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Popped off mud flap, stripped screw hole

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Sandyman, Mar 11, 2016.

  1. Mar 11, 2016 at 8:27 PM
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    Sandyman

    Sandyman [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I backed into a snowbank and the front mudflap popped off. Well I actually like mud flaps and went to remount then. I found that the 3 screw holes are stripped to where they will barely hold the screw. (btw, new plastic "rivets")

    What have you done to repair the screw holes? If it were wood I would stick in a chopstick and break off the excess but this doesn't work so well in plastic.

    Thanks
     
  2. Mar 11, 2016 at 8:34 PM
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    TACORIDER

    TACORIDER Just another statistic

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    Get a bigger screw, it's just plastic that they are screwed into from what I remember. Both my tacomas had them removed the first day
     
  3. Mar 11, 2016 at 9:08 PM
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    Pigpen

    Pigpen My truck is never clean

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    I did the same several times and bought cheap aftermarket mudflaps. Now the screws stay put and the flap tears. Then I put on a new one. If I'm going wheeling, I take the 5 minutes to remove them first.
     
  4. Mar 11, 2016 at 9:14 PM
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    Sandyman

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    Bigger screw it is!
    (Duh, now why didn't think of that?)
     

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