Difficulty with fixed push pins on bottom of top side panel of 2014 RTL - any ideas?

[Lew L]

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Having lost one of these grommets to the great unknown spaces, Where can they be sourced???

Thanks in advance.

 

[bigbadbrucie]

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Having lost one of these grommets to the great unknown spaces, Where can they be sourced???

Thanks in advance.

Amazon for one.....pretty well any autoparts store for another.

 

[Lew L]

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I purchased the last 2 that my local dealer at half the price of an online source.

 

[Peacekeeper6]

I have been told that my problem of not being able to get one of these 2 pins (chrome false push pins) on the bottom of this panel to go into the grommet is not new. The one I can't get to go in is not straight like other pins on the spyder panels, but the shaft part on this one is bent to about 45 degree angle half way out from the base point.:yikes: Is this normal for just this one and it needs to be put in to the grommet at an angle somehow, or was mine bent somehow from dealer service in the past and I now have a problem trying to do some work on my own? I did have trouble getting it off too, but didn't think much of it until trying to put it back.:banghead::banghead::banghead:
I also understand there may be pics by someone of DIY fixes.
Any input and help appreciated.

Like most body panels, it's easier to take them off than it is to put them back in.

My trick to reinstall that particular panel is to (1) lube the pin first, and then (2) slightly flex the panel inward while you push the bottom of the panel in first.

Good luck !!

 

[StevyG]

Yes Both of mine came out bent. I used a drywall plastic anchor on that chrome tork screw

 

[Allen42]

I just replaced a pin and wrote it up, in case it helps for others when searching: https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums...ments-needed&p=1708064&viewfull=1#post1708064