Rear window, lower garnish molding clips

[84 W40]

I hope this illustration helps, came out of 1980 NPN book. # 12 bottom left hand corner, in the 1979 book there are couple of pages of clips and one does look like # 12 but wasn't sure plus it had a different part number. I will post it

 

[Grnmnstr]

Here is a picture from a GM parts book. It looks like it comes with some sort of rubber around it, maybe to prevent rattling??

 

[69hurstolds]

It's a piece of foam. Some of the clips came with it to do exactly what you describe. Prevent rattling.

 

[85ss/85gn]

I have one unbroken if anyone know how to 3d print could make some

 

[69hurstolds]

YOU HAVE FOUND UNICORN!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Grnmnstr]

Wow, yeah, hold onto it. A 3D printer might work. I'm sure many people would buy them. I'd buy 5. 🙂

 

[superbon54]

Don’t know how these will fare in the elements, but they work on the test mule in my garage. We took a couple shots at the license plate pull too, but I think that geometry exceeds the capability of the cheap printer.

 

[Ribbedroof]

Don’t know how these will fare in the elements, but they work on the test mule in my garage. We took a couple shots at the license plate pull too, but I think that geometry exceeds the capability of the cheap printer.
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Are you producing these?

I have a plan B I'm going to try, but would rather use something more "original" if possible

 

[superbon54]

Are you producing these?

I have a plan B I'm going to try, but would rather use something more "original" if possible

I’ve got a set in my desk at work. The unknown at this time is how well the printed parts will take to extremes - hot, cold, sun, etc. We will be installing in the test mule in a couple weeks.

 

[Ribbedroof]

Been thinking on this for a while, and tried it out today. Since the clips were intact (less the tab), I checked to see if a "Christmas tree" would bite in the slot. It would, so bonded them to the rest of the remaining clip. I plan to use some headliner fabric to put a little cushion between the clip and the garnish molding, since the "wings" pretty much all broke off of the originals.

Might be a little more thrifty than the $12-25 each clips that turn up on ebay and the GBP site