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Old 26th December 2021, 21:33   #13181
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Had a look at the screws in the wheel arches securing the front bumper today but as suspected they are in very poor condition with the heads largely rusted away. I didn't even try to get a turn on them, I will do but I'm 99% sure they will need drilling out.

Ordered new rear light gaskets on ebay as these are leaking.

I've had the car nine years now and I've kept up with servicing and general maintenance but it's come to the point where I have to spend a lot of money putting the little things right or replace the car and I've decided to do the former even if it doesn't make economic sense.
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Old 26th December 2021, 21:56   #13182
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I'm 99% sure they will need drilling out.
I doubt that, I have never seen one of those fastners that has rusted away, a good 6 sided socket will have them out I'm sure.

They screw into a plastic insert, so no metal on metal fatigue to worry about.
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Old 26th December 2021, 21:59   #13183
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I've had the car nine years now and I've kept up with servicing and general maintenance but it's come to the point where I have to spend a lot of money putting the little things right or replace the car and I've decided to do the former even if it doesn't make economic sense.

There might be one or two way beyond that point on here
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I doubt that, I have never seen one of those fastners that has rusted away, a good 6 sided socket will have them out I'm sure.

They screw into a plastic insert, so no metal on metal fatigue to worry about.
It might be different on mine, which is a facelift model, but it is a Phillips screw so a socket won't touch it. I will have a go at getting it out with a screwdriver but the head looks pretty rotten.
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Old 26th December 2021, 22:34   #13185
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It might be different on mine, which is a facelift model, but it is a Phillips screw so a socket won't touch it. I will have a go at getting it out with a screwdriver but the head looks pretty rotten.
Some did have phillips screws, a small pair of side cutters to grab whats left of the head will undo them ok.
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Old 27th December 2021, 01:37   #13186
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Had a look at the screws in the wheel arches securing the front bumper today but as suspected they are in very poor condition with the heads largely rusted away. I didn't even try to get a turn on them, I will do but I'm 99% sure they will need drilling out.

Ordered new rear light gaskets on ebay as these are leaking.

I've had the car nine years now and I've kept up with servicing and general maintenance but it's come to the point where I have to spend a lot of money putting the little things right or replace the car and I've decided to do the former even if it doesn't make economic sense.
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I doubt that, I have never seen one of those fastners that has rusted away, a good 6 sided socket will have them out I'm sure.

They screw into a plastic insert, so no metal on metal fatigue to worry about.
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It might be different on mine, which is a facelift model, but it is a Phillips screw so a socket won't touch it. I will have a go at getting it out with a screwdriver but the head looks pretty rotten.
Hopefully you are talking about the same screw bolts on the upper part of the wheel arch liner, they should be six sided bolt screws.
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Or are you talking about the middle ones which are indeed Phillips screws, and 99.9% the heads are rusted out but, never mind as you can pop the split bracket off the plastic tag on the bumper and deal with them after the bumper as been removed, or lowered down if you so wish.

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They are the ones at the top of the wheel arch liner and they are definitely Phillips screws. Whether the car has been worked on before I bought it and the garage put back the wrong screws, or whether with it being one of the last 75s produced Rover were just using up whatever they had to hand in the parts bin I don't know. When I do get them out I'll replace them with hex heads.
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They are the ones at the top of the wheel arch liner and they are definitely Phillips screws. Whether the car has been worked on before I bought it and the garage put back the wrong screws, or whether with it being one of the last 75s produced Rover were just using up whatever they had to hand in the parts bin I don't know. When I do get them out I'll replace them with hex heads.
Hi Vince.
I would say they have been changed at some point?
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Yes, probably a careless garage in the past. I'll get them out one way or another and replace them but yet again it is raining and I have nowhere undercover to work so it will just have to wait for better weather.
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Yes, probably a careless garage in the past. I'll get them out one way or another and replace them but yet again it is raining and I have nowhere undercover to work so it will just have to wait for better weather.
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