I know there's a trick to removing the clips without breaking them or damaging the body. Any one remember?
tia,
Removing Molding clips
Jan 19, 2005
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The plastic ones? They have a tiny plastic pin in the center; punch the pin in IIRC and the clip will come out. Have to make new pins later:-(
Speedy Jim
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Speedy Jim is right and if you have access to the inside you can catch the pin and reuse it. Dealer gets about $1.00 per clip I'm told. I used to buy them @ $0.03 each decades ago. So save them if you can! ;-)
later, dave (One out of many daves)
Hm, thats expensive. They look like the ones on my Golf from 1990...... maybe they fit... anyone...? bye MIC
There were basically 2 types of plastic clips for the aircooled Beetles, fat for the earlier types up to 65 or so and then the skinny ones for 66/67 on up. The skinny ones were also used on the Rabbits and Jettas too, but I am not sure about the A2s. :-(
later, dave (One out of many daves)
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