Side Molding Retaining Clip question
 

Today's question involves the factory trim clips for the body side moldings on my 1972 Firebird. These are the moldings with the rubber insert, that run along the middle of the fender, door and quarter to deflect other cars' doors.

I was lucky enough to pick up an NOS fender piece off ebay and it actually had the factory clips in the package! Now I need to find some duplicates for the rest of the car since someone, along the way replaced them with push in plastic clips that don't hold the trim securely enough against the body.

Does anyone have an idea of where I can get some more of the correct clips?

Here's some close ups of the NOS factory clip:

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/P1000692.jpg

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/P1000691.jpg

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/P1000690.jpg

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/P1000688.jpg

The shiny gold clip is close but not close enough to work properly. When mounted into the back of the trim piece, you can see that because the retaining wire is not mounted in the same spot, it moves the stud off of center where it needs to be to mount correctly on the car:

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/P1000702.jpg

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/P1000695.jpg

Re: Side Molding Retaining Clip question
 

They look similar to a few 40's/50's Chevy clips also 68? Camaro and 70-72 Monte rocker trim clips?
Tough to tell size from pics or what may work w/ mods etc but here's a few links below
Best of luck Steve!
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~ Pete

http://www.carid.com/1970-chevy-monte-ca...ts-2035492.html

https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/shop/detail.lasso?ID=8398

http://www.ebay.com/itm/57-Chevy-Bel-Air...s-/111048886968

Re: Side Molding Retaining Clip question
 

I think I may have found them here, via a tip from a fellow NJ guy on the Performance Years website:

http://stores.restorationspecialties...%29/Detail.bok