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Originally Posted by meltedpanda
THANKS!!! wow it is my lucky day , are those riveted on or into a plug of sorts? does the chrome slide on or push on ? Now where of where to find some !
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Again your lucky day. The clip is part number (A)001 988 1878 and there are 12 on the car (6 left, 6 right). They are riveted in, MB provides a part number for the rivet, 000 990 3097 but I think a pop rivet will work. Pick attached of the replacement clip - note that it is brass colored instead of aluminum colored. Looking at EPC , there is another clip listed for "garnish mouldings to rear fenders" - that part is 001 988 3778. I don't know what that part is but the quantity is 2. So it may be a part for the rear clip on each side but I don't think so. The very rear attachment point shown in the pics above are NOT riveted in. They unscrew and are held in by a nut with captive washer. You can reach it with your hands. So unless yours are really rusty you don't need that part. I _think_ that part is 00 990 2333 and the nut is 000 990 7051.
My interpretation is that you slide the molding over the last clip that is the rectangular one in the photos while it is loosened, then you tighten it down, and then snap the molding on to the 6 other clips. But you could try sliding it.
The clips I bought I just ordered from an on-line dealer (or maybe from the classic center). I don't remember which.