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  1. Jonwhardiman

    Material Selection for Interior Trim Clips: Metal vs Plastic

    Mike thanks for that information! That's some history I wasn't aware of. I still see the Christmas tree clips in-use for some of the current models (Some are metal, some are plastic), either way they can definitely be troublesome to remove. And you are absolutely correct, Serviceability can be a...
  2. Jonwhardiman

    Material Selection for Interior Trim Clips: Metal vs Plastic

    Hello everyone, I am a new design engineer for automotive interiors. I was recently tasked with a cost reduction activity to find out what is the criteria for switching from a metal clip to a plastic clip. I understand that it depends on the oem requirements as well as the interior commodity as...

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