[Shop-talk] Special tool for those plastic rivet clips?

[Doug Braun]

I have some of those generic plastic pry-things, but I noticed a different
style of tool that HF sells:

  http://www.harborfreight.com/push-pin-pliers-67400.html

The next time I pass by the local HF, I'll have a look at it.

Doug

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Arvid <arvidj at visi.com> wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I have a 2015 Scion. This is probably common knowledge but it took me a
> while to figure it out.
>
> I usually just push the pin further in and then the rivet seems to easily
> pop out. I need to be careful to not push the pin "to far in" as the pin
> then falls out the back side of the rivet and into the unreachable spots in
> the car. Just a light push usually moves the pin to the "can get the rivet
> out" position that seems to be designed into the setup.
>
> If I need tools I've got these ...
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-auto-trim-and-molding-
> tool-set-67021.html
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-upholstery-and-trim-
> tool-set-99739.html
>
> Arvid