I was installin my nismo spoiler last week and unscrewin some screws to adjust spoiler, I dropped one of the screws in the hatch itself. Any advice on gettin the screw out? It keeps movin back and forth inside the hatch

 

get a magnet.


tommy

 

magnet...

i did the samething...

 

What sort of magnet did you guys use? the pen style magnet?

 

they have a flexible hose thing that has a magnetic tip...

 

yea get one of the small extendable pen types,most parts stores should have them.

 

dude i did the same thing. this may sound stupid but would a magnet work since it's all metal anyway?

 

sticky tape fridge magnet to stick.

 

Damn..I have the same problem. Hope one of these remedies works! It's annoying the f*ck outta me at this point!

Aftermarket spoiler installed at a Nissan dealer...MF's were too lazy to take the screw out that THEY dropped in there!

FYI: Spoilerdepot.com does NOT send a template out when they ship the spoiler, but their price beats Nissan by a country mile and the quality of the spoiler (and paint match) are great!

 

Take the hatch off and shake it above yer head.....

or

try and purchase one of those snake thingies with a claw on the end. I have one, they come in handy for all kinds of things....I believe Craftsman makes one.

 

Drive around like a mad man with the plastic cover off the hatch, at maximum acceleration around corners, in reverse, etc. The screws will find the hole and fall out, or they will get jammed in a place that they won't rattle anymore. Plus you have some fun.

It actually worked for me, when I had that problem two years ago.

 

That's actually not a bad idea..LOL...I just might try that!

 

Did the same thing- tried forever to get the bolt out with no luck. It would rattle and roll evertime I stopped or accelerated. I finally got so fed up with it that I went and bought a can of expandable foam and sprayed it in there. Worked great no rattling or rolling sound anymore and my hatch is a lot quieter now since it has been insulated. I'm sure there are better ways but this was my option.

 

How much (approx) additional weight do you think that adds? Anything significant?

 

you can have a friend help you lift the car up from both ends, and shake it back and forth until it finds a hole and falls out....be careful when you put the car back down....watch for the wheels, you might get your leg or foot caught under one of the wheels....and when you pick up the car, make sure you grab the areas designated for the jack, otherwise, you can damage your frame...

 

Dont use foam, if you put to much it will buckle and warp your lid

 

Don't worry, no need to fear the foam! - As a disclaimer to my previous statement (which was typed rather quickly and without good instructions)- you need to be able to think logically here before setting out on this task- you obviously don't want to fill your entire hatch with the expandable foam-this might cause a problem. What you want to do instead, is simply locate the approximate area of the loose screw and then insert the expandable foam, using the supplied tube for accuracy, into that location. If you notice once you remove the black plastic liner/cover there are various holes and openings located all over the entire surface of the hatch (once you remove the plastic liner/cover you will see what I am talking about). Once you insert the foam and it expands you will notice that the excess will leak out of the holes alleviating any pressue that might cause any sort of warping to occur. After inserting the foam simply cut off the excess foam (once it dries) and reapply the cover. In response to Nizzy350's very legitimate and correct concern, if you were to insert the foam into a sealed chamber or environment such as a pop can or something similar this would obviously be a problem being that the foam would cause the environment to expand with the pressure since it has nowhere to go. But since the foam has a means to escape warping is not an issue. Also for anyone that has used the expandable foam you know that the foam retains the firmness similar to that of a packing peanut when it dries. So this being the case it does have a certain amount of flexiblilty once inserted. As far as weight goes, there really is no measurable weight to the foam so it should not be an issue. I found this to be a very effective means to fixing the issue after failing to remove the object with a magnet and without having to pay someone $$$ to remove it. This is merely my $4.25 suggestion. Carry on as you will.