I hear that, I've broken about 4 but didn't get around to replacing them. Instead just moved the ones I still have around enough to hold things in place. Someone could make a killing on aftermarket fasteners. I picked up some supposedly NISSAN fasteners at Lowes in their spare parts bin and they weren't even close to useable. Does anyone have any better ideas for broken fasteners, that are cheap?

 

To pull out the fasteners that get stuck I have had good luck using a 1.5" plastic putty knife from Lowe's that I cut a notch into (see image). I push this inbetween the fastener base and sheetmetal and simply pull up and they come out really easily. The putty knife is also great for gently lifting up the panel so I can get my fingers behind it to pull.

 

Here you go. This is the nylon plug from underneath. Once inserted with a little around the top edges, I surrounded the plug/hole joint with the clear silicone.

 

Here's the plug before cleaning off the excess silicone

 

A few after cleaning and waxing

 

Another

 

Finally, an outside pic. I'm real happy with the low profile of the nylon plug w/o the grommet. I'm picking a new grommet up from Nissan, $4.00. Just to have it on hand when it comes time to reinstall when I sell the car..... not for a real long time though.

 

Nice job BILZ Z! Where did you get the plug from and do you have the part # ?

 

Got it at Home Depot. They are in the cardboard pull drawers with all of thye other nylon plugs, fasteners, etc. in the Hardware Dept. I'll stop by the store & get the exact part no.

 

Got it at Home Depot. They are in the cardboard pull drawers with all of the other nylon plugs, fasteners, etc. in the Hardware Dept. I'll stop by the store & get the exact part no.

 

I picked up this metal plug at Home Depot. I believe it is similar to the Hillman Plug mentioned earlier.

 

and the actual metal plug

 

i think thats the same one i got...the rear looks alot better now with it installed

 

I want to do this tomorrow! lowes is like 2 mins from me.... Can you tell me the specific area in lowes I can find this plug???

Thanks

 

Yeah the car looks better without the rear wiper. I just had the hole welded shut when it was getting painted but this is a very clean fix for the same look.

 

HARDWARE DEPT.

I used something different... but i forgot where i got it from...