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winch cover removal (European cars with plastic bumpers)

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Do the screws physically come out or are they unable to be pulled through the holes (meaning that stay attached to the cover even though it has been removed)?
 
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Krabby said:
Do the screws physically come out or are they unable to be pulled through the holes (meaning that stay attached to the cover even though it has been removed)?
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rather like a Stihl chain sprocket cover. The new ones have bolts that are retained in the cover - fantastic! Lost many before
 
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AFAIR from Karh + Enders, they don't come off. But maybe Barney knows better.

What I remember however is exactly what Jean said: it's a stupid fiddly job to get them back in there.
 
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I’m confident of collective creativity and engineering power of this forum:
As soon as people have their car we will see some hacks like snap closing, small star handles, 3D printed mods etc
 
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Deepblue said:
I’m confident of collective creativity and engineering power of this forum:
As soon as people have their car we will see some hacks like snap closing, small star handles, 3D printed mods etc
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Just fit a ROW bumper
 
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bimmerteck said:
There exist dzus fasteners with tiny springs to do that pulling up bit for you. ;)
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Winch or not ?

Whether a winch is worth it or not depends on the type of driving a person does. 1) Highway/around town/never leaving marked, maintained roads (even dirt roads are marked and maintained in much of North America) - you'll never need it. Maybe, during recovery from emergency events like big...
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A few rare earth magnets and some epoxy will easily secure that flap. I can picture a small cut out for two fingers to flip it down. Another single magnet set to keep the flap door in its deployed position. Obviously care must be taken for an aesthetic appearance.
 
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