These small plastic clips hold the lip of the vent panel to the body under the back of the hood. Watch the video for more detail.
6 black plastic clips as shown. Have these on hand any time you need to remove the two vent grills under the windshield
1972 to 1989 R107 Intake Air Vent Plastic Pin Fasteners x 6
$9.75
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BDP-107VENTCLIPS 
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