Good afternoon all,

Having had a little bump this afternoon that caused some damage behind the grille, I've noticed on opening the bonnet that the trim, usually attached to the underside of the bonnet, is detached. I think the impact pushed the grille back slightly, causing the trim clips to shear. The trim itself seems fine, it's just no longer attached.

Does anyone know the part number for the clips or if there is a generic clip that would let me reattach the trim.

Many thanks, Alan

Hello Alan,

We’ve had a spate of ‘does anyone know the part number?’ posts over the last week. Doing a quick search on here should provide you with your next step. 
Having said that, in your case, I would just wander into your local main dealer and order what you want. They will be able to indentify them from their schematic. OK they may cost you a few more £s but will minimise the hassle. 
Regards,

Gareth. 

Thanks Gareth

I did a wee search first but "bonnet clips" didn't appear. Online shopping sites threw up lots of different types of "clip" so was checking to see if anyone had purchased these before (it is a strange thing to break). As it turns out the damage behind the grille on the car was slightly worse than I thought so it'll need to go to a garage for repair anyway and they can fit the clips at the same time. Cheers, Alan

Thanks Allan, 

The search should have been carried out on Part number - as suggested.

Regards,

Gareth.

When I wanted some clips for a Citroen I found them on Ebay after searching for panel clips or trim clips or something similar. All sorts of clips are available there so close examination of pictures and dimensions was necessary but it paid off.

When the car came back from the original (rejected) repair I took note of the clips the body-shop had used. They were very similar to those I found on eBay too, but ultimately I didn't buy because of insurance claim.
The original repair wasn't to my liking, too many gaps between panels and lights, so hopefully getting it back for a second time tomorrow, completely repaired this time.