Dash clips- how do you get them in?

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I find lots of threads about pads, but not how to get the clips in. I have this pad from summit and it is of poor quality over speaker areas. Another problem is metal where you are supposed to install clips seems buried and inaccessible. I tried to bend a tab on one clip and it broke. Do I need to cut most of that out?

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I’m assuming this is correct? The short tab goes into slot right under it?

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Very carefully and then try to keep them from popping out when installing the dash. Iirc I bent a couple so they clipped into the dash pad tighter.
 
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Very carefully and then try to keep them from popping out when installing the dash. Iirc I bent a couple so they clipped into the dash pad tighter.
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Thanks, I ended up having to dig in at an angle and rotate them in. Oh, and lots of trimming urethane.
 

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Brothers truck parts has a video on how to do it. This is not a recommendation for Brothers however!!

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hoagster said:
Brothers truck parts has a video on how to do it. This is not a recommendation for Brothers however!!

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I feel like things somehow got worse after Holley bought them.
 
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Do not expect an aftermarket pad to fit perfectly. Close is as good as you can get it. Expectations reduce joy.
 
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