Had trouble finding the square rear hatch panel retainer clips. Dealer said they had been discontinued and sold out (probably to hawks or something) and didnt want to order them online and have to wait a week. Then i thought of thses:


they are from home depot and to hold wire ties for running cable. They have a double stick backing and a hole in the center. All i did was slightly enlarge the hole with a drill, clean the area where i was to stick them, centered them up by eye and stuck them on. They seem to be holding on quite well. If they pull off overtime i figure to use the 3M trim tape on the back so they'll never move. Best of all it was $2.00 for a bag of ten

 

Hmmm............I bought some repro/aftermarket clips from Florida Auto Fastener
in Alta Fl. by mail. I paid $7 bucks for 10 of them shipped to my door.
Fit perfect.

BTW they are pn#370364886463

Sorry I don't have the phone # or e-mail addy..............

They are on e-bay

One thing tho............I but mine on the BACK side of the metal mount so when you
tightened the securing plastic screw they won't pull away from their mount and get
loose.

 

You can get those at most auto parts stores.Usually located in the "HELP" section

 

NOPE..............................The Dorman/HELP clips are discontinued.
Some stores may still have some !

BTW: The dorman clip pn is 700-986
The Dorman 3/8 panel screw is pn 700-985 (black only)
In case somebody needs the Dorman #s

I bought the gray screws I needed used from 3rdgenranch.

I tried to get the clips from Dorman/help last year and finally found them
on fleabay seller Florida Auto Fastener...............

 

Just get the GM ones, they are like a dollar a piece.

 

Hello GTFiero

Try your dealer again with part # 20370594 qty 10 per bag!!

Don't have the bill with the exact price, but they were $5.00 - $10.00 CDN!!

Discontinued at the dealer doesn't mean they aren't still available, the dealer just needs to do a little bit of searching!!

 

yeah thats the number the dealer had, said there was no more left, and he even contacted a restoration company for me (dunno which one) that he said buys a lot of GM old stock and they had none. But these clips are working great

 

Looks good GTFiero,as long as they work for you,good job.

 

I found the Dorman part number for just the receiver part...

http://qa.dormanproducts.com/p-11517-45836.aspx

Dorman 45836

Many places carry them.

Mike Jones

 

I appreciate this tip, the parts stores in town have had no luck getting these bits, I've had better luck scrounging at the junk yard

 

I guess Dorman fixed their site, now there is no such part number. I guess they don't have them. I need exactly 1 clip; I have the bolt/screw. I might give the OP's suggestion a try even though I don't really like doing it. It's reversable so....

 

These guys still have them:
I bought some repro/aftermarket clips from Florida Auto Fastener
in Alta Fl. by mail. I paid $7 bucks for 10 of them shipped to my door.
Fit perfect.

BTW they are pn#370364886463

Sorry I don't have the phone # or e-mail addy..............

They are on e-bay

 

Thanks, I'll see if I can find them.

 

Here they are:
Clips: http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-pcs-82-92-...item4846acdef0

Screws: http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-pcs-82-92-...item564a0c4624


Again I will mention Dorman/help no longer stocks them.
Some stores may still have some old stock in their Help section.
NO local GM dealers in my area have them either.

 

Thanks for this info. I purchased both and received them in less than a week. They actually reimbursed me for some of the shipping since they shipped them together.

 

Cool..................

Like i mentioned above:
Insert the white clip on the BACK side of the metal body hold mount.
That way the clip won't come loose of the mount when you tighten the screw.
Less squeeks and rattles from the plastic pieces too.

I also got a set of Help/Dorman chrome interior screws with washers and drilled
a few holes in the plastic to the body metal in key areas to tighten up the
interior side panels where they over lap each other.................