The head of the clip has a notch. You put the clip at an angle and start
pushing one side of the notch into the hole. While you do this rotate
the clip so the rest of the head turns into the hole and then the entire
head ends up in its proper place.

Mark

Joe Novak wrote:
> Maybe i haven't had enough coffee this morning... anyway, i could use some
> advice.
>
> I'm harvesting the door panel clips off of my warped front door panels on
> my 86 to place on
> newly acquired, pre-covered panels.
>
> Is there a trick to placing the clips into the pre-drilled holes so i don't
> snap the top of the head?
> I assumed that I could go in from the back side of the panel, but its
> proving to be problematic for me this am...
>
> Thanks!
> jvk
>