Namerow Posted August 14, 2016 Share #1 Posted August 14, 2016 When I bought my Z from the PO, the body had been repainted and all of the small press-in clips used to secure the trim badges had been removed and lost. Now that I get around to replacing them, I find that I need 20 of them and they cost $2.50 each. That's $50 for a bagful of clips that I would have expected to be worth five bucks max (ok, maybe ten). Has anyone located a non-Nissan source, or a parts-store substitute, for these pieces? In Nissan parlance, these are: 'Clips - Tublar' (tubular) with the part number, 63845-18000 . In the non-Nissan world, I believe these are called 'trim barrel nuts'. Everybody used to use them back in the day. I think these are what the Nissan clips look like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey_z Posted August 14, 2016 Share #2 Posted August 14, 2016 When I put my car together a number of years ago I was working in my brothers body shop. He had all sorts of clips and stuff I would go to a shop and see what they have. Casey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namerow Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted August 14, 2016 29 minutes ago, Casey_z said: When I put my car together a number of years ago I was working in my brothers body shop. He had all sorts of clips and stuff I would go to a shop and see what they have. Casey Thanks, Casey. In the intervening time since I made this post, I've made a couple of important discoveries: I am an idiot. The trim badges (which I already have) come with the barrel clips already installed on the mounting posts. In my defense, they're tiny and easy to miss. There's a (relatively) convenient source for these clips from on online jobber who has an eBay store... Gulf Coast Auto Parts LLC Bag of 25 clips for $9.95 (that's more like it!) Shipping free in the USA (or add $15 for Canadian orders).http://www.ebay.com/itm/Barrel-Nuts-For-Nissan-Qty-25-1-8-Stud-5-32-Hole-Trim-Emblem-Molding-018-/322144534004?hash=item4b014f7df4:g:81wAAOSwuhhXWest&vxp=mtr Lots of other items available from this supplier. Great fun if you're a fastener geek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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