Re: [DMCForum] Removing broken front spoiler studs

["Marc Levy" <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes.. very common.

I used a sharp box cutter, and a dremmel to cut the
plastic and get the metal plates out.

Once they were out, I replaced some with new ones I
made from Stainless Steel..  MOST of the places, you
can just drill a hole and use a bolt with a washer
because the bolt head is not seen anyway...  but a few
others I needed to epoxy my SS plate and bolt in.


--- Joshua Weader <weader@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> In the process of removing my front spoiler, a
> couple of the nuts refused to budge (even after a
> good week's worth of soaking in Liquid Wrench) and
> snapped the studs off.  I know this is a relatively
> common occurrence with these studs, so I'm neither
> particularly worried nor upset about it.  I do have
> two questions, however:
> 
> 1.  What's the best way to get the stud plates out
> of the spoiler?  The broken ones snapped off fairly
> flush with the edge of the spoiler, so there's not
> really anything sticking up out of the plastic.
> 
> 2.  Has anyone removed the stud plates, drilled
> holes in their place, and used regular bolts instead
> of the embedded studs to hold the spoiler to the
> front fascia?  Would you consider it a successful
> alternative?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --Josh
> #5553
> 
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