Plastic screw/pushy-in things in fender liner

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Plastic screw/pushy-in things in fender liner

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Whats the easiest way to remove them?

Ive got the car jacked up right now, and half the fender liner off, but I cant get two of these things out
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pry them out with a screwdriver
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I just pulled on the liner til they popped out, seemed to work ok
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Post by magicmike »

normally you can just unscrew the plastic screw and it pops out but often the screw is hard to get out so I use my snap on right angle pick to jab under and pry the screw out.
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Cut it off with a saw and replace it with a real bolt and nut.
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Post by Legacy777 »

Yeah mine busted. I need to buy some more plastic pushy things
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Legacy777 wrote:Yeah mine busted. I need to buy some more plastic pushy things
Is that the official term for them now? 8)
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If you want :)
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Anyone have the part number for those things?
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Just got to lowes or home depot....you should be able to find something similar that will work.
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