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Dorman 963-001D Sound Absorber Clip - Front or Rear
Durable Nylon Sound Absorber Clip for Select Vehicles
The Dorman 963-001D sound absorber clip is designed to provide secure and reliable fastening for sound insulation components in various Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Plymouth models. Engineered from durable nylon, this clip ensures long-lasting performance in automotive body hardware applications.
- Constructed from high-quality black nylon material for strength and durability
- Head diameter and outside diameter both measure 1 inch for consistent fit
- Shaft diameter of 0.25 inches and overall length of 0.875 inches for precise installation
- Package includes 2 retainers for replacement or repair needs
- Compatible with multiple models including Chrysler LeBaron, Dodge Daytona, Ford Thunderbird, Lincoln Continental, Mercury Marquis, and Plymouth Breeze
Technical Details and Specifications
The Dorman 963-001D sound absorber clip features a 1-inch head and outside diameter, providing a secure hold for sound insulation panels. Its 0.25-inch shaft diameter and 0.875-inch overall length are designed to fit specific OEM mounting points. The black nylon construction offers resistance to wear and environmental factors, making it suitable for long-term use in vehicle body hardware applications. This clip is ideal for maintaining the integrity of soundproofing components in vehicles such as the Ford Fairmont, Lincoln Town Car, and Dodge Stratus.
Compatible Vehicles and Applications
This sound absorber clip is compatible with a range of vehicles, including Chrysler models like the LeBaron and New Yorker, Dodge models such as the Daytona and Stratus, Ford vehicles including the Thunderbird and Fairmont, Lincoln Continental and Town Car, Mercury Marquis, and Plymouth Breeze. The Dorman 963-001D is specifically designed to replace original clips used in these models to secure sound insulation and reduce noise intrusion.
- Prevents rattling and vibration of sound insulation panels
- Secures body hardware components to reduce noise and improve cabin comfort
- Replaces worn or broken clips to restore factory fitment
- Helps maintain vehicle interior soundproofing effectiveness
- Supports proper alignment of body panels and insulation materials
Installation Notes and Tips
Installation of the Dorman 963-001D sound absorber clip requires removal of the old or damaged clip from the mounting location. Align the clip’s shaft with the designated hole on the vehicle’s body or insulation panel, then press firmly until the head is flush with the surface. Ensure the clip is securely fastened to prevent loosening during vehicle operation. Using the correct tools to avoid damage to the clip or surrounding components is recommended.
Quality Assurance and Warranty Information
Dorman manufactures the 963-001D sound absorber clip to meet or exceed OEM specifications for fit, form, and function. The nylon material is selected for durability and resistance to environmental factors commonly encountered in automotive applications. While specific warranty details may vary, Dorman products typically come with a limited warranty covering defects in material and workmanship to provide confidence in product reliability.
| Brand | Dorman |
| Part Number | 963-001D |
| Color | Black |
| Head Diameter | 1 |
| Material | Nylon |
| Outside Diameter | 1 |
| Overall Length | 0.875 |
| Package Contents | 2 Retainers |
| Shaft Diameter | 0.25 |
This part fits 90 vehicles. Search below:
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | Body Type | # Doors | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Lincoln | Town Car | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1996 | Chrysler | Cirrus | N/A | Rear Wheelhouse Sound Absorber Clip, Qty: 2 Clips, Packaging: Clamshell | |||
| 1996 | Chrysler | Cirrus | N/A | Fits front fender; 5/16 inch; Quantity: 2 clips; Clamshell packaging. | |||
| 1996 | Dodge | Stratus | N/A | Fits front fender; 5/16 inch; Quantity: 2 clips; Clamshell packaging. | |||
| 1996 | Dodge | Stratus | N/A | Rear Wheelhouse Sound Absorber Clip, Qty: 2 Clips, Packaging: Clamshell | |||
| 1996 | Lincoln | Town Car | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1996 | Plymouth | Breeze | N/A | Rear Wheelhouse Sound Absorber Clip, Qty: 2 Clips, Packaging: Clamshell | |||
| 1996 | Plymouth | Breeze | N/A | Fits front fender; 5/16 inch; Quantity: 2 clips; Clamshell packaging. | |||
| 1995 | Chrysler | Cirrus | N/A | Rear Wheelhouse Sound Absorber Clip, Qty: 2 Clips, Packaging: Clamshell | |||
| 1995 | Chrysler | Cirrus | N/A | Fits front fender; 5/16 inch; Quantity: 2 clips; Clamshell packaging. | |||
| 1995 | Dodge | Stratus | N/A | Rear Wheelhouse Sound Absorber Clip, Qty: 2 Clips, Packaging: Clamshell | |||
| 1995 | Dodge | Stratus | N/A | Fits front fender; 5/16 inch; Quantity: 2 clips; Clamshell packaging. | |||
| 1995 | Lincoln | Town Car | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1994 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Front Fender; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1994 | Lincoln | Town Car | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1993 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Deck Lid Opening Panel; 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |
| 1993 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Luggage Compartment; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |
| 1993 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Front Fender; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1993 | Lincoln | Town Car | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1992 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Deck Lid Opening Panel; 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |
| 1992 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Luggage Compartment; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |
| 1992 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Front Fender; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1992 | Lincoln | Town Car | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1991 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Deck Lid Opening Panel; 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |
| 1991 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Luggage Compartment; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |
