What is the difference between the clips in a 69-70 GM Fleetside and a 71-72 GM Fleetside?
For 69-70 GM Fleetsides, side mouldings are attached entirely by screws or metal clips inside the mouldings. Each clip requires a hole drilled in the body and is held in the hole by either a stud and nut or a “push-in” snap type retainer. In the 71-72 model years, side mouldings are attached by a combination of metal clips and plastic retainers with adhesive. The metal clips are usually at the ends of the mouldings and the plastic retainers in the center. Holes are not drilled for the plastic retainers but are needed for the metal clips. MAR-K offers both types of moulding attachments. The mouldings come with clips according to the year specified.
