partsmonsta said

We resto tons of these trim pieces and very few are original pieces.
90% of the Cudas out there have the top piece brought down to the bottom, due to the fact that the bottoms are near impossible to find.
Here is how to tell them apart:
The top piece has square cutouts (for the clips) and the bottom does not.
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Considering buying the repro kit? It will be a pair of the top pieces only.
The top piece does not fit the bottom, so you have to bend it to fit, best you can.
BUT, you will find out it will not fit correctly and soon rub your paint off. GRRRRRR. :BangHead:
You would think the repro companies would have reproduced the bottom piece by now, but they probably can't (or have no desire to) find a perfect bottom piece.
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Answer to your orig question: Yes, the end clips are push in...but the door panel clips will not work. The correct clips have a square gray base that seats them correctly.

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