the trim?
If the holes aren't too much bigger than they need to be, you can spread the clips a bit to make them fit better, or add a few layers of shrink tubing to make them a little 'fatter'. _________________ '63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone) |
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67 Sunroof Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2014 Posts: 1836 Location: Salisbury, MD
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Need help fitting stainless trim on hood |
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Yes I am using the rubber washer on them. The problem came about when I tried to "open up" the holes when it got back from paint. I opened the up a tad too much. I am installing them BEFORE I snap the trim on.
The small washer is certainly an idea. |
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