What Clips Does a Kia Soul Windshield Need?
Reviewed by the Skyview Auto Glass technical team — NWRD-, ASE- and DINITROL-trained technicians · Updated November 2026
Quick answer
A 2016 Kia Soul windshield, FW03844GBYN, lists two accessory notes: clips or rivets may be required because of the age of the vehicle, and a side molding kit is unlikely to be needed unless the existing moldings are damaged. The catalog tells you when to buy a part and when not to.
What the catalog lists for the 2016 Soul
- Clips or rivets may be required, noted because of the age of the vehicle.
- A side molding kit is unlikely to be needed unless the existing moldings are damaged.
- Two accessory notes on one part number, FW03844GBYN.
- The catalog telling you plainly when to buy a part and when not to.
Why the clips matter on an older Soul
The clips or rivets hold the moldings and cowl trim in place against the glass and the body. On a 2016 Soul the catalog notes they may be required because of the age of the vehicle, which is a polite way of saying the original plastic clips are likely brittle by now. Reusing brittle clips is false economy: they hold for a week or a month, then crack under vibration or a car wash, and the molding lifts or rattles.
The honest practice is to replace the clips when the glass is out, because that is the one moment they are easy to reach. Fitting new glass onto old, brittle clips means pulling the molding again later to fix a rattle that could have been prevented the first time. The catalog note is there because the manufacturer knows the same thing, which is why it flags the clips against the part number.
The side molding kit is the opposite case. The catalog says it is unlikely to be needed unless the existing moldings are damaged, which means the moldings already on the vehicle can be reused if they are sound. Selling a molding kit nobody needs is the kind of upsell that makes a quote larger than the job, so we pass the note on rather than adding the part by default.
Signs the clips were reused when they should not have been
- A molding that lifts or rattles after the replacement
- The original clips were reused and have cracked under vibration. The molding needs to come off and the clips replaced, which is why the catalog flags them on an older vehicle.
- A quote that added a side molding kit without checking the existing trim
- The catalog says the kit is unlikely to be needed unless the moldings are damaged. Adding it by default is an upsell, not a necessary part of the job.
Questions about the Kia Soul windshield clips
Does a Kia Soul windshield replacement need new clips?
On the 2016 Soul, FW03844GBYN, the catalog notes that clips or rivets may be required because of the age of the vehicle. The original plastic clips are likely brittle, so we replace them when the glass is out rather than reusing them. See our Kia windshield page.
Does a Kia Soul windshield need a new side molding kit?
Not usually. The catalog says a side molding kit is unlikely to be needed unless the existing moldings are damaged, so the moldings already on the vehicle can be reused if they are sound. We pass that note on rather than adding the part by default.
What does a Kia Soul windshield replacement cost?
A windshield replacement runs $200 to $500+ out of pocket before tax, set by the part your Soul was built with. The clips are part of the quote when the catalog flags them, and the calibration is quoted with the glass when a camera is present.
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