black plastic skirts

dondarnell · 01-01-2012, 10:49 AM

As said in ealier post, car back from paint and I am in re-assembly mode.

In removing the four pieces of black plastic between the wheels, I broke off nearly all of the bolts holding it on. I think they are just studs, and then they were kept on by plastic bolts or something of that nature. I was thinking of just grinding off the rest of the bolt and then drilling it out for large metal screw.

Anyone else done this, and how did you fix it?

Techno Duck · Techno Duck's Garage

If i remember right the fasteners on the body are all speed nuts (removable clips)?

dondarnell · 01-01-2012, 11:18 AM

Yes. They were, they all took the studs with them when I removed them.

9FF · 01-01-2012, 01:22 PM

I would drill them all out and fit rivet-nuts, then bolts to secure. Those studs that broke off are all welded in place and it would be a pain to strip carpet, soundproofing, paint & under seal to weld new ones in.

porschetub · porschetub's Garage

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Originally Posted by 9FF

I would drill them all out and fit rivet-nuts, then bolts to secure. Those studs that broke off are all welded in place and it would be a pain to strip carpet, soundproofing, paint & under seal to weld new ones in.

Top marks on the rivet nuts,best fix really,wouldn't the studs be in the sill area though?

9FF · 01-04-2012, 04:06 AM

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Quote de 9FF

I would drill them all out and fit rivet-nuts, then bolts to secure. Those studs that broke off are all welded in place and it would be a pain to strip carpet, soundproofing, paint & under seal to weld new ones in.

Top marks on the rivet nuts,best fix really,wouldn't the studs be in the sill area though?

Depends which ones broke, some are in the sill, some in the floorpan. I replaced a broken stud in my floorpan with a rivet-nut and short stubby nut, however if one of the sill studs broke you will have to get more creative. Maybe a small countersunk bolt from the outside of the sill so that it lays flat in the exterior of the panel and allows a nut to be screwed on the inside. Either way if you weld in a new stud or fit a countersunk nut you will have to refinish the outside of the sill, the nut will cut down on the refinishing required.