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I took a more drastic approach which has worked. I
only did this on the 4 attachments along the top
(under the brake light -- which is what we had
problems with).
I got 4 metal brackets similar to your sheet metal
tinerman clips (aka speed clips). These are threaded
and typically used to anchor a thread in a wooden
object. They look like this:
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The vertical part is threaded. I flatened down the
spikes (i"\" and "/" in my ascii art) since they are not
needed. I inserted these in the metal part of the
frame (where your clips are). This was the tricky part
since I had to hold them in place with tape until I got
the screw in which pulled them tight.
I then drilled holes through the interior panels
plastic and used machine screws to the clips. You
have to use different length machine screws on the
outside and inside holes. I found some that were the
right size but you could cut them to size.
Warning: DO not overtighten since if the machine screw
is too longh it will poke out the boides sheetmetal on
the car's exterior. Keep an eye on this if you do this.
I also used some plastic covers on the machine screw heads.
The hardware store had a tan that matched the interior. You
slip these over the screw before using it so they act as
a washer with a hinged cover that snaps over the washer
portion. It looks fairly clean.
I did make one mistake: I measured in the distance to one
of the holes from the outside edge to get the location to
drill the panel. I used the same measurement from the other side.
Turns out the brackets are not completly symetrical. So,
measuiring from the left the two holes were at 6 and 20
inches from the edge, and measuring from the right the
rightmost two holes were 6 and 22 inches (I made up
the numbers -- point is measure for every hole relative to the
clip behind it).
You also need to check the wiper arm for possible interference.
We can slam the door as hard as we want and the panel won't
fly off.
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