howdy

trying to remove my front grill atm on my TJ. those stupid little plastic screws on the top of the plastic cover are a pain in the ****. is there a trick to getting them out? just broke the head off one of them :cry:

help

Did you try unscrewing them???

If that doesn't work - applying some upward pressure and then trying to un-screw works. Slide a flat blade screwdriver under the plastic near the one you are trying to undo, and gently lever it up while unscrewing it........ if you get what I mean.

tired that as well BB, was a no go but i will be persistant, even if it means sikaflexing the plastic back down when im done

Cant you replace them if you break the screws.. you are talking about those silly plastic screws right..???


You have to put no downward weight on them when undoing them.. Also if that fails get a flat blade screw driver under the flap on the edge and just pop them out.. if you break them they are about $1-2 each at mits to replace..:)

them screws are little B** to remove , you have to get a small screw driver to remove them and be patient, thats one thing i'm not at times.

Slide a flat blade screwdriver under the plastic near the one you are trying to undo, and gently lever it up while unscrewing it........ if you get what I mean.


you can also slide the flat blade screwdriver to apply pressure onto the screw... then GENTLY undo the screw using another on top WITHOUT applying any pressure to the screw itself...

done it many times with subborn plastic screws....

USE A DRILL! its so satisfying. Thats what i did... got sick of the buggers, got some jiggerythingamybobs from bunnings for like $2 to replace them

well i ****ed them a beauty!!! Looks like i'll hit lander mitsu on the wknd for some more, or grab a tube of sikaflex from work and stick it back down.

we use a term in the boatbuilding trade: "do your best, sika the rest"

thanks for your help guys. . . . back to the garage i go to pull more bits of car apart :D

cheers

Im well rehe****d in getting those lil ****ers out. Like the guys mentioned with the screw driver is the best. But sometimes they just dont budge, expectially if the thread is a bit munched on either side. It doesnt take much.

Just curious, if you stick down, how are u gonna get it off again???

They are called scrivets. If they won't budge just rip em out or drill em out without damaging the grill and buy some replacements from supercheap. They don't cost much.

well i ****ed them a beauty!!! Looks like i'll hit lander mitsu on the wknd for some more, or grab a tube of sikaflex from work and stick it back down.

we use a term in the boatbuilding trade: "do your best, sika the rest"

thanks for your help guys. . . . back to the garage i go to pull more bits of car apart :D

cheers
/me shakes head:doubt:

well i ****ed them a beauty!!! Looks like i'll hit lander mitsu on the wknd for some more, or grab a tube of sikaflex from work and stick it back down.

we use a term in the boatbuilding trade: "do your best, sika the rest"

thanks for your help guys. . . . back to the garage i go to pull more bits of car apart :D

cheers
kinda sounds like the panelbeating business except with the bog! :p

Just rip those little black screws out and replace them all for a couple of bucks. Champion make replacements for all those types of screws. They also do all the little push in type ones and also all the plugs that hold your carpets and boot liners in. You can get them from Supercheap etc

/me shakes head:doubt:
thank you for your support

thank you for your support
:D you're welcome! mr i don't have any pictures......

:D you're welcome! mr i don't have any pictures......
pics of what? goose

pics of what? goose
of you know.. that thing...

of you know.. that thing...
wait im confused. do u want a pic of the thing or of the stuff?

wait im confused. do u want a pic of the thing or of the stuff?
i want a picture of the thing in the stuff with that crap around it! you know.... that one

i want a picture of the thing in the stuff with that crap around it! you know.... that one
ohh that one. why didnt you say so . . . . . no