| 1991 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Front Fender; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1991 | Lincoln | Town Car | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1990 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Deck Lid Opening Panel; 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |
| 1990 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Luggage Compartment; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |
| 1990 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Front Fender; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1990 | Lincoln | Town Car | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1989 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Deck Lid Opening Panel; 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |
| 1989 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Luggage Compartment; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |
| 1989 | Chrysler | New Yorker | N/A | Rear Wheelhouse; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1989 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Front Fender; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1988 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Deck Lid Opening Panel; 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |
| 1988 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Luggage Compartment; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |
| 1988 | Chrysler | New Yorker | N/A | Rear Wheelhouse; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1988 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Front Fender; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |||
| 1987 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Deck Lid Opening Panel; 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |
| 1987 | Chrysler | LeBaron | Coupe | 2 Door | N/A | Luggage Compartment; Packaging Type: Clamshell; Package Quantity: 2 | |
| 1987 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1986 | Chrysler | Laser | N/A | w/Ground Effects Package; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1986 | Dodge | Daytona | N/A | w/Ground Effects Package; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1986 | Ford | LTD | Base | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces |
| 1986 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1986 | Mercury | Marquis | Wagon | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces | ||
| 1985 | Chrysler | Laser | N/A | w/Ground Effects Package; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1985 | Dodge | Daytona | N/A | w/Ground Effects Package; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1985 | Ford | LTD | Base | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces |
| 1985 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1985 | Mercury | Marquis | Wagon | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces | ||
| 1984 | Dodge | Daytona | N/A | w/Ground Effects Package; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1984 | Ford | LTD | Base | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces |
| 1984 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1984 | Mercury | Marquis | Wagon | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces | ||
| 1983 | Ford | LTD | Base | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces |
| 1983 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1983 | Lincoln | Mark VI | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1983 | Mercury | LN7 | Rear | Floor carpet clip compatible with various vehicle models, sold in a package quantity of 2 and packaged in a clamshell. | |||
| 1983 | Mercury | LN7 | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1983 | Mercury | Marquis | Wagon | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces | ||
| 1982 | Ford | Thunderbird | Front | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1982 | Ford | Thunderbird | Rear | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1982 | Ford | Thunderbird | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1982 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1982 | Lincoln | Mark VI | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1982 | Mercury | Cougar | Wagon | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces | ||
| 1982 | Mercury | Cougar | Front | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1982 | Mercury | Cougar | Rear | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1982 | Mercury | LN7 | Rear | Floor carpet clip compatible with various vehicle models, sold in a package quantity of 2 and packaged in a clamshell. | |||
| 1982 | Mercury | LN7 | N/A | 5/16 In.; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1981 | Ford | Fairmont | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces | |
| 1981 | Ford | Thunderbird | Front | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1981 | Ford | Thunderbird | Rear | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1981 | Ford | Thunderbird | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1981 | Lincoln | Mark VI | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1981 | Mercury | Cougar | Front | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1981 | Mercury | Cougar | Rear | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1981 | Mercury | Cougar | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1981 | Mercury | Zephyr | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces | |
| 1980 | Ford | Fairmont | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces | |
| 1980 | Ford | Thunderbird | Front | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1980 | Ford | Thunderbird | Rear | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1980 | Ford | Thunderbird | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1980 | Lincoln | Mark VI | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1980 | Mercury | Cougar | Front | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1980 | Mercury | Cougar | Rear | 5/16 In.; Dorman; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1980 | Mercury | Cougar | N/A | Deck Lid Panel; Package Quantity: 2; Packaging Type: Clamshell | |||
| 1980 | Mercury | Zephyr | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear | Truck cab back panel clip, clamshell packaging, quantity of 2 pieces |
* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.
This part directly replaces or is cross-referenced with the following part numbers:
Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.