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Technical => Technical => Interior, Upholstery & Trim => Topic started by: mk24ever on September 04, 2022, 11:49:42 AM

Title: rear-stone-guard mounting and unmounting
Post by: mk24ever on September 04, 2022, 11:49:42 AM
a rear stone guard as from hertitage parts centre (https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/uk/191853931b-rear-stone-guard-for-c-and-cl-model-left.html):
(https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/media/catalog/product/1/9/191853931b_1_1.jpg)

on mine the 2 upper of the 3 pins, on the back, are broken.

the previous owner has riveted and glued it on.

in which ways could i fit it ?

maybe i could also restore the pins somehow.
but i am not so happy about this pin technique in general.
has anybody of you lost some trim on the road ?

since i have not finished the body work yet, i would need to get it off at times.
therefore i thought about screwing it on somehow.
at best while keeping the surface intact.

on the opposite side of the car, there is rust creeping under it.
so there i would have to remove it.
i have to lever off the plastic pins, i guess ?
Title: Re: rear-stone-guard mounting and unmounting
Post by: Eddypeck on September 05, 2022, 08:33:49 AM
Instead of rivets you can get these plastic clip and screw things. They need to be really small ones.

I did this on my previous car.

(https://eddypeck.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/2014-06-06125308_zpsec020fcd.jpg)

On my current car I did it again but the clips I got were bigger so I had to drill out the holes a little.

(https://eddypeck.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/img_5025.jpg)

Also if the 3 lug pins are broken and you want to be able to remove the trims easily you can stick velcro dots on the flat surfaces.