The black molding strip on the left rear quarter panel is hanging on by one clip and flopping around. The clips are rusted out.  Does anyone know where I can get those clips?

Rusted? you have metal clips holding your mouldings on?

 

Ours are plastic (but brittle ) on post 88 models

Have you seen this post about those clips? Read through the thread... on pg 2 Scooner's post shows a pic of how he "drilled and tapped 8/32 screw, used adhesive mounting tape and fender washers with nuts on the back side" (he includes a photo).

 

The mouldings on my car were loose too; however, they were attached with Sikaflex adhesive, not clips. I removed the mouldings then re-attached them with 3M moulding tape - seems to be working well. Perhaps you could re-attach yours using moulding tape? For me, the most difficult part of the job was removing the old, dried out Sikaflex. I used an eraser wheel... you can read more about this here.

 

Don't wait too long to deal with this... the previous owner of my '85 GL wagon let it go too long... the rear-most moulding on each side was missing when I purchased the car this past July. I'm looking to find replacements.

Think Mr_Loyale is taking about the window moulding clips

I used some 3M outdoor super adhesive, super thick double sided tape to stick all my door trim back on, as all my trim had gotten brittle on the inside where the clip attached and broken off. Now it looks great, and no rattle!!!

Think Mr_Loyale is taking about the window moulding clips

 

No. I am talking about the strip of molding that goes along the rear left quarter panel.

Here are few pics that should clarify. Yes, on the sedans apparently they are metal, well two of the three are metal and one is a plastic thing. This is probably why the molding hasn't completely come off. Took the car through a touchless car wash a few weeks ago and this is what I got for it.

 

I may have found a source for these. I will update the thread later this week with the result for future documentation.

 

 

 

From inside the trunk:

 

Edited November 28, 201411 yr by MR_Loyale

Some super duper double sided tape might work really good for reattaching if both sides are really clean, or do what that shady scooner guy talks about and drill and tap the clips...wait didn't you say they were metal? Weird. I've got a couple of leftover clips if you want me to send then to you.

Whoops, my mistake mr_Loyale. Apologies, I assumed so because all the other trim on my cars is held on by plastic cups like the others have said. Best of luck finding a way to repair that trim!

I broke most of my plastic clips getting them off, used 3M yellow super weatherstrip adhesive (600?) to glue them on -but be careful you got one shot with that stuff, it will eat paint when wet