Chrome sill trims fitting
 

Easy access to the inner areas of the sills on our cars would be useful for regular anti-rust treatment.

Having my exterior sill trims off at the moment, I'm considering blanking off most of the holes for the trim clips and drilling 3 equidistant holes in each sill trim to allow for the fitting of chrome-headed screws. These could be screwed into plastic captive nuts in the remaining clip holes and would allow for real easy access in future.

I THINK that 3 equally spaced, chrome-headed screws would look ok in the sill trims..? But, has anyone tried this before (or are there very good reasons for NOT trying this?).

I know it's not a big job to remove the sill trims as they are, but the clips will, I'm sure, become a finite resource; and with the price of them, that might be just as well.. :)


Cheers,
Karl.

Go to your local scrappy and stock up on clips, I can remove both sill trims and break 2-3 max each time.

You're obviously not as ham-fisted as I am, Andy..!

I wouldn't normally be a fan of butchering the lines/design of the car. And, I suppose one gets a little handier at it each time.

It's been frustrating taking all the trim off the car and finding out that most of the clips are one-time fitment only (flimsy and awkward into the bargain, as well). Simple screws and bolts and re-usable push-fit clips are a blessing - it's a real pity car manufacturers don't employ them more..

Maybe I just need a slightly older, more simple car.. like meself :)


Cheers,
Karl.

Pull the trim upwards Karl, I have done a few though, as you say.. it gets easier the more you remove.

how about neodymium magnets bonded to the car and strip using JB weld or similar.

Won’t work as the trims are stainless.

Can someone provide a picture of the underside of the trim so I can see what engages with the plastic (breakable) clips please?

I can take pics at the weekend if no one else beats me to it.


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Yes, the strips are stainless, thats why I suggested bonding them using JB weld.

We could probably do with an "how to" complete with photos on this one.