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My Camaro started having its "A" pillars pop out the last couple of days after having it parked in the sun for a couple of hours.
The claim in the bulletin of the clip being a one time use part seems a bit of a stretch in the sense that nothing is broken or changed in shape if the clip is separated.
The problem seems to be related to the clip plastic getting warm and the car side of the clip is more flexible than it should be so it allows the pin (trim piece) side of the clip to pop out.
I seem to have found a work around that lets the clip hold the trim piece but still allow the trim piece to be removed/installed.
I drilled four small holes on the sides of the clip (car side) and ran a small solid core piece of copper wire through the holes and then twist tied the ends of the wire together to have a bit of strength added to the car side of the clip. It seems to hold the trim piece in place just fine now. If I can still state that in a couple of weeks, then I'll really know for sure.
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