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Old 02-07-2005, 09:15 PM   #1
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...fixing early side trim to a bug?
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i think it's 6mm, but don't quote me on that!!

try drilling a piece of sheet metal first, and popping a trim clip in!!
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I need the said trim clip first. In fact I need loads of them...

I'm doing the prep work on the car and that's one of the last things I need to get.
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Can anyone confirm that it's 6mm?
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It's 12mm Tom.
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It's 12mm Tom.
Cheers Seth. Lucky it's not 2.5mm hey?
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Cheers Seth. Lucky it's not 2.5mm hey?
Yeah, that one might be a bit blunt!
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I need the said trim clip first. In fact I need loads of them...

I'm doing the prep work on the car and that's one of the last things I need to get.
ring up heritage and ask Nick or Nigel to mike one up on a set of verniers!!

they're usually helpful like that!!
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Yeah, that one might be a bit blunt!
Or it might be in two pieces.
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ring up heritage and ask Nick or Nigel to mike one up on a set of verniers!!

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Thanks for the help. I've managed to get a fair few trim clips now. I'll have to work out if I have enough tho now!
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