Do you know anything about Toyota's car clips?

1. Toyota Carabiner design principles

The core objective of the Toyota Car Clip design is simplicity and efficiency, while maintaining the safety and durability of the vehicle. Unlike traditional screws, nails or welded connections, car clips allow for quick assembly and disassembly, reducing production costs and increasing vehicle serviceability. Most of Toyota's car clips are of a ‘drop-in’ design - that is, they are inserted and secured in place by a slot or hole - and once fitted, they are usually self-locking to ensure that they do not come undone.

So it's also very important for production, and Qeepei, as an industry leader in the production of automotive clips, pays close attention to the quality of its automotive fasteners. High quality products do not need to be replaced so often, and Qeepei uses the very best POM and PA materials in the industry.

Let's take a look at the popular Toyota models that use more car clips!

2.1 Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry is a mid-sized sedan and the use of car clips is mainly focused on the interior and exterior of the car.

Interior Door Clips: The interior door panels of the Camry are usually secured by plastic clips. These clips are usually Toyota 90467-08010 models, which are available on a wide range of Toyota models, and are easy to install, ensuring that the interior door trim remains secure and stable.

Dashboard Car Clips: The Camry's dashboard, air conditioning panels and other interior trim pieces typically use smaller car clips. For example, Toyota 75345-05030 is commonly used to secure dashboard components, which can withstand the vibrations associated with frequent operation.

Front Bumper Clips: The Camry's front bumper typically uses larger clips that need to remain stable at high speeds. For example, the Toyota 53882-08010 buckle is highly resistant to vibration and durable.

2.2 Toyota RAV4

As a compact SUV, Toyota RAV4's car clip applications are mainly focused on interior trim and exterior fixings.

Window and sunroof car clip: Toyota 75345-05030 car clip is used for fixing sunroof components to ensure the sealing and stability of the sunroof.

Trunk Car Clips: Stronger car clips are needed to secure interior panels and shields. Like the Toyota 90467-08010, these car clips are typically used to secure components such as trim panels and battery dividers in the trunk.

Door and Seat Track Car Clips: Smaller but strong car clips like the Toyota 53882-08010 are often used, these car clips ensure the stability and safety of the vehicle's seats.

2.3 Toyota Prado

As an all-terrain SUV, the Prado's car clip applications favour exterior body and chassis components, and the clips need to be able to withstand more vibration and impact.

Bumper Clips: Toyota 53880-08020 and Toyota 90467-08010 clips are commonly used to ensure that the bumper remains stable off-road and prevents loosening.

Chassis and fender car clips: some stronger metal car clips are commonly used, such as Toyota 75347-05030, which can withstand strong impacts and frequent road vibrations.

Door Interior Car Clips: likely similar to other models, such as Toyota 90467-08010, these car clips need to be highly weather and UV resistant to withstand the outdoor use common to the Prado.

2.4 There are also some common generic car clips

3. Toyota car clip maintenance and replacement

Maintenance is usually simpler, but you still need to pay attention to these areas:

Regular inspection: Especially the car clips on the doors, dashboard and exterior of the car body are vulnerable to external impact or UV aging, check the car clips regularly for looseness or damage.

Selection when replacing car clips: When replacing car clips, you should select the same model and material as the original ones to avoid the use of inferior products that will affect the stability and safety of the car interior and exterior decoration.

Avoid over-tightening: Do not over-tighten during installation to prevent the car clip from cracking or deforming.