Car is a '96 Camaro. The driver's side outer window felt/wipe that's attached to the outside of the door on the top appears to have all of the clips broken so that it doesn't stay attached to the door after a few up and down cycles of the window. I stopped by the dealer today, and they wanted $86 for a replacement piece that is the whole wipe plus clips, saying the clips are not available separately (and looking at the way the clips are attached, I can understand why).

That said, even taking into account that dealer prices are typically high, that just seems exorbitant to me.

Is it possible to source the clips by themselves (as the rest of the wipe is still in good condition), or some place cheaper for the whole part without going to some place like RockAuto and getting some cruddy Chinese part?

 

They are only about $50 dealer wholesale (like at gmpartsdirect.com), but you have to factor in the shipping charges. There are plenty of places you can buy GM parts on the internet that won't charge you full retail. From memory, I don't think there is any way to separate the strip from the clips. Prices are only going to go higher as the cars get older. More parts from the dealer are discontinued every day.