?"quick clips"?

[de4ek]

I was in a small front end collision and the grill on the bumper got all broken... so i bought this "bumper cover" off ebay and the question here..... these "quick clips" that hold in the bumper pole are suposed to unscrew, correct? are mine broken... i got the bumper off easy. but these clips

[de4ek]

These things really suck. Am I supposed to buy a new bumper pole, or rip up these clips and buy new ones??? They won't come off.

[Fr0z3N]

I think they just pop out, not screw out

[cp[mike]]

if yours are broken and messed up, drill them or rip them out, and put all new ones in. they are SUPPOSED to unscrew, if you hold the outer base from turning and twist the center screw lightly with a screwdriver, it should eventually unscrew and then pull out. its soft plastic with fine threads, so they get messed up very easily.

heres a place where you can buy boxes of new clips/retainers: http://autobodysupplies.safeshopper..../cat14.htm?599

youll want a box of the Bumper Clips, #2012T. the other screw-in clips are for other parts of the trim, like the fender lining and sideskirts.

[gride]

you can always go to NAPA Auto Parts, i had to replace all those plastic screw clips that hold up the bumper. I searched around all local auto parts, and found them at NAPA, did this last summer after i had to replace the whole front body parts of the car. it was $9 for 15 clips. if you dont want to wait for shipping but that website cpmike suggested works as well.

['93accordse]

screw those plastic pains in the ass, just take them all out and run some sheetrock anchor screws into your bumper. cover with grill and headlights. all done, and no pain in the ass!

[de4ek]

Thank You!

Thanks for the info... I'm just going to snip them off with some dykes and go to Napa. Thanks again!