If you don't have the clips, drilling the tabs and using small cable ties does a pretty fine job. Jim On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 11:43 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > It's strange but the last two heater boxes I have done were sealed/welded > but also had the clips. > > > > I just took it as a little tip o' the hat from vw. > > > > - > > Alistair > > > > > On Jan 23, 2017, at 9:16 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET> wrote: > > > > > > The heater comes new without any clips. It is held together by glue or > > > plastic welds. Once you split the upper and lower sections you need > > > something to hold them together again. That is what the clips are for. > > > > > > There are other ways to hold the sections together again but the clips > > > are the VW way. > > > > > > If your heater already has clips you can use them again. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > Dan N wrote: > > >> hi all, > > >> > > >> I am about to replace the Front heater motor... on VC site they suggest > to > > >> get the heater box clips. I didn't get to there yet.. so my question... > > >> > > >> are those clips (metal) break easily and need to be replaced? Could I > > >> re-use the clips or they a one time use items? > > >> > > >> thanks for you help > > >> > > >> dan > > >> > > |
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