Pop Rivets Sheared Off

JARblue

Check your side skirt? It's held on by 7 bolts - the only clip is next to the rear wheel. I've worked on a Z where half the bolts were replaced by clips.

Check the fender liners also.

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Bruggers

Thank you Sir, I feel this is it. I appreciate your help.

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CMadison

Not sure, but all of the pop rivets are exposed, since they are the first thing to be removed on several of the plastic pieces. I'd bet you had some shear off from the fender well when it snagged the bottom.

Just fyi, those pop rivets are super cheap on Amazon by the bagfull and come with a little prying tool.

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vtec to vvel

These rivets are those you should replace when taking them out. The heat and environment exposure will make these things weak. As mentioned, you can get these on Amazon for really cheap. I bought a bag of 100 for like $5 and came with the prying tool.

StormWhite

Be careful with plastic pop rivet replacement as not all rivets are the same length. For instance the plastic rivet for the front splashguard goes through two thicknesses of plastic before entering metal and is longer than a "standard" plastic rivet and has a different part number.

I bought some cheap plastic rivets off Amazon with the correct Nissan part number for the front splash guards but when they arrived they were the same length as the "standard" length plastic rivets.

Why did I buy 50 off Amazon when I only needed 2 OEM Nissan rivets? It was much cheaper.

vtec to vvel

This should go without saying, but yes, check the size before ordering. I ordered 2 sizes: the shorter and longer rivets, both of which were useful on my car.

Also, why buy only 2 when they will need to be replaced each time you pop them out? $.50 versus $5.00. I think I'll make the gamble and spend the $5.00 lol.