Re: Anchoring striped trim to B pillar???????

Posted by Allen Kahl On 2012/4/15 9:18:43

THERE IS A BETTER SOLUTION:
I know this works because I have done it on both of our Patricians. Go to a good hardware store. Bring the trim pieces with you. The studs on the back are barrels with no threads. Find rubber grommets that tightly fit the barrel. Bring them back and drill the right size hole that is right for the grommet(the hardware guy can tell you the right size drill). Put the grommet in the holes. Now comes the tricky part. Put vaseline, white lithium grease or some other lubricant on the barrel. If you want to be sure put some gorilla glue at the base of the barrel. Then very carefully, and slowly work both barrels into the grommet. DO NOT push to hard as the grommet may push all the way into the b-pillar and you will have to take the interior upholstery strip off to expose the hollowed out b-pillar to extract the grommet unless of course you bought extras(which I highly recommend). Once you have completed this operation they will be installed and you should be good to go. I did this on my Patrician 17 years ago and they have not come out yet. If you have to take them out to replace them with NOS pieces they can be pulled out and you don't have to be as carefull pulling them out as you were putting them in.

ALK