Front fender rivets trouble - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ScionFamily · 03-29-2013, 04:58 PM

I'm trying to take of the front bumper for the blackout housing, and the damn rivets on the bottom are not wanting to budge. Please refer to picture:
Any ideas?
Also, sorry if this is the wrong section.

Lee358 · 03-29-2013, 05:00 PM

its not easy but its not that hard.. take a small screwdriver pop that middle part up once that is up take a larger screwdriver and pry at the larger part.... both flat head screwdrivers

SkullWorks · 03-29-2013, 05:07 PM

once mine got some road grime in them I had to spray with some wd-40 type lube to wash out some of the crap. then you take 2 small flat heads and pry where that little recess is between the head and the base equally until it's about 3/16 proud of the large flange, then pull the top with needlenose to remove whole assembly, or pry under large flange with a larger flat head.

GT 86 Brah · 03-29-2013, 05:09 PM

i had to use 2 flat heads on both sides

infinite012 · 03-29-2013, 05:23 PM

When all else fails, break the sumbitch. They cost like $0.50 per rivet at any Home Depot and Lowes.

AZFA20 · 03-29-2013, 05:39 PM

Having the right tools will help you out. These are life savers. That poor body clip looks like you been at it for a while like a dog scratching to get out of his cage haha. This car uses lots of body clips so I suggest investing in these. Several brands make these but I personally have KD. The straight ones and the 90' ones are the ones you will use the most.

ScionFamily · 03-29-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AZFA20

Having the right tools will help you out. These are life savers. That poor body clip looks like you been at it for a while like a dog scratching to get out of his cage haha. This car uses lots of body clips so I suggest investing in these. Several brands make these but I personally have KD. The straight ones and the 90' ones are the ones you will use the

Yeah, you would be right I have been working that clip. The under piece wants to keep moving with the upper part of the clip... Its just so frustrating.

AZFA20 · 03-29-2013, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ScionFamily

Yeah, you would be right I have been working that clip. The under piece wants to keep moving with the upper part of the clip... Its just so frustrating.

I wanna say I have actually seen these body clip tools at AutoZone, NAPA, and PepBoys. For just one of em it will run you $15 bucks and even the most stubborn body clips become a 2 second job with these so worth every penny imo.

ScionFamily · 03-30-2013, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by AZFA20

I wanna say I have actually seen these body clip tools at AutoZone, NAPA, and PepBoys. For just one of em it will run you $15 bucks and even the most stubborn body clips become a 2 second job with these so worth every penny imo.

I got it thanks though.

03-29-2013, 04:58 PM	#1
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Lee358 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: nissan frontier, DGM MT BRZ Location: North nj Posts: 1,576 Thanks: 404 Thanked 419 Times in 254 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	its not easy but its not that hard.. take a small screwdriver pop that middle part up once that is up take a larger screwdriver and pry at the larger part.... both flat head screwdrivers

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SkullWorks Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: SSM LT MT BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 1,033 Thanks: 803 Thanked 754 Times in 328 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	once mine got some road grime in them I had to spray with some wd-40 type lube to wash out some of the crap. then you take 2 small flat heads and pry where that little recess is between the head and the base equally until it's about 3/16 proud of the large flange, then pull the top with needlenose to remove whole assembly, or pry under large flange with a larger flat head.

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GT 86 Brah u aware? Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: it like a turtle. Location: New Orleans Posts: 495 Thanks: 453 Thanked 318 Times in 160 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i had to use 2 flat heads on both sides

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