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Chroman
07-29-2006, 12:00 PM
I'm going to reinstall door side moldings after painting the car. I bought plenty of new grommets and clips to replace the ones that broke when I pulled the molding off. Any hints on the reinstall? Is it better to fasten the clips to the molding, then line them up with the holes and push them in, or install the clips first, then snap the molding in?
volcomnator999
07-29-2006, 01:19 PM
put the clips on the moldings and align and snap in....
krayon
07-29-2006, 02:17 PM
put the clips on the moldings and align and snap in....

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randywalters
07-29-2006, 03:20 PM
put the clips on the moldings and align and snap in......
quadingdude23
07-30-2006, 01:11 AM
hey where did u get your clips from...is their someone to get them online also where can i get the trim peices?
volcomnator999
07-30-2006, 11:32 AM
trim pieces? stock moldings or M3 moldings?
SterlingSilber3
07-30-2006, 01:02 PM
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randywalters
07-30-2006, 01:50 PM
hey where did u get your clips from...is their someone to get them online also where can i get the trim peices?I got all my molding clips and grommets and plastic rivets from Pelical Parts. They also have molding and trim.
Chroman
07-30-2006, 02:19 PM
hey where did u get your clips from...is their someone to get them online also where can i get the trim peices?

picked up the clips at the stealership at about 20 cents each. I was outside this morning trying to reinstall the side moldings and found that there are two holes about 1.5 inches away from eachother on the front of the rear door - is there a special clip I need to pick up for this? it looks like a tight fit squeezing two clips to fit in both holes.

i'm reinstalling non-m e36 moldings... what's the difference between them and the M moldings other than saying "///m" or "motorsport"?
volcomnator999
07-30-2006, 03:22 PM
no all ...i forget how many holes tehre are....but you dont need any special clips...

and now M moldings look way better on the car than stock moldings and you can change the badges to say ///M or Motorsport or MTechnic
krayon
07-30-2006, 03:26 PM
IIRC there is one bigger hole that does not get a clip at all.
zazen
07-30-2006, 04:11 PM
thre is some different clips that i had to pick up when i installed mtec moldings. look here maybe youll find em
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF33&mospid=47484&btnr=51_2762&hg=51&fg=20