Great topic and timely for me!
I bought a soffseal hood-to-cowl seal kit and the clips they send with it have the small pointed tabs but they are VERY small....whats the trick to a) getting them in the right spot and b) getting the dang tabs bent over to grab the rubber well enough?
***Update***
Ok, figured it out...what a PITA! Broke the tang on one clip (substituted ascrew for that one for now) but otherwise went together ok....