Need a little help

by MustangFanatic07 on October 3rd 2008, 5:39 pm

Those little plastic pins that are under along the rocker panels
how do you take those off w/o breaking them.

by DBLDARE on October 3rd 2008, 6:48 pm

You need either two flat screwdrivers and alot of finnesse.(sp?) or a special tool for removing interior panels looks like a snakes tongue sortov a 'V' shaped flat blade. I've always had them break and you just have to replace them. You can get more at Lowes in the special fasteners area. (small pullout drawer trays near the nuts and bolts)

by MustangFanatic07 on October 3rd 2008, 7:08 pm

ok thats what i was afraid of but oh well,
simplest tasks always have to be a pain

by DBLDARE on October 3rd 2008, 7:20 pm

Yep. Not real fun. They might come out without breaking since your car is relatively new. All you can do is try.

by 2006GT on October 3rd 2008, 8:50 pm

Yeppers... Lowes... I've bought many. ;)

by MustangFanatic07 on October 12th 2008, 1:14 pm

Can't seem to find that same exact plastic fastners,
is there a different one you guys used?

would it be alright to drive my car w/o those fasteners and just those white plastic peices holding it up.

hopefully someone answers that question today, gotta drive my car tomorrow

by Psycho Bob on October 12th 2008, 3:33 pm

why not just go to lowes today and drive your car tomorrow with no worries

by MustangFanatic07 on October 12th 2008, 3:51 pm

I'd kind of like to know what part to get, i cant seem to find the exact same plastic fastener at lowes,

Im curious on which others would work

by 2006GT on October 12th 2008, 4:24 pm

What are they for??? To hold up the side skirt I assume? Need more details. Got pictures?!

by MustangFanatic07 on October 12th 2008, 6:07 pm

yeah to hold up the side skirts, i'll post up a picture

couldnt get those fasteners out with/out cuttin them

by MustangFanatic07 on October 12th 2008, 6:12 pm

in those rectangular cut outs is where there suppose to go

by DBLDARE on October 12th 2008, 7:26 pm

At Lowes they have some very similar. They may be a bit longer but all you have to do is snip off the end a bit and they will work fine. If you can't find them just space out the good ones that you have left from the originals and it should hold it in place until you can get the ones you are looking for. The ones I have found in Lowes are located in the hardware section in the special fasteners cases. Pull out drawers with various odd special fasteners.

by MustangFanatic07 on October 12th 2008, 7:43 pm

you think it'll be good for just one day w/o those 16 fasteners

all thats holding it up is those 14 lil white peices, 2 big plastic screws things and 4 push in fasteners, i'll head over to lowes in owasso an check

by 05SatinGT on October 12th 2008, 11:28 pm

Let us know where you find them. Never know when your going brake those things.

by Psycho Bob on October 13th 2008, 4:18 am

i'd rather drive to owasso with my side skirt sitting in the car than risk the chance of it falling off and driving over it and ruining it. just a word of advice. maybe a zip tie from walmart would be my last resort till you get there if you don't want to take it off. but i wouldn't use then instead of the other things. just until you get them.

oh and of course you can get them at ford parts department, but they'll rape you for pricing

by 2006GT on October 13th 2008, 7:32 am

Yes just take it off for now until you find the right clips. You'll loose it.

If you can't find something that works at Lowes... You might also try an autopart store. Advanced, OReily's and AutoZone, normally have a section full of odds and end pieces like that. The brand name is called "Help!".

Also, Ace Hardware stores have a great selection of hard to find fasteners. While I havn't seen these there, I have browsed through their selection and they really have a good selection.

by 05SatinGT on October 13th 2008, 8:09 am

Just take them off Jarrods car and put them on yours and then make him find them. Problem solved.

I think there the same for all years. If you really want to get in deep, you can go to the salvage and pull them off an older mustang. Im sure they are the same. I could be wrong.

by Psycho Bob on October 13th 2008, 12:43 pm

probably have the same problem with them breaking. i'd rather just buck up and pay the denero from ford. they usually have them in stock and they really aren't that much. for as much as you've spent in gas driving around looking for them you could've just gone and gotten the actual ones they use.

by MustangFanatic07 on October 14th 2008, 8:06 am

hehe i got lucky yesterday, decided to call in sick yesterday,
and drive to Joe cooper hoping the skirts wont fall off, they didnt btw

showed em what i needed, and showed me a pin that would cost 32 bucks for 16, I responded with Holy Cow!!! He said he could get me a discount ;)

well wasnt long enough anyways so he found me a pin that was a half inch longer and that worked perfect and i spent like 17 bucks for 16 peices :)

by Psycho Bob on October 18th 2008, 2:11 am

yep so all is well on the home front then. now everytime you go to a hardware store you better be looking for them. when you do find them they'll be more like a quarter a piece rather than a dollar. cha ching

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