Replacement Plastic Fasteners

[Nitroturtle]

Bought my car used and I'm wondering if I'm missing a couple fasteners. Some pics I see have fasteners here, many don't. Also, does anyone have a source for these or any of the other commonly broken plastic fasteners for this car?

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[Andrew4Supra]

Bought my car used and I'm wondering if I'm missing a couple fasteners.

~ I would suggest the dealer. Parts for the Supra are reasonably priced.

 

[zrk]

Just buy this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WSZ2NHD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Thraxbert]

Rivnut + m6 button head replacements. ?

 

[puzzled]

Just buy this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WSZ2NHD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Not this particular set, but I bought something similar from Amazon a while back for another car and most of them deteriorated or cracked in a matter of a few years. So ended up getting the OEM ones (or used take off's from OEM parts when I modded another car).

 

[zrk]

Rivnut + m6 button head replacements. ?

This is a better answer.

 

[puzzled]

This is a better answer.

Is that like a dress up screw set? (I have no idea). Why not, right? Dressing up the engine bay on a car like our beautiful Supra's is welcome.

 

[zrk]

Is that like a dress up screw set? (I have no idea). Why not, right? Dressing up the engine bay on a car like our beautiful Supra's is welcome.

Replaces the push rivets with threaded rivets.

 

[Thraxbert]

I was being cheeky above, but it lit a fire under my ass to see if, in fact, all those shitty plastic push clips could be replaced with M6 rivnuts. Turns out: no. The diameter of that hole is very small, and not even an M4 rivsert would fit in the hole. They might be sized for M3 diameter, but it's very difficult to find countersunk washers sized for M3.

I may actually bore those holes out to M6 and drop rivnuts + countersunk washer into them for dressup. I truly hate those clips, and they're soft enough to look gnarly after a few removals even with a plastic trim removal tool. Zipping them out with an impact drill would probably be faster.

 

[FuzzyRev]

90118-WA334, retail price $.29 each

 

[zrk]

I was being cheeky above, but it lit a fire under my ass to see if, in fact, all those shitty plastic push clips could be replaced with M6 rivnuts. Turns out: no. The diameter of that hole is very small, and not even an M4 rivsert would fit in the hole. They might be sized for M3 diameter, but it's very difficult to find countersunk washers sized for M3.

I may actually bore those holes out to M6 and drop rivnuts + countersunk washer into them for dressup. I truly hate those clips, and they're soft enough to look gnarly after a few removals even with a plastic trim removal tool. Zipping them out with an impact drill would probably be faster.

Bore them to 9mm or 5/16. Most of them are fine to do that way.

 

[Thraxbert]

Bore them to 9mm or 5/16. Most of them are fine to do that way.

Sorry, to be clear: I meant I would bore the holes out to accommodate an M6 rivnut, which is the standard size for these plastic clips on other cars. But the Zupra is special.

 

[Nitroturtle]

90118-WA334, retail price $.29 each

This looks like what I was after, thank you!

How did you find this? Might be helpful to know in the future.

 

[Jakester]

I bored mine out to accommodate M6 rivnuts. Extremely easy and now I don't have to deal with those stupid plastic tabs anymore when I need to get in there for any reason.

 

[FuzzyRev]

This looks like what I was after, thank you!

How did you find this? Might be helpful to know in the future.

You're welcome!

I found it because my income is dependent on me knowing more about (mostly Toyota) vehicles, sub-assemblies, and specifically the individual parts that make them up, than most people could ever dream of. My signature kinda spells it out.

I'm happy to help in any ways I can, so don't hesitate to ask. -RT

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