[TR] Installing front fender trim moldings on my TR4A

[Dave Connitt]

Thanks,
I will take all the suggestions I can get!
I need to polish up that trim now!
Dave
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Geo Hahn
  To: Dave Connitt
  Cc: list Triumph
  Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 10:42 AM
  Subject: Re: [TR] Installing front fender trim moldings on my TR4A


  Dave -


  I think I have similar rivets on a non-TR British car and I found that,
rather than snap the piece straight on, it worked better to slip one edge
under one side of the rivet then snap the other edge over.


  No idea if that is either possible or advisable on the 4A -- just thought
I'd mention a technique you might consider if they prove difficult to use.


  Geo



  On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 8:27 PM, Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net> wrote:

    Cliff,
    Thanks for the info!
    I just didn't want to end up taking a giant leap back here..
    I will put this on the list for this weekend.
    I am taking my TR4A to it's first car show Sunday. The car isn't quite
finished yet but it's close enough spend a Sunday afternoon at a local car
show. Hopefully, there will be some other British cars there.
    Thanks again Cliff!
    Dave Connitt

    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Hansen"
<cliff_hansen at earthlink.net>
    To: "Dave Connitt" <dconnitt at fuse.net>
    Cc: "list Triumph" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
    Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 10:09 PM
    Subject: Re: [TR] Installing front fender trim moldings on my TR4A




      Dave,

      I did these about a year ago, no problems.  The rivets have a little cup
that faces out from the fender once installed.  The rivets themselves install
with a pop rivet tool like a normal pop rivet.  The trim then snaps over the
little cups - I had to push harder on the trim than I expected but was
rewarded with a satisfying snap as it fit over the cup. You may want to have a
second pair of hands to keep the loose end of the trim from scratching the
fender until you have the trim over the first few cups.

      Cliff


      -----Original Message----- From: Dave Connitt
      Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 8:03 PM
      To: triumphs at autox.team.net
      Subject: [TR] Installing front fender trim moldings on my TR4A

      So I ordered some "rivet clips" MOSS PN 326-125 to install the aluminum
trim
      on the front fenders of my TR4A and I was just wondering if anybody out
there
      has used these? It is a sort of "pop rivet" type fastner that is used to
snap
      on the aluminum trim. I slid one in one of the holes in the fender and
it
      doesn't look to me like there would be much of the clip exposed to
actually
      hold the trim. I hate to put one of these in my nicely painted fender
only to
      discover I did it wrong!
      So, if anybody has done this, I would appriciate any hints.
      Thanks,
      Dave Connitt

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