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HT RICHARDSON

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As I was going through the process of finding a set of LED bulbs for my truck, I had to remove my headlights numerous times. Some of the clips have become very worn on the radiator cover piece.

Where can I find a comprehensive list of ALL clips/retainers for my truck? Not just the ones for the radiator cover, but ALL of the clips.

Any resources out there?
 

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Go to any NAPA Store, look at their rotating racks
They carry plastic pins for all brands of vehicles
they come in clear plastic bags & they are marked by brand

My 2016 uses Xmas Tree Pins
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newer Rams use these

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Walmart may have them too ??
 
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Thanks...those are the ones my truck uses on the radiator cover, too. I'll check out Napa.
 

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The grille clips that push into surround are like $15 each from Mopar. I got a bag of 15 off ebay a month ago for $15 but they are not mopar brand. The grille clips break almost everytime you pull the grille.
 
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Any chance you guys still have the item number of what you ordered?

{EDIT} Thanks...I found them on Amazon. Didn't realize that there was a pic attached with the oart number.
 

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That's what I do ...buy the 'right' clips from Ebay. You can look them up on the Mopar parts list. They usually come from China, where the clips are probably made, for a fraction of the price they sell them for here. If you get the right part number they should be the exact same clip (they sell many of the same cars/trucks there).

In China when you buy a car, the dealers don't hose ya on parts costs like they do here. It goes against the culture of taking advantage of a customer (says a Chinese person I know real well). That's one reason you see ebay sellers selling parts for what we think are cheap.
 

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If you use a plastic trim tool, even a kit from HF

When you are needing to pull the radiator cover
DO NOT put the tool under the plastic xmas tree pins head
slide the tool under the whole cover & the pin at once & pry up
You will find that the pins last much longer

watch this mechanic remove the radiator cover

 
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If you use a plastic trim tool, even a kit from HF

When you are needing to pull the radiator cover
DO NOT put the tool under the plastic xmas tree pins head
slide the tool under the whole cover & the pin at once & pry up
You will find that the pins last much longer

watch this mechanic remove the radiator cover

Sorry I missed your post. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way to remove the clips but now remove them from under the whole cover. Thanks for posting the video.
 

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