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Re: [Shop-talk] Special tool for those plastic rivet clips?

To: Scott <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Special tool for those plastic rivet clips?
From: Mark Andy <marka@maracing.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:37:32 -0500
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Howdy,

This is how I frequently get these clips out.

I've never see one where you push the pin in further to loosen it.

Mark

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Scott <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Oh--seeing that reminded me of the other thing I saw online--wire cutters
> (dykes?). The guy forced the 'blades' under the head of the retainer,
> closed slightly, and pulled it out that way.
>
> (I have a new Nissan, Cadillac, Volkswagen(s), and older Mazdas and
> Toyotas that are *loaded* with these things. After I destroyed the ones
> holding the Cadillac's front valance on a while back I finally started
> looking around on how to get them off in the least-destructive way possible.
>
> I still don't like them.
>
> On 2/19/2015 11:51 AM, Doug Braun wrote:
>
>> I have some of those generic plastic pry-things, but I noticed a different
>> style of tool that HF sells:
>>
>>    http://www.harborfreight.com/push-pin-pliers-67400.html
>>
>> The next time I pass by the local HF, I'll have a look at it.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Arvid <arvidj@visi.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Doug,
>>>
>>> I have a 2015 Scion. This is probably common knowledge but it took me a
>>> while to figure it out.
>>>
>>> I usually just push the pin further in and then the rivet seems to easily
>>> pop out. I need to be careful to not push the pin "to far in" as the pin
>>> then falls out the back side of the rivet and into the unreachable spots
>>> in
>>> the car. Just a light push usually moves the pin to the "can get the
>>> rivet
>>> out" position that seems to be designed into the setup.
>>>
>>> If I need tools I've got these ...
>>>
>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-auto-trim-and-molding-
>>> tool-set-67021.html
>>>
>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-upholstery-and-trim-
>>> tool-set-99739.html
>>>
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