Stupid Little Hatch Cover Clip Things

[gounc14]

Ok those things that the hatch cover hooks onto hatchside to support it when the hatch is opened and closed....one of mine broke and I need to know how to get it off so I can take out the piece of mine and get a new one from the yard....can't seem to find it in the stupid FSM =P

[gounc14]

Bump, I know someone knows =)

[[Zero-S]]

Wha...are you talking like the hydraulic arms that raise the hatch??

[BadMojo]

Wha...are you talking like the hydraulic arms that raise the hatch??

No, he's talking about the little black plastic clips near the rear seat that holds the rear shelf thingy (I think that's the technical term) in place while you're driving. One of mine is broken too, and the rear shelf rattles around like crazy while I drive.

Unforunately, it's low on my list of things to fix, so I haven't figured out how to remove it yet. Did you try some good old fashioned prying?

[Fenvy]

I order a replacement few days ago, got it installed today

at first I tried to clamp it off but the other end of the clamp got me and I am bleeding with those juice coming out... doh silly me

so I got mad and pry that **** off with a flat head, work like a charm

[tonynalli]

i have like 3 or 4 of them if you want them i could send them to ya. i have no use for them because my speaker box requires me to not have the trunk cover. email me if you want [email protected]

[D1SR240]

my friend broke mine, still haven't fixed it though.

~swave

[gounc14]

Email sent Tony =)

[driftaholic]

i thought he's talking about the little nubbins that stick out of the hatch that the strings hang off of that hold the cover up.

one of mine was broken too, so i bought a whole new hatch for $25 and repainted it

[Yorb]

all FOUR of my rear shelf thingy attachments are broken. ;D temporary rattle fix: electrical tape on the metal/plastic parts. tada. i need a new shelf though. =/

[marshun]

did you even try to take'em out yourself? they just pop right off. cmon man. take some intiative

[gounc14]

The only one I tried to take off was my broken one....haven't found any replacements anywhere TO take off lol.

[WAbernethy]

One of mine was broken when I first got he car like 5 years ago. I took a little black screw and screwed it into the plastic. Has worked fine since and you really can't notice.

[Yorb]

whoa that's a genius idea. =o mb i'll do that. doesn't solve the lower hinge clips though. =/

[Dattebayo]

there needs to be a metal version with metal chain or something to replace this crappy rigged up **** that nissan created to lift the lid, cause i have broken them 2 times apiece and broke a cord once. But i have my 6x9's mounted on it so oh well.

[Soy]

I had the same problem... hell, I think everyone with an RPS has had those little hinge clips break. My fix was from good 'ol Home Depot - I bought some rubber-lined screw clamps. They look like the letter Q, with a screw hole in the flat part so you can secure them. One screw, pop the pegs from the hatch cover in place, and you're done. Total cost? $0.39

Because they've got rubber lining, there's zero rattle, and they still allow the hatch cover to pivot effortlessly.

Just my $0.02, er.... $0.39

James

[Yorb]

another genius idea! =o i am SO doing that. after i figure out what to do about my timing chain.