62 300 trim clip side moulding removal

SGT FURY

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How do you remove these trim clips properly for reuse? Looks like there is a hole that pushes in middle. 62 300 side trim.
 
Does the clip fold over in half? If so gently lift the outside half and see what the car side half has an elongated hole to slide to the larger side for removal.
 
You tap out the center pin with a punch. There are 4 fingers that get spread with the center pin, so they come in towards the center and the clip comes off the body. However after 58 years they get brittle and often break. I’ve had some luck spraying with lube first.

If you can get to the other side, maybe only 20% of them, and gently pull those 4 finger to the center and they may come out easier.

they don’t fold over in half.
 
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