So I go to the upholstery shop to get a boot rail finally put on (see my "boot question" thread in this section) and it turns out my pinchweld molding isn't attached to the body at all, it just sitting there loose. I noticed OPG and The Parts Place have pinchweld molding clips...should I really use those or I can I get away with using some short sheetmetal screws?
68-72 conv well trim is held in place by a few small phillips head sheet metal screws. I bet someone broke the tabs off your trim. No way to fix it except to buy a new set.
The pinchweld molding still has the screw holes in it, which is why I'm wondering if I should use simple sheetmetal screws or get something like OPG pn C21154
C21154 is listed as a set of 12 clips. I have never seen those. I use the small phillips head screws...about 3/16-1/4" long.
Finally got the boot slide rail installed and the pinchweld on with some sheetmetal screws...doing that job claimed a screwdriver tip...stupid thing fell under the top somewhere...finally figured out the trick was to have the top halfway up and then use a stubby phillips. Boot fits better now that the slide rail is on and the pinchweld molding stays put:
Can you please tell me how you screwed the screws in??? I am going to install my pinchweld tomorrow and I cannot figure out how it is installed. Thanks Tim
You need to buy this tool! It works great! It is best for those pesky stainless wheel well trim screws. http://www4.shopping.com/xPO-Lisle_Right_Angle_Ratcheting_Screwdriver
I marked on the top side of the molding with duct tape where the holes were and then with the top down, I put the molding on the car. Then I put the top half way up because with the top down or completely up there is no room whatsoever to get any kind of tool underneath the molding. Putting it halfway up creates a little bit of room between the top and molding. And then I used a stubby phillips from underneath the molding to put sheetmetal screws in. I was not able to attach the molding at the front most holes of each piece because the screws were behind the rear interior panels so I'll do that next time I take the panels off.
