Hey guys, just trying to put my clear corners in, having trouble squeezing my pinch clips together enough so that the orange lens slides over them. I don't want to break them. Am I missing something? They seem pretty hard to me.......

 

Get some pliers and pinch them. That's what I did.

 

What Leo said. What was interesting with my install was not the pinch clips, but the little plastic posts designed to seat the lenses--both were busted off. My suspicion is that I was a little too over-enthusiastic when I put the front end cover on the car for the first (and only) time!