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post Jul 8, 2009 - 11:00 PM
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Ok this is a mixture of both help on the interior and exterior but I didn't know where to put this. I went to go change my license plate cover today and the screws were rusted in, took me about an hour of working with screw drivers and eventually a vice to get them out, 1 of them the head broke off and the screw is still wedge inside and I tried but couldn't get it out, if anyone has any ideas please I would love help.

And now for the interior question. I took of the rear panel off my car to see the inside of where the screw was to see if i could work it out, no luck but the trim that goes on top of where your trunk shuts that little rubbers strip where the clip meets the lock, I took it off but now 3 of the clips are bent and useless does anyone know where I can get replacements?


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post Jul 9, 2009 - 7:42 AM
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QUOTE (freddy121389 @ Jul 9, 2009 - 12:00 AM) *
Ok this is a mixture of both help on the interior and exterior but I didn't know where to put this. I went to go change my license plate cover today and the screws were rusted in, took me about an hour of working with screw drivers and eventually a vice to get them out, 1 of them the head broke off and the screw is still wedge inside and I tried but couldn't get it out, if anyone has any ideas please I would love help.

And now for the interior question. I took of the rear panel off my car to see the inside of where the screw was to see if i could work it out, no luck but the trim that goes on top of where your trunk shuts that little rubbers strip where the clip meets the lock, I took it off but now 3 of the clips are bent and useless does anyone know where I can get replacements?



For the screw stuck in the hole, you could take a drill-bit and "drill-out" the screw until it cracks up and dissolves out of the hole. BUT, make sure you use a SMALLER drill-bit so you don't mess up the treads in the hole. As for the clips, Toyota would be the best, but expensive for the little plastic clips. If you want to try and get a cheap alternative, Advanced auto, Discount Auto, and Auto Zone sell universal clips for many cars. You can check them out first to see if you may be in luck. Hope I helped! biggrin.gif

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