Markopolo1

Hello any one have any advise on how to install the staples so they will look factory? Thanks mark

RetroRanger

I just carefully removed any original ones and inserted the repop ones in the same holes using pliers, I had my wheel wells out at the time so it was easy to access both sides....to date no-one has mentioned to me that they look like they were not there from the factory....actually truth be told no one has even stuck there head in there to see how I did the staples LOL

Allan R

Mark, one way to make them look like factory is to leave the factory staples in there. Only thing is they are usually pretty beat up and ragged.

Re-use the same holes the factory did. To bend over the staple, start it with a good pair of needle nose pliers, then switch to a metal backing dolly from behind and body hammer to work them flat. They flatten out really well and hard to see it's not factory. I did mine when the inner liners were out of the car. BTW these are the same staples as used on the front air dam.

If you need extra staples, AMK sells them fairly cheap.

Lady72nRob71

I reused my old staples - never even took 'em out. Here's how I restored the fender wells...

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...tml#post303548

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...tml#post306296