Oh--seeing that reminded me of the other thing I saw online--wire
cutters (dykes?). The guy forced the 'blades' under the head of the
retainer, closed slightly, and pulled it out that way.
(I have a new Nissan, Cadillac, Volkswagen(s), and older Mazdas and
Toyotas that are *loaded* with these things. After I destroyed the ones
holding the Cadillac's front valance on a while back I finally started
looking around on how to get them off in the least-destructive way possible.
I still don't like them.
On 2/19/2015 11:51 AM, Doug Braun wrote:
> 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@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
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