67 Belvedere II Upper Trim Molding

[plymouthbelvy]

Anyone show or explain how the upper side trim molding is removed from a 67 Plymouth Belvedere II? The upper fender, door and rear quarter panel trim.

 

[ardentind]

Should have "wire" clips that push into holes in the body panels. They spring outward once pushed through, preventing them from coming back out. Plastic trim removal tools and patience are your friends... Can sometimes squeeze them from the backside of the panel as well...

 

[plymouthbelvy]

Should have "wire" clips that push into holes in the body panels. They spring outward once pushed through, preventing them from coming back out. Plastic trim removal tools and patience are your friends... Can sometimes squeeze them from the backside of the panel as well...

Thanks much.I have a 66 Belvedere II as well and have removed that trim before. Didn't know if same type of clips. Thanks.

 

[Jim 68cuda]

On the front fenders, two of the clips are metal with studs into the wheel wells. When you remove the nuts from inside the wheel wells, try not to break the studs. If you do, you'll need new clips and will need to modify them to work. You'll also find studded clips on each end of each door. The remaining clips on the front fenders, doors, and quarters are plastic, and are held in place with separate push in plastic studs. They will mostly break when you remove them. The set of plastic clips is, I believe, available from RT Specialties.

 

[plymouthbelvy]

On the front fenders, two of the clips are metal with studs into the wheel wells. When you remove the nuts from inside the wheel wells, try not to break the studs. If you do, you'll need new clips and will need to modify them to work. You'll also find studded clips on each end of each door. The remaining clips on the front fenders, doors, and quarters are plastic, and are held in place with separate push in plastic studs. They will mostly break when you remove them. The set of plastic clips is, I believe, available from RT Specialties.

Thanks. Appreciate the help.

 

[Jim 68cuda]

Thanks. Appreciate the help.

The white plastic clips are the ones that are used in most of the holes on the body for the upper body side molding. Not pictured are the short little plastic rods that push in from the outside to spread the 4 tangs apart on the inside of the sheet metal. I didn't find these on a quick search of RT Specialties website or Layson's website. I was thinking it was one of them, but maybe someone else could tell you who has them. Or a phone call to both companies might help to find them. Pretty sure I found mine at a vendor at Chrysler Carlisle.

The four metal clips in the other photo are generic fasteners available from any place that sells body fasteners. They are similar to the two on each front fender. But, the factory ones have the stud off center to the top of the trim (to fit holes in the fender that are higher up than all the other fastener holes). To make these pieces work, you'll need to file down or cut off the end of the clip farthest from the spring.

The square metal clip with the broken off stud is the piece used for the trim at the leading and trailing ends of each door. The same studded clips shown for the front fenders can be used for the ends of each door without modification (they can also be used, unmodified, anywhere else along the length of the trim that you can reach to get a nut on the inside).

One disclaimer. My car is a wagon. So its possible that there may be one or more of the studded fasteners on the rear quarters of a two door car. On mine, they were all plastic on the rear quarters. A look inside your trunk will answer that question.