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How to turn plastic screws at wheel wells back after fog light replacement?

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Old 02-15-14, 12:19 PM
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Default How to turn plastic screws at wheel wells back after fog light replacement?

Hi all,

I did a search on how to replace the fog light bulbs and succeeded in doing so; however, how do you turn those plastic screws (two on each wheel well by the bumper) back 90 degrees clockwise?

When I turned them 90 degrees counter clockwise to take them out, I felt a click, but when I put them back in to re-fasten them, they kind of spring back to the unlock position.
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you take a flat head and just turn them.
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They will turn, but you can feel some resistance. After you let go of the screwdriver, the screws spring back because of the resistance.
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You probably don't have everything lined up correctly. I have removed the bumper multiple times and you need to have those clips and the liner just right to get those to click back in.
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Originally Posted by Heckler
You probably don't have everything lined up correctly. I have removed the bumper multiple times and you need to have those clips and the liner just right to get those to click back in.
You're probably right, but what a coincidence all four screws are not cooperating.
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