"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
04/18/2018 at 09:36 • Filed to: None
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
04/18/2018 at 09:36 • Filed to: None | 19
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In my quest to reattach plastic bits to my Volvo, I came across this website:
clipsandfasteners.com [in case of kinja]
I cannot believe the variety of specific fasteners they have. As the owner of three “older” European cars which have countless little jitneys holding various parts on, this kind of resource is invaluable. Every time I take off some trim piece, I seem to break at least one, if not ALL of the little plastic clips. So I try to keep a few on hand, or get them in advance of a job if I know what I will be breaking. Other times, I end up leaving a trim piece off until I can get the right part, which usually involves handing my wallet over to a dealer parts counter.
BEHOLD:
Below is what I’m buying to fasten the various underbody shields on my 2012 Volvo that have rusty studs, causing the original size nuts not to work; not to mention the original nuts are rusty
themselves,
so they tend to fall apart when I take them off.
20 bucks to have a nice little container full of
problem solved
right next to me while I crawl around - under our newest car, mind you - swearing at the liberal application of corrosive substances that accompanies every flurry here in New England. Yes, please.
I looked around on the site and they have all KINDS of random stuff beyond automotive fasteners. Keys (as in, keyway), grease fittings, brass fittings of all kinds, specialty tools, vibration dampening... stuff, headlight adjustment hardware, window crank handles, every conceivable kind of washer, and that’s a small sampling; let alone the “Miscellaneous” category.
Wow. I am sure there are other resources like this; I’ve ordered from a handful of places like McMaster Carr and the like. But this seems to be one of the best I’ve ever seen. And I don’t live anywhere near a major auto parts store; most of our local ones are quite small and anyway, they would never carry a “door sill plate retaining clip” for an E46.
Happy shopping!
random001
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 09:40 |
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You have done the car gods work here. Thank you!
CalzoneGolem
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 09:40 |
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I’m way too excited about looking at all these plastic clips!
LOREM IPSUM
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 09:41 |
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Wow, excellent resource. Thanks for sharing!
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functionoverfashion
> CalzoneGolem
04/18/2018 at 09:53 |
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Seriously, I can’t stop browsing around and going “OH THAT THING”
PowderHound
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 09:58 |
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Thank you! Digging around on amazon is terrible for all the different fasteners I need to fix random things on my subaru.
BigBlock440
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 10:10 |
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Shit, could have used these buggers for the past 4 years:
Can’t use them now though, since I got sick of the sagging insulation and tore it out a few months ago.
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CalzoneGolem
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 10:10 |
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Can you imagine explaining this to a normal person?
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functionoverfashion
> PowderHound
04/18/2018 at 10:12 |
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Sweet! I know, I’ve jerry-rigged a lot of things in the absence of the right clip. What prompted this purchase is the plastic shield that’s off the Volvo right now. Without it, there’s an aluminum shield that keeps getting bent down. I tried a variety of fasteners I could get locally, but nothing holds the plastic thing up. I don’t want to put a self-tapping screw into the floorpan. So... here we are!
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functionoverfashion
> CalzoneGolem
04/18/2018 at 10:20 |
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Seriously.
“Hey, Bill, whatcha lookin’ at, facebook?”
“No, Bob, CHECK THIS OUT. This website has extruded U-Nuts - in metric AND SAE! And hood insulation retainers specific to each OEM!”
*Bob slowly backs away*
Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 10:30 |
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I tend to buy those kits when I need to buy individuals, because the next time I need one I know damned well it’s not going to be the same size.
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functionoverfashion
> Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
04/18/2018 at 10:35 |
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Exactly. And, where the studs are rusty that I’m trying to “thread” these on, I’m thinking they won’t all take the same size even if they’re supposed to, in theory.
wkiernan
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 10:39 |
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That’s a good one, thanks! A couple weeks ago I was looking for the plastic rivets that hold on the front clip of an NB Miata and I went to four or five auto supply stores before I could get enough of them to replace all the broken and missing ones. I needed about a dozen of them, but no store had more than one or two packs of two fasteners. These guys have exactly the part I was looking for, and much cheaper than at the local stores too.
lone_liberal
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 10:50 |
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You have done a great service for humanity this morning.
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functionoverfashion
> lone_liberal
04/18/2018 at 10:53 |
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I am unreasonably excited about that website.
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functionoverfashion
> wkiernan
04/18/2018 at 10:55 |
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Ugh, exactly. I will revisit this site many times.
This is like when I discovered Monoprice.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 11:24 |
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Not much joy on funky pieces for a ‘63 on there yet, as far as I can find. The things I checked for were trim letter retainers (called “emblem grommets” the the BMW variety they list), and wide trim retainers.
Here’s a picture of letters with the newer style of retainers that grip the post on the zinc letters (old ones are nylon), and here’s the BMW thing that’s similar:
They’ve got universal moulding clips, but not the other kind (my trim mouldings are about 30%/70%):
(#1, no, #2, yes)
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lone_liberal
> functionoverfashion
04/18/2018 at 11:39 |
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I do wish you could search by make and model instead of just GM Part#xxxx but I’ll take what I can get, especially the things like that nut and retainer set. I might be ordering that today.
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functionoverfashion
> lone_liberal
04/18/2018 at 12:34 |
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Yeah, it’s not the most sophisticated website. I should ask them for a referral fee! Of 20 cents.