arm rest clips

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  1. wolfheads

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    Any suggestions on the easiest way to get those arm rests clips installed?
     
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    Tape them in from the back, but you need to remove the door panel to do that.
     
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    Mine kept popping out after I installed them and the arm rest, I tried heating them up a bit and stretching them out, but one broke.

    I just pushed the clips into the panel until they popped in and then screwed in the armrest, but I'm guessing I may have been doing it wrong.

    need some new clips now...
     
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    After struggling with one of the new aftermarket clips, (which are different than the factory originals), I decided to just have the top of the clips tack-welded into place. I could not bend then enough to get them to go in. Was afraid they would break. The tack welding worked great and the armrests line up perfect.
     
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