Door chrome trim

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Cammsjb
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Door chrome trim

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I'm thinking of fitting the straight chrome door trim at the weekend & seeking advice on how the trim should be fitted using the appropriate clips that I have bought as I am not sure how the clips should fit on the inner side of the trim so they will clip over the top edge of the door against the window channel strip. I have attached a photo of a clip I have fitted into the trim but I'm not sure if this is the correct way they should be fitted, any help on this subject will be appreciated.

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Looks good. That's the way they have to be used.
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Re: Door chrome trim

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Yes that's the way to fit them, But the issue I had was that the repro clips I had were not strong enough, and snapped as they were pushed on. Not being able to find original clips, I just left it in place with about half the clips holding it and added a bit of black Tiger seal from the inside edge. no worries with it comming loose now...
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I’d agree with Nick, the repro ones just aren’t up to the job.

Luckily the upper trim holds the two ends into place !!
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Re: Door chrome trim

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I used clips like that, or rather tried to and they just split
I used the ones from minispares or similar which are black and are much better
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