Thread: Any last minute advice installing full moldings with all new holes?
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Old 12-03-2019, 01:29 PM   #12
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Re: Any last minute advice installing full moldings with all new holes?
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Originally Posted by notsolo View Post
GM measurements could have been better. .66 up from the bottom of the tailgate to the center of the hole. (.625 is 5/8" ) .66 in a fraction is close to 21/32 right in between 5/8 and 11/16. Mine was a original CST gate with the lower holes, this is how they layed out.
Bingo, thank you

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Originally Posted by Jcfcamaro View Post
Take lots of pictures please as I'm needing to do the same...
If I feel right about it I plan to list everything with pics and measurements.

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Originally Posted by El Dorado Jim View Post
https://issuu.com/truckandcarshop/docs/ts_60-72_web they have the lower trim for $23.00 clips are extra
Cool deal, I was wondering if there's a on-stop shop for all the clips. I don't know how much of what I got can be salvaged after the dry run. If I had my ducks in a row I'd use the repro. clips for the dry run.
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