Removing pollen filter cover rivets

[Patrick Bateman]

Not sure what on earth is going on here or how much of a moron I'm being- how do you remove these rivets?

They have a philips head that rounded before they'd turn much and they don't want to pop up at all.

 

[Louis]

Lift the plastic up, hard.

 

[Matt Cup]

That little screw can be levered out with a small flathead screwdriver. Meanwhile get some trim removal tools like this with a load of fasteners so if you break them you can put some fresh ones in.

The amount I’ve broke is tons so this little kit is a life saver.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Are you talking to the point of 'that's away to break' hard? Because I had been trying that.

 

[Louis]

I tend to go under the trim itself, it'll just pop out.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Ok thanks I'll try under the trim and good shout on that kit danke.

I don't know if it's a Clio/French thing but I do not have this sort of nonsense problem on any other cars with plastic rivets.

 

[Matt Cup]

that screw takes no effort to remove. You just unwind it with the lightest of touches whilst keeping the collar still.

Also as mine was all chewed up too I heated up a Philips screwdriver to re melt the cross.

 

[TheBandit]

Smashing the middle through with a screwdriver and hammer is far more fun though

 

[Patrick Bateman]

that screw takes no effort to remove. You just unwind it with the lightest of touches whilst keeping the collar still.

Well mine are somehow fucked because it rounded before turning much at all. One was already rounded by someone else so I took care with this one and the material was so soft.

 

[dann2707]

Just need to grow and pair and pull it out mate. Genuinely doesn't need anymore thought to it

 

[R3k1355]

Heat it up with your hair straighteners, then hit it with your handbag.