Its the slots it attaches into. Mine did the same thing.

 

On the door or the molding itself? Its been driving me crazy. I'll just get new ones if it'll fix the issue. Floppy isn't cool.

 

I bet it's all that heat/humidity , if you were there at the precise moment they left the door and landed on the ground , you'd hear it sigh "i'm melting , i'm melting" in it's best wicked witch of the east tone . :thumbup:

 

Just put some glue on it!

Lock-tight oughta work reaaaal good on the clip.

 

Some of the clips are bailing out with the molding, others are staying in the door. I don't want to glue it, that's what the clips are for... and don't really want to use double-sided sticky tape either.


I'm still blaming the ghost.

 

I know it sounds stupid but check the ends arent bent up and are flat against the body.
Because when you open the doors part of the moulding goes into the gap before the wing, and if they are bent up slightly they get caught and fall off.
It happened to mine, they are pretty easy to bend back into shape tho, strange plastic.

 

That part is fine, it stays in perfectly. Actually, when the whole damn thing falls off, that part is the only one that stays loyal and stays on the car.

You might want to post a pic of it. And you have the M3 moulding right?

Next time it does it to me I'll try to snap a pic. Usually I'm so annoyed at it that I have to leave it alone for a while. Guess I have a temper.

 

You might want to post a pic of it. And you have the M3 moulding right?

 

Never had this issue but are the grommets still good? just my $.02

 

bimmerbarbie: Just rub the molding.... It will get stiff and not be so floppy....

 

haahahahahahahaha. you gotta be kidding me

 

Sorry, I was in one of those moods...

 

Bump to see if anyone now has this same issue.

Update: Got new moldings from DDM. They won't stay on either. WTF. Any ideas?

 

OK, I 'fess up. It's me. I keep sneaking over to Gulfport and popping the moldings off when you aren't looking..........

You were bored. I had to give you something to keep you occupied. :rofl:


Seriously, does the molding bend when it comes off...I mean, is it straight when you attach it, but bent when you find it detached?

 

OK, I 'fess up. It's me. I keep sneaking over to Gulfport and popping the moldings off when you aren't looking..........

You were bored. I had to give you something to keep you occupied. :rofl:

Seriously, does the molding bend when it comes off...I mean, is it straight when you attach it, but bent when you find it detached?

None of them are bent when they come off. I'll take pictures tomorrow if I have a chance.

has to be the door then??

did the end hole wear out a little more than the others causing the rubbery thing to fall out easyier...

is it possible that you can bend the plastic so it will form to the body... if you know what i mean

I revised my opinion about the pax door having a dent in it: it does have one. Directly over the middle two clip holes. But the driver's side door doesn't, so why do the clips still not attach to that one?!

oh ya and if u bought new moldings and it still does the same thing then its the door dude..... theres 3 components. a door... a clip.. and a molding... if u replaced 2/3 and it still doesnt work then its the door lol

Thanks captain obvious.....

I've tried all sorts of combinations: old OEM clips, new OEM clips, the clips from DDM, attaching the clips to the door first then snapping in the molding, attaching the clips to the molding then to the door..... Nothing works. Seriously I've spent at least 3 hours in total trying to get these damn things to stay on. It isn't just me either, two car friends have tried as well and can't get anywhere either.

So, I was thinking maybe heat up the plastic with a heat gun slightly? It seems as if the molding being a straight piece its pulling the clips out of the door instead of molding to the door's slight curve, and the clips aren't beefy enough to prevent it.

 

has to be the door then??

did the end hole wear out a little more than the others causing the rubbery thing to fall out easyier...


is it possible that you can bend the plastic so it will form to the body... if you know what i mean

 

oh ya and if u bought new moldings and it still does the same thing then its the door dude..... theres 3 components. a door... a clip.. and a molding... if u replaced 2/3 and it still doesnt work then its the door lol

 

okay... let me get this strait.....

edges pop off

middle stays good?
or other way round?

 

On the pax side the ones closest to the front of the car stay on, but center back towards the rear pop out. Driver's side the three closest to the rear of the car pop out.

 

Wow this is a lot of conversation about molding. Same thing happened on my car, the rear part of the driver's door. The clips are cheap and not strong enough. 3 hours!? Serious? Fixed mine with 2 drops of Gorilla Glue and a C-clamp in about 5 mins. Bigger things to worry about... like a hesitating motor

 

amber just glue the clips that pop off the car on to the car and the ones that stay on the molding on the modling:dunno:
ummm sooo howabout you send me that molding you had before the ddm molding

 

If you really want em, send me shipping and you can have em. Both are pretty much broken :rofl: And I really don't want to glue the clips to the molding or the molding to the doors. The clips are fine..... just the combo of clips+molding don't really want to work. Going to have my body/paint guy look at them, if ever I get the chance.

 

wait
what do you mean broken

 

The railing that the clips attach to is broken on a couple of the clips on each, and one of them kinda bent rather spectacularly where it tapers in at the door hinge.

 

At the risk of being called "Captain Obvious," have you tried silicone? It sets up pretty well, but doesn't permanently adhere to either your door or the fittings. Put a dap of silicone on the tabs, and a dab where the tab fits into the molding, and push them in place.

 

No I haven't tried that, Jim. I'm hesitant to use anything on the clips just yet; really don't want to have them break the railing on the molding again and have to buy it all over again. Thanks though, and I'll keep it in mind if all else fails.

 

One word: EPOXY

 

use some 3M emblem adhesive tape, will work and is removeable

HTH

John

 

Umm if Hater doesn't take your moldings, may I?

Pics?