mave2k

Hi!

I found this beneath my RX-8, and I'm not sure if it fell from my car.

Does anybody here know what it is, or where does it go?

Thanks!!

Mazurfer

Yes, your car has about 1 billion of them! It probably came from the wheel well. Go look around. If you pull the center out, then the prongs(if you will) can be pushed together as you insert into the hole(where it's missing) and then when you push the center in, the prongs are forced outwards to hold it in place.

It's pretty clean....you must have a new car!

Seriously, go look along the edges of the wheel wells and you will see what they look like when installed. Then you are gonna have to hunt for where it came from. There are literally about 100 all around this vehicle. Check along the lower front edge of the bumper as well. They are also in the trunk and various other places, but since you found it underneath the car look on the exterior where any plastic attaches to the metal on the side of the car where you found it laying.

mave2k

Wow... just... Wow...

I got an answer like, in 5 minutes!! O_O
This forum is awesome!! hahaha.

Thanks Mazurfer for your help.

Mazurfer

Yeah..........but no you gotta find out where! Also, I edited my post so go re-read it!
And...your welcome!

mave2k

yeah, I got it 5 days ago. heh.

I took a quick look and you're right, they're everywhere! I'll look further tomorrow, cuz its helluvah tough to see in the wheel wells at night.

Again, thanks!

Mazurfer

You a bad, bad man Abbid!

mave2k

OMG! The front rotor is retained by a plastic pin?

I knew there was a quality issue with this car when I found thumb tacs holding my wing to the trunk...

:P

NgoRX8

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there's 4 that hold the undertray up i believe. and the rest go in the fender wheels.

DrewMan

Im missing a few!

how much is mazda trying to flog them off for these days?

Mazurfer

Don't know, but I have quite a few left over from various mods. No chance of shipping them to Oz though.

swoope

iTrader: (5)

wheel well.

beers

Chamberlin

iTrader: (1)

BTW the trick to these (especially if you have your 19 inch wheels still mounted, is to use a phillips head bit tip thingy from a multi head driver kit and hold the outer ring with your fingers and use the bit to loosen the screw a quarter turn...then pull straight out from the screw head part. Opposite for re-install.
I think they are like $5 for two from Mazda???

RX8Maine

These are a generic part that all automakers use. You may not get the nice ones with the phillips head (some are just pried off) but for $5, you should be able to get a dozen of them from any auto parts store.

Chamberlin

iTrader: (1)

yea, I saw that my local ACE hardware had a bunch of generic auto connectors the other night...ones for door panels and stuff too.

mave2k

oh boy, finding the place where it fell from is quite the challenge...

one single missing pin probably doesn't matter, but it just bugs me knowing that somewhere on my car, there's a missing part!!! AAARGGH!!!

mikeferz42

i laughed when i saw the picture..i had a feeling it would be a picture of the retainer clip/screw.

if you're missing a few of these and thinking of getting a revi air duct, or a cai, save your 5 bucks for a beer because you will have extras from taking out the plastic tray under the hood latch.