Help needed

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 11/17/2018 at 10:11 • Filed to: None

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I want to put my vintage Celica mudflaps on.

These little plugs are in the bolt holes. How do I get them out? I felt around, and they are really wide in the back, and they don't turn. There is nothing you could put a wrench to. I may have to jack it up and pull the wheel, which I hate to do for a little job. I live in fear of damaging my chrome lug nuts.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ImmoralMinority 11/17/2018 at 10:24

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Are the plastic, rubber, or metal?  If they are plastic I’d guess that a door panel tooo would do it  https://www.amazon.com/Cal-Hawk-Door-Panel-Upholstery-Remover/dp/B00470JPDW/ref=mp_s_a_1_43?ie=UTF8&qid=1542468243&sr=8-43&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=door+panel+trim+tool&dpPl=1&dpID=31XZATBmHyL&ref=plSrch

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ImmoralMinority 11/17/2018 at 10:25

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ooo... i know those.... you dont get them out

you murder the shit out of them..... its a non reversable jobbie

shop-teacher > ImmoralMinority 11/17/2018 at 10:29

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I’m thinking you'll have  to cut the back of them off with a side cutter.

f86sabre > ImmoralMinority 11/17/2018 at 10:37

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If they are plastic then something like an old soldering iron might do the trick. Heat it up and try running it through the middle. Kind of like drilling out a rivet. Just don’t breath the fumes. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ImmoralMinority 11/17/2018 at 10:41

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I started putting mud flaps on my car a couple of weeks ago and quickly determined that removing the wheel was a necessary step.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > ImmoralMinority 11/17/2018 at 11:40

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Take the wheel off. It will make the job so much easier. If you can’t cut the back off with some cutters, drilling them out would probably be the way to go to not damage painted metal underneath. Be sure to center punch them before drilling and/or do a pilot hole with the smallest drill bit you have.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > ImmoralMinority 11/17/2018 at 12:13

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I'll put them on for you! You'll have the car back in 16 months. No charge.

Nick Has an Exocet > ImmoralMinority 11/17/2018 at 13:51

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Can you get a file in behind then? You could file the back side off. For plastic, I would whip out a Dremel with a cutting wheel but access is probably the issue. Center punch and drill/mangle is probably the only way. I'm not sure I would recommend prying from the front while melting the reverse side.