78 malibu rear interior trim piece

Baker7888

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Hey guys, been awhile…. I promised to do some house projects over the winter so been pretty occupied with that. Anyways I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and hoping to switch focus back the malibu real soon.

I dont know the name of it but it’s the metal trim piece that runs the length of the rear glass, on the inside behind the seat. Not the top headliner one, but the bottom one. I am trying to locate the clips for this piece. Anyone know where I can find them?
 

Ribbedroof

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I had zero luck finding the clips for my Malibu.

I bonded some "christmas tree" clips to the broken clips from the molding, waited a day for the adhesive to cure, then pushed them in. Been a couple of years, and they're working fine.

I have also previously drilled the molding,then dimpled the holes, and used an oval head trim screw to hold it in. I just added two holes and spaced them equally. Since it alreday has a screw at each end, it's not noticable to most people.
 
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Baker7888

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Sorry been busy… Here are a few pics of the piece and the old clips.
 

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Ribbedroof

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Ribbedroof

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The repros weren't available when I did mine, Seem pretty spendy for a driver

like I said before, I bonded the push retainers to the remains of the OE clips in place of the "tab" that goes into the slot in the metal.
 
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