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Old 10-17-2010, 11:41 PM
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Does anyone know of an easy way to get these suckers out? Ive tried using a flathead and some needle nose pliers but it didnt really work for me.
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Old 10-18-2010, 12:03 AM
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I had to break/cut mine out and replace them.
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jeez haha, im not really looking to do all that lol. i wish they were bolts instead of push pins, it'd make everything a lot easier haha
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The ones in the middle underneath? A fork...No ****. A fork and they don't get all fucked up, and come out easily.
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The ones in the middle underneath? A fork...No ****. A fork and they don't get all fucked up, and come out easily.
will this also work for the ones under the hood?
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^^haha, thats what i used too

just pry between the two pieces with the fork, and pull up on the center circle/tab thing while also holding the large flat bottom piece down. the center piece will slid right out
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That's epic! haha i never knew a fork could be so useful lol

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uhhh what? ^^
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haha ok well then apparently you dont have them lol or they have also been referred to as wire cutters.
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LOL ohhhhh gotcha
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I use mini-needle nose pliars. When I worked at Sears we pulled so many one of the techs bought a cheap full-size needle nose that I took to the grinder to make em work for those. Sorry, no pics tho.
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I hate those things
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I use the claw part of a small-sized hammer. Works like a charm if the hammer is small enough. You can also use one of those clip remover tools...

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You can use a nail puller. Worked perfectly for me. Really handy when removing the bumper filler.
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Well I'll be tackling this tomorrow, so ill have to try all these ideas. Thanks everyone
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I have 1 of these and it works great for any pin type push clips.

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/p-25...ools-3729.aspx
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