Plastic body/trim/undebody clips and grommets on Japanese cars. Never had a Japanese car where the pop-clips or other plastic hardware holding on splash guards, fender liners, etc don't shatter into 5 pieces when you try to remove them. Even on a 3-year old subaru they suck bad.
Meanwhile, the seemingly original ones on my 1985 BMW have been taken on and off multiple times with nary a problem.
I fought with all the ones on my Subaru a few months ago thanks so an encounter with a racoon. Had to remove the front bumper cover. Those things are not made for multiple uses. I got all of the fasteners that didn't explode off the car at impact back on ok, but they were not all happy about it.
I find the sun visor on my Miata is useless in nearly every situation. It needs to pivot at the other side, so it can flip up above the windshield header like the Cabby I used to have. The Miata version is either folded up out of the way, or when down, blocks all of my forward view other than the 3" of hood just in front on the windshield.
I've replaced almost every plastic clip on the front of the wrx with zip ties. Stronger, easy to get off, and have hundreds of them sitting around as replacement...
My old Nissan was even worse. I tried to pop the splash guard to change the oil at 3000ish miles, and literally broke half on them. This is like a month after buing the freaking car.
Paris Hilton.
I figured this thread will bring some wacky "your Mom" replies.......
irish44j wrote: Plastic body/trim/undebody clips and grommets on Japanese cars. Never had a Japanese car where the pop-clips or other plastic hardware holding on splash guards, fender liners, etc don't shatter into 5 pieces when you try to remove them. Even on a 3-year old subaru they suck bad. Meanwhile, the seemingly original ones on my 1985 BMW have been taken on and off multiple times with nary a problem.
even on a BRAND NEW subaru they suck. We had a wiper motor recall that involved removing the cowl. I swear to god the guy who made the clips said "YES! I have made the perfect fastener! it is impossible to remove!" and gloated right up until the moment the recall came out and they told him. Removing them involves a 1/4" closed 6 point wrench on the bottom, upward pressure, a pocket screwdriver, and you'll still break 3 out of 4.
it's ridiculous
oh, and the fix for the subaru clips is to replace with saturn clips=]
They are actually removeable and fit in the same spots for the most part lol
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The availability of 1st gen 4Runner parts.
irish44j wrote: Plastic body/trim/undebody clips and grommets on Japanese cars. Never had a Japanese car where the pop-clips or other plastic hardware holding on splash guards, fender liners, etc don't shatter into 5 pieces when you try to remove them. Even on a 3-year old subaru they suck bad. Meanwhile, the seemingly original ones on my 1985 BMW have been taken on and off multiple times with nary a problem.
I just shattered the hell out of the ones holding the side skirt on the drivers side of my ms3. Shot plastic garbage EVERYWHERE.
Also- capers. Those little things are NASTY.
Bose.
mndsm wrote: Also- capers. Those little things are NASTY.
What? no! Capers + cream cheese + salmon + bagel.
Range Rovers.
fast_eddie_72 wrote: Bose.
Around here they spell that with an L...
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Low riders
Big wheels on old cars 18"+
Catheters. Also enemas
mndsm wrote: Also- capers. Those little things are NASTY.
Pickled beets.
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