itm

I'm unable to replace the interior trim on my driver's side A pillar (having removed it to install some dashcam cabling). It looks as if the upper stud/clip which clicks the trim into place is broken. Does anyone know if it's possible to replace one of these studs, or whether I need to buy a whole new piece of trim?
Also, any tips for a reasonably-priced source?

unclefester

If only you could buy that trim on Ebay for not much money ... imagine that.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-S20...4AAOSwAQBaqoMp

itm

Thanks for that. The eBay thought occurred to me in the meantime, so I tried hunting down the clips (which I hoped would compete favourably with £26 for a pair of new trims). I found these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-Clips...cAAOSwK~RaK8nm

These don't look exactly like the clip that's broken (the middle disc is the widest in my broken clip, whereas the upper disc is the widest in the eBay clip), but I'm guessing that they would do the trick for the A pillar?

unclefester

Is it the clip that you've killed or the piece on the trim that retains it?

itm

Just the clip - the hole in the trim looks fine.

unclefester

In which case just buy the clips and don't worry about it - i generally keep a mixed box of trim clips around when i'm working on the car as they get brittle with time and snap / rattle / fall off etc.

itm

Yes I think I'll go for those eBay clips (as per my previous post). They don't look exactly like the clip that's broken, but hopefully close enough. Thanks.

unclefester

IIRC this ( or very similar ) is what i keep around.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/415x-Car-...IAAOSwO9JZ9MWs

itm

The white clip in the middle row is the closest to the clip that's broken (but not identical) - in fact it looks the same as the other clip that I found on eBay. If that set works for your then I guess that it'll be fine for my pillar

devon2k

Car Trim Clips & Fasteners - Trade Prices - Vehicleclips.co.uk

